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Waste Not, Want Not with Tiger Dining

Post Contributed by Gwen Ward, Administrative Assistant, Campus Dining Students can get made to order food at many locations on campus. Let’s imagine…close your eyes and envision yourself seated at a large table sharing a meal with your family and friends.  The banquet table is piled high with mounds of…
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April 1, 2016
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Sustainability in Action: Joan Hicken

Joan Hicken works to provide the Auburn Family with recycling options while on campus. Joan Hicken, Waste Reduction and Recycling Coordinator at Auburn University, has found that traditionally people tend to recycle out of an inherent desire to do what is right. Joan says the Waste Reduction & Recycling Department…
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April 1, 2016
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I Love Trash

Post contributed by Joan Hicken, Coordinator, Waste Reduction & Recycling Department Auburn University’s Waste Reduction and Recycling Department (WRRD) is working to increase the university’s efforts to be more sustainable. WRRD manages all waste contracts on campus and provides waste and recycling services to the university community. The recycling program…
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March 30, 2016
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Wide Selection of Sustainability Courses Offered in Fall 2016

Post contributed by Dr. Nanette Chadwick, Director of Academic Sustainability Programs Students in the Intro to Sustainability course learn about stormwater management from Jeff Dumars. Academic Sustainability Programs has compiled a guide to all of the courses offered during the Fall 2016 semester, which relate to the Minor in Sustainability…
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March 30, 2016
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Bike Share Basics

Maybe you’ve noticed lately, all of the cool kids on campus can be spotted riding War Eagle Bicycles around campus. How can you be a cool kid that rides an orange and blue bike from class to class? Well, it’s pretty easy. First, you need to download the Social Bicycles…
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March 29, 2016
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Join Our Team: Now Taking Applications for 2016-17 Interns

2015-16 Interns: Rebecca Oliver, Kristin Dobbs, Hallie Nelson (Front Row L to R); Taylor Craft, Kyle Kimel, Matthew Preisser (Back Row, L to R). The Auburn University Office of Sustainability is offering unpaid student internship opportunities for the 2016-17 school year beginning with the Fall semester in August. Students interested…
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February 29, 2016
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Sustainability in Action: Hallie Nelson

When Hallie Nelson came to Auburn University, she discovered her interest in the sustainability movement. A lifelong love for the outdoors led her to take a sustainability course her freshman year at Auburn and she began to get involved with the movement in the local community. Hallie Nelson From what…
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February 24, 2016