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Archived announcements and updates posted on the blog from the Office of Sustainability.

Director’s Corner: Making a Difference Right Where We Are Director's CornerNewsletter Archived Updates

Blog post title: Director’s Corner: Making a Difference Right Where We Are

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”  Theodore Roosevelt Climate change.  The Zika virus.  Terrorism.  These are complex global issues.  As individuals it can seem like there is not much we can do about them.  Actually, there are things we can do like informing ourselves, changing…
Mike Kensler
August 30, 2016
Sustainability Research Lightning Session Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog Posts

Blog post title: Sustainability Research Lightning Session

Post contributed by Dr. Nanette Chadwick, Director of Academic Sustainability Programs As part of the university-wide "This is Research Faculty Symposium" on September 16, there will be a series of  lightning sessions. These lightning sessions are designed to help faculty learn about others who share their interests and with whom they may…
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August 26, 2016
Is Green the Color of the Hospitality Industry? Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog Posts

Blog post title: Is Green the Color of the Hospitality Industry?

Post contributed by Dr. Imran Rahman, Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Hospitality Management, College of Human Sciences "Business is the economic engine of our Western culture, and if it could be transformed to truly serve nature as well as ourselves, it could become essential to our rescue." -…
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August 22, 2016
Auburn University is Tackling Stadium and Tailgate Waste Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog Posts

Blog post title: Auburn University is Tackling Stadium and Tailgate Waste

Gameday Recycling student volunteers pause for a quick photo before distributing recycling bags to tailgaters. Post Contributed by Joan Hicken, Coordinator, Waste Reduction & Recycling Department Gameday Recycling is an opportunity for the university to demonstrate to the campus community that recycling and waste reduction activities are not limited to…
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August 17, 2016
Director’s Corner: Effort + Relaxation Keeps Us in the Game Director's CornerNewsletter Archived Updates

Blog post title: Director’s Corner: Effort + Relaxation Keeps Us in the Game

“There comes a pause, for human strength will not endure to dance without cessation;”  -- Lewis Carroll It’s hard to believe the fall and spring terms of the 2016-2017 academic year are over.  The impression I get from everyone I’ve talked with since August is that folks have been busy,…
Mike Kensler
April 29, 2016
From Earth Day to Sustainability and STARS: Making a Significant Difference Newsletter Archived UpdatesSTARS: Sustainability Tracking Assessment And Rating System

Blog post title: From Earth Day to Sustainability and STARS: Making a Significant Difference

“Auburn University is committed to integrating sustainability into all aspects of the University including: operations, instruction, research and outreach activities.  Auburn University considers sustainability a core value and strives for excellence in sustainability through continuous assessment and improvement.” -- Auburn University Sustainability Policy Statement First Earth Day demonstration in Philadelphia.…
Mike Kensler
April 18, 2016
Director’s Corner: Waste? Humans Invented It. Nature Never Heard of It. Director's CornerNewsletter Archived Updates

Blog post title: 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