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Green Events Reduce Waste and Encourage Sustainable Behavior Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog Posts

Blog post title: Green Events Reduce Waste and Encourage Sustainable Behavior

Post contributed by Joan Hicken, Coordinator, Waste Reduction and Recycling Department Auburn University’s Waste Reduction and Recycling Department is working to increase the university’s efforts to be more sustainable. We are committed to integrating sustainability into all aspects of campus life, including events. Sustainability is defined as meeting human needs…
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October 24, 2017
Tiger Dining and Campus Kitchens Partner to Reduce Food Waste Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 2

Blog post title: Tiger Dining and Campus Kitchens Partner to Reduce Food Waste

Post contributed by Katie Peters, Marketing Assistant, Tiger Dining Tiger Dining seeks to handle the food served on campus in the most sustainable and responsible way possible, from the beginning to end of the food service process. Our associates are reminded during food preparation to reduce food waste with our…
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October 24, 2017
Parkerson Mill Creek: An AU Treasure Worth Preserving Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog Posts

Blog post title: Parkerson Mill Creek: An AU Treasure Worth Preserving

Post contributed by Tom McCauley, Manager, Risk Management and Safety As the warm weather considers giving way to Fall, as the trees begin to lose their leaves, as construction creates a new campus skyline and as students make their way down the Haley concourse, Parkerson Mill Creek which flows  through…
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October 3, 2017
Transportation in Auburn Office Guest Blog Posts

Blog post title: Transportation in Auburn

Post contributed by Brandy Ezelle, Traffic Engineer and Bicycle Coordinator for the City of Auburn When most people think about transportation, they think of cars and trucks, and maybe even trains and planes. Unfortunately, they don’t often consider the non-motorized modes of walking and bicycling as valid forms of transportation.…
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September 5, 2017
Parking Services Provides New Transportation Services to Combat Current Climate Issues Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog Posts

Blog post title: Parking Services Provides New Transportation Services to Combat Current Climate Issues

Post contributed by Parking Services A student uses one of the 150 War Eagle Bike Share bikes. While the climate may not be at the forethought of everyone at Auburn University, Parking Services Director Don Andrae is in a position to identify problems with on campus transportation and implement creative…
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September 5, 2017
Easy Actions, Massive Impact: How Students Can Reduce Food Waste Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog Posts

Blog post title: Easy Actions, Massive Impact: How Students Can Reduce Food Waste

Post contributed by Ruthie Wofford, Communications Coordinator, Hunger Solutions Institute Campus resources exist to help you fight food waste and hunger. As a recent Auburn grad, I can attest to the fact that life as a college student is, in a word, hectic. Between studying, group projects, football games, maintaining a…
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August 8, 2017
Sustainability Courses in 8 Colleges Offered During Summer & Fall Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog Posts

Blog post title: Sustainability Courses in 8 Colleges Offered During Summer & Fall

Post contributed by Dr. Nanette Chadwick, Director of Academic Sustainability Programs A wide variety of courses are being offered this summer and fall semesters on sustainability topics on campus. They cover issues ranging from water and food, to energy production and materials consumption, ethics and culture. As you prepare to…
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March 31, 2017