Employees Welcomed & Encouraged to Engage with Office of Sustainability Newsletter Archived Updates

Employees Welcomed & Encouraged to Engage with Office of Sustainability

Given Auburn’s commitment to sustainability as a core value and guiding principle for its operations, instruction, research, and outreach, it makes an excellent topic for Auburn faculty, administrators, and staff to explore as a part of their professional development.  To get you started, we have assembled some resources you may find useful…
Jen Morse
September 20, 2022
Transportation Assessment: Auburn University’s STARS Report Newsletter Archived UpdatesSTARS: Sustainability Tracking Assessment And Rating SystemSustainable Development Goal 11Sustainable Development Goal 12Sustainable Development Goal 13Sustainable Development Goal 3Sustainable Development Goal 9

Transportation Assessment: Auburn University’s STARS Report

by Randy Martin, Office of Sustainability If you have seen the dark smoke billow out of the exhaust of a tractor-trailer or have had your windows down behind an older vehicle that coughs its way forward, you’ve seen firsthand the pollution that a single vehicle can produce. Now imagine all of…
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September 8, 2022
Transit-Oriented Development: Moving Southerners Around Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 11Sustainable Development Goal 9

Transit-Oriented Development: Moving Southerners Around

by Max Garcia, Sustainability Auburn Alumni Affiliate  I am a land use planner working and residing in St. Augustine, Florida that graduated from Auburn University in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Design. I have fond memories of Tiger Transit on Auburn’s campus, especially when a car was not…
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September 6, 2022
Mindfulness Meditation Comes to the Arb Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 3

Mindfulness Meditation Comes to the Arb

by Dr. Marilyn Vogel, Lecturer in the Geosciences Department Dr. Marilyn Vogel, on a nature meditation retreat outside of Boulder, CO with Mt. Audubon and the Ancestral Rockies in the background. Any person involved with sustainability has likely encountered the emerging emphasis on personal ethics and well being as important…
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September 6, 2022
Director’s Corner: A Bicycle Friendly University Director's CornerNewsletter Archived UpdatesSustainable Development Goal 11Sustainable Development Goal 3Sustainable Development Goal 9

Director’s Corner: A Bicycle Friendly University

“Young adults want to ride more and drive less, and with defined borders and high-density environments, university campuses are ideal settings to cultivate a culture of biking.”  ~The League of American Bicyclists     Bicycle Friendly University Silver Designation The League of American Bicyclists has certified the Auburn University campus as…
Mike Kensler
September 6, 2022
Parkerson Mill Creek Greenway Progress & Updates Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 11Sustainable Development Goal 9

Parkerson Mill Creek Greenway Progress & Updates

by Ben Burmester, Facilities Management  The Parkerson Mill Creek trail serves as a pleasant amenity for pedestrians and cyclist alike. Trails and shared-use pathways are growing in popularity everywhere thanks to health, environmental, transportation and quality of life benefits they bring to a community. When located away from a roadway…
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September 1, 2022