Blog category: Office Guest Blog Posts

Post contributed by Christy Coleman, Group Fitness Coordinator, Campus Recreation “To change the world, start with one step. However small, the first step is hardest of all.” – Dave Matthews Band I can totally relate to this lyric!  I graduated from Auburn University in 1991 and recently decided to apply…

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…

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…

Post contributed by Dr. Nanette Chadwick, Director of Academic Sustainability Programs, Office of the Provost Students on a water tour at the bog garden in the Arboretum. As students continue to enroll for spring courses this month, our program has put together a worksheet listing details about each of the…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

Faculty participants in the 2015 Fall Line Sustainability Workshop Post contributed by Dr. Nanette Chadwick, Director of Academic Sustainability Programs, Office of the Provost In May this year, 21 faculty members from 14 departments across campus participated in the 7th semi-annual Fall Line Workshop, a training workshop for faculty to…