Director’s Corner: Waste? Humans Invented It. Nature Never Heard of It. Director's CornerUpdates

Director’s Corner: Waste? Humans Invented It. Nature Never Heard of It.

“Nature doesn’t have a design problem. People do.” ~William McDonough and Michael Braungart in Cradle to Cradle Our mental models, store our internal assumptions about the way the world works, determine how we see and behave in the world.  We accept unexamined assumptions as the way things are, the way…
Mike Kensler
April 7, 2016
I Love Trash – Waste Reduction & Recycling Department’s Plans for your Trash Updates

I Love Trash – Waste Reduction & Recycling Department’s Plans for your 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
Wide Selection of Sustainability Courses Offered in Fall 2016 Guest PostsUpdates

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
Bike Share Basics Guest PostsUpdatesVideos

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
Check-Out for Charity: Reducing Waste & Giving Back to the Community during On-Campus Move-Out Guest Posts

Check-Out for Charity: Reducing Waste & Giving Back to the Community during On-Campus Move-Out

Post contributed by Amy Mosley, Office Supervisor, Student Housing Maintenance Join Aubie at this year’s Check Out for Charity May 2-8. As we move closer to May it is the time of year when students have a lot going on and inevitably, students will forget to plan ahead when moving…
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March 25, 2016
Director’s Corner: Transformational Leadership and Megacommunities Director's CornerUpdates

Director’s Corner: Transformational Leadership and Megacommunities

“Leaders have a significant role in creating the state of mind that is the society….they can conceive and articulate goals that lift people out of their petty preoccupations, carry them above the conflicts that tear society apart, and unite them in pursuit of objectives worthy of their best efforts.” ~John…
Mike Kensler
March 2, 2016