“When we try to pick out anything by itself we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.” -John Muir American culture celebrates the rugged individualist; the self-made man (or woman); pulling one’s self up by the bootstraps; self-reliance; independence; going it alone. Certainly there is much to…
Mike KenslerOctober 29, 2015
Post contributed by Dr. Nanette Chadwick, Director of Academic Sustainability Programs, Office of the Provost Students on a water tour at the bog garden in the Arboretum. As students continue to enroll for spring courses this month, our program has put together a worksheet listing details about each of the…
adminOctober 29, 2015
Volunteers in athletics filling backpacks for the End Child Hunger in Alabama campaign. The AU Green Game vs. San Jose State on October 3rd celebrated the initiatives of Athletics in sustainability and invited fans to do their part to conserve resources, promote wellbeing, and protect the loveliest village on the…
Jen MorseOctober 19, 2015
Auburn Alum and Staff Member, Michael Freeman The Auburn spirit is something so infectious that it’s almost inevitable to be captured by it once you’ve experienced it first-hand. Growing up in Easley, South Carolina among a sea of Clemson fans, Michael Freeman became a War Eagle Auburn man after attending…
adminOctober 16, 2015
Lots of folks have the AU Goes Green Game button! This Saturday’s Green Game highlights sustainability initiatives in Athletics and gives fans a chance to help support Auburn as it aims to be the #1 Gameday recycler in the SEC. To show support of this year’s Green Game, collaborators from…
Jen MorseOctober 2, 2015
Eric Smith both promotes and practices wellness. Eric Smith is Director of Health Promotion and Wellness Services in the Division of Student Affairs at Auburn University. The main goal of his office is “to create a healthier Auburn University,” with a particular focus on student learning and personal success. Individual…
adminOctober 1, 2015
“Time, time, time, see what’s become of me.” - Paul Simon, “A Hazy Shade of Winter” “ holds that a reconnection to the natural world is fundamental to human health, wellbeing, spirit, and survival.” - Richard Louv, The Nature Principle “Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once…
Mike KenslerSeptember 30, 2015
Lupine flowers at the village during the midnight sun. This summer, I spent three months interning at Sólheimar Ecovillage in Iceland. About 100 people live in the village, including staff, volunteers, and Icelanders with special needs. I lived in a house with volunteers and interns from all over Europe and…
adminSeptember 30, 2015
The Office of Sustainability is pleased to announce a new partnership between Auburn University and Renew Merchandise to provide $5 gift cards that can be redeemed at Renew Merchandisefor Auburn-branded merchandise. These products are made out of post-consumer recycled plastic bottles (rPET), and manufactured in accordance with fair labor practices…
adminSeptember 30, 2015
