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Staples’ Contract with Auburn Supports Environmentally-Responsible Purchasing

Posted contributed by Melissa Morris, Executive Director of Procurement and Payment Services We are excited to share the benefits of Auburn’s new office supply agreement with Staples. Not only does Auburn receive savings off regularly listed prices for our most ordered items, we also have the ability to place online orders,…

adminSeptember 30, 2015

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Sustainability is Now in the Core Curriculum

Post contributed by Dr. Nanette Chadwick, Director of Academic Sustainability Programs, Office of the Provost Last spring, I submitted an application to the Core Curriculum Committee (CCC) of Auburn University, for SUST 2000 Introduction to Sustainability, to become a Social Sciences option in the core curriculum. After discussion with the…

adminSeptember 30, 2015

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Tailgating Tips to Help Save Money & the Planet

It's time to break out the coolers, dust off the grill, and put up the tent, as we prepare for another great year of cheering on our Tigers. The impact of our presence, however, isn't just felt by opponents inside Jordan-Hare, but all across campus as thousands of fans converge…

adminSeptember 3, 2015

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Sustainability Picnic Welcomes Students Back to Campus

Last week we welcomed new and returning students with the Sustainability Picnic. Students connected with a variety of Auburn University sustainability offerings, including student organizations to join, academic opportunities, and some of the local and healthy food choices on campus. Picnickers listened to music by Caroline Jackson and the Flint…

Jen MorseSeptember 3, 2015

Director's Corner Updates

Director’s Corner: The Earth-Friendly, People-Friendly, Two-Wheeled, Human-Powered People Mover

Sometimes the awesomeness of common devices is taken for granted. A bicycle is such a device, especially when viewed through the lens of sustainability. A bike tour of all four points of the Sustainability Compass, Nature, Economy, Society, and individual Wellbeing, tells the story. Biking and Nature: It takes far…

Mike KenslerSeptember 1, 2015

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Tackling Trash: Adopt-A-Spot Program Accepting Adopters

Members of Global Leadership Council maintain their spot. Is your group looking for a service opportunity? Would you like an easy way to help keep Auburn “the Loveliest Village on the Plains”? Then consider signing up for the Adopt-A-Spot (AAS) program today. The process of adopting a spot begins with…

adminAugust 31, 2015

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Want to Help Improve Bicycling on Campus? Here’s Your Chance!

Students join Auburn Outdoors staff on a bicycling tour near the Blueridge Parkway. Do you have ideas on how bicycling programs and facilities on campus might be improved? Are there things we’re already doing in relation to cycling that you appreciate? Now’s your chance to let us know! You have…

adminAugust 30, 2015

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Updates Requested: Campus-Wide Faculty Directory of Sustainability-Related Research & Courses

Post contributed by Dr. Nanette Chadwick, Director of Academic Sustainability Programs, Office of the Provost Dr. Sweta Byahut gives a sustainability-related tour to students near M. Miller-Gorrie Center Auburn faculty, YOU TOO can join our campus-wide directory of faculty who conduct sustainability-related research, and/or our directory of courses that you…

adminAugust 28, 2015

Guest Posts Updates

AU Seed Library Opens in Time for Fall Planting

Post contributed by Patricia Hartman, Reference & Instruction Librarian at RBD Library, pjh0011@auburn.edu. A small sample of what the AU Seed Library has to offer. Seed libraries are sprouting up across the country and Auburn University is no exception. With the help of some fantastic student volunteers and the Academic…

adminAugust 28, 2015

Staples’ Contract with Auburn Supports Environmentally-Responsible Purchasing

Sustainability is Now in the Core Curriculum

Tailgating Tips to Help Save Money & the Planet

Sustainability Picnic Welcomes Students Back to Campus

Director’s Corner: The Earth-Friendly, People-Friendly, Two-Wheeled, Human-Powered People Mover

Tackling Trash: Adopt-A-Spot Program Accepting Adopters

Want to Help Improve Bicycling on Campus? Here’s Your Chance!

Updates Requested: Campus-Wide Faculty Directory of Sustainability-Related Research & Courses

AU Seed Library Opens in Time for Fall Planting

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