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

Director’s Corner: We Love the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)! Director's CornerNewsletter Archived Updates

Blog post title: Director’s Corner: We Love the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)!

“The greater danger for most of us isn’t that our aim is too high and miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” ~ Michelangelo Goals are important.   They define specific conditions we’d like to achieve in the future.  Goals can be short or long-term, personal…
Mike Kensler
January 8, 2016
You can make a difference in reducing energy cost on campus over break Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog Posts

Blog post title: You can make a difference in reducing energy cost on campus over break

Post contributed by Utilities and Energy Department Staff at Auburn University The 2015 Auburn University holiday break is almost here. It is an exciting time of the year as faculty, staff and students put finishing touches on class projects and travel plans. As campus begins to shift focus from classwork…
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December 3, 2015
Sustainability in 2015: The Good, the Bad, and Opportunities for 2016 Director's CornerNewsletter Archived Updates

Blog post title: Sustainability in 2015: The Good, the Bad, and Opportunities for 2016

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” ~Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities   These opening words from A Tale of Two Cities were first published in 1859. Looking back at the year 2015, they could have been written yesterday. Any attempt to create…
Mike Kensler
November 23, 2015
Sustainability Research Almost Doubles in 3 Years Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog Posts

Blog post title: Sustainability Research Almost Doubles in 3 Years

Post contributed by Dr. Nanette Chadwick, Director of Academic Sustainability Programs, Office of the Provost. School of Fisheries conducts research on aquaculture. Every 3 years, Academic Sustainability Programs creates an inventory of all sustainability-related teaching and research on campus, as part of a national assessment program. Together with the Office…
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November 23, 2015
Auburn University Signs Pledge to Demonstrate Support for Strong International Climate Action Newsletter Archived Updates

Blog post title: Auburn University Signs Pledge to Demonstrate Support for Strong International Climate Action

The 2015 UN Climate Change Conference is in Paris. Auburn University recently joined more than 200 other colleges and universities in signing the American Campuses on Climate Pledge.  The White House Council on Environmental Quality organized this effort to demonstrate support in higher education for strong international action on climate…
Mike Kensler
November 20, 2015
Auburn University Recognized as Bicycle Friendly University Newsletter Archived Updates

Blog post title: Auburn University Recognized as Bicycle Friendly University

Auburn's Bike Friendly University sign! In case you didn't hear, Auburn University received a Silver Bicycle Friendly University Award from the League of American Bicyclists. Our official sign just arrived in the mail! Auburn is the first university in Alabama to be named a Bicycle Friendly University, and joins more than…
Jen Morse
November 20, 2015