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Campus Race To Zero Waste Encourages Us To Waste Less & Recycle More Office Guest Blog Posts

Blog post title: Campus Race To Zero Waste Encourages Us To Waste Less & Recycle More

By Joan Hicken. Campus Race to Zero Waste Logo Auburn University is participating in the Campus Race to Zero Waste (formerly known as RecycleMania), a friendly competition for colleges and universities to promote waste reduction and recycling to their campus communities, that runs through March 27. During the eight-week tournament,…
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February 26, 2021
Academic Sustainability Program’s 2021 Fall Line Course (Re)Design Workshop EventsOffice Guest Blog Posts

Blog post title: Academic Sustainability Program’s 2021 Fall Line Course (Re)Design Workshop

By Sarah Hamilton. All Auburn University faculty are invited to apply to the Academic Sustainability Program's 2021 Fall Line Course (Re)Design Workshop, to be held May 3-7. Facilitators from the Sustainability Program and the Biggio Center for Teaching and Learning will work closely with a small group of participants to…
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February 22, 2021
The Key To An Inclusive Workplace Is Being Intentional Office Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 8

Blog post title: The Key To An Inclusive Workplace Is Being Intentional

By Mike Stover.   As I considered this month’s Sustainable Development Goal #8, “Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all”, I felt the need to step back from my normal work at Auburn and evaluate the goal from a different perspective. This…
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January 28, 2021
Sustainable Community Planning Addresses the Racist Origins of Interstate Highways Office Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 11Sustainable Development Goal 8Sustainable Development Goal 9

Blog post title: Sustainable Community Planning Addresses the Racist Origins of Interstate Highways

By Rebecca Retzlaff.   For this month’s theme of sustainability goal 8: decent work and economic growth, I want to focus on transportation equity, an often-overlooked, but nonetheless essential, component of working and economic growth. A few years ago, my historic preservation planning class (CPLN 5400/6400) was working on a historic…
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January 21, 2021
International Justice Mission & the Fight Against Violence Office Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 1 - No PovertySustainable Development Goal 11Sustainable Development Goal 16Sustainable Development Goal 5

Blog post title: International Justice Mission & the Fight Against Violence

There are an estimated 40 million people that are trapped in different forms of slavery around the world. That is more people in slavery than ever before in history. Human trafficking itself is a $150 billion industry – and it’s growing rapidly. International Justice Mission is a global organization fighting…
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November 16, 2020
The Pursuit of Equity: Understanding How to Reduce Inequality Office Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 10Sustainable Development Goal 11Sustainable Development Goal 5Sustainable Development Goals

Blog post title: The Pursuit of Equity: Understanding How to Reduce Inequality

To lack equality, to experience or have injustice or partiality; these are the descriptions that populate when you google the definition of inequality. The year is 2020, and society has not progressed in the same facet or to the same magnitude as technology or athleticism. This should draw a red…
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November 16, 2020
Establishing Leave Accrual Equity for AU Non-Exempt Employees Office Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 10Sustainable Development Goal 8

Blog post title: Establishing Leave Accrual Equity for AU Non-Exempt Employees

Auburn University has some great benefits for exempt (A&P) and non-exempt (Staff) employees, but have you ever wondered how those came to be? University Staff Council plays a crucial role in advocating for new and equitable benefits for non-exempt employees. Some of the benefits we know and love, like the…
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November 12, 2020
Recycling In An Imperfect World Office Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 12Sustainable Development Goal 9

Blog post title: Recycling In An Imperfect World

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (UNSDG) 12 is to “ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.” “Consumption and production drive the global economy, but also wreak havoc on planetary health through the unsustainable use of natural resources. The global material footprint is increasing faster than population growth and economic output.” –…
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November 2, 2020
ACKNOWLEDGING THE PAST, ENVISIONING THE FUTURE: THE LEE COUNTY REMEMBRANCE PROJECT Office Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 1 - No PovertySustainable Development Goal 10Sustainable Development Goal 16

Blog post title: ACKNOWLEDGING THE PAST, ENVISIONING THE FUTURE: THE LEE COUNTY REMEMBRANCE PROJECT

The Lee Country Remembrance Project (LCRP) was created to “confront the history of racial terror in Lee County and engage our community in public conversations about the narrative of racial difference and the legacy of racial inequality.” It is a grassroots initiative run in Auburn by Ashley Brown and Olivia Nichols,…
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October 28, 2020