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Transit-Oriented Development: Moving Southerners Around Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 11Sustainable Development Goal 9

Blog post title: Transit-Oriented Development: Moving Southerners Around

by Max Garcia, Sustainability Auburn Alumni Affiliate  I am a land use planner working and residing in St. Augustine, Florida that graduated from Auburn University in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Design. I have fond memories of Tiger Transit on Auburn’s campus, especially when a car was not…
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September 6, 2022
Mindfulness Meditation Comes to the Arb Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 3

Blog post title: Mindfulness Meditation Comes to the Arb

by Dr. Marilyn Vogel, Lecturer in the Geosciences Department Dr. Marilyn Vogel, on a nature meditation retreat outside of Boulder, CO with Mt. Audubon and the Ancestral Rockies in the background. Any person involved with sustainability has likely encountered the emerging emphasis on personal ethics and well being as important…
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September 6, 2022
Parkerson Mill Creek Greenway Progress & Updates Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 11Sustainable Development Goal 9

Blog post title: Parkerson Mill Creek Greenway Progress & Updates

by Ben Burmester, Facilities Management  The Parkerson Mill Creek trail serves as a pleasant amenity for pedestrians and cyclist alike. Trails and shared-use pathways are growing in popularity everywhere thanks to health, environmental, transportation and quality of life benefits they bring to a community. When located away from a roadway…
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September 1, 2022
Suicide Prevention on Campus Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 3

Blog post title: Suicide Prevention on Campus

by Chase Chaplin, Health Promotion and Wellness Services *Please note that this story contains mention of suicide in reference to prevention and intervention*   In 2021, over ¼ of college students surveyed nationally scored at risk of suicide (NCHA, 2021).  Therefore, it is not surprising that suicide is the second…
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September 1, 2022
Students & Alumni Build Community with the Sustainability Auburn Alumni Affiliate Group Office Guest Blog PostsSustainability Auburn Alumni AffiliateSustainable Development Goal 17Sustainable Development Goal 4

Blog post title: Students & Alumni Build Community with the Sustainability Auburn Alumni Affiliate Group

By Kaitlin Robb Price. Communities can provide both human connection and a strong force for change. In sustainability, both are critically important. At times working in the field of sustainability can be challenging, but hearing the work of others and the progress we’re making can be uplifting. And with strength…
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August 10, 2022
Auburn’s Leadership in Sustainability in Academics: Evidence from the STARS Rating System Office Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 17Sustainable Development Goal 4

Blog post title: Auburn’s Leadership in Sustainability in Academics: Evidence from the STARS Rating System

By Becki Retzlaff. Many students choose to study at Auburn because it is a big school that can provide many different opportunities for a wide variety of interests. As the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (STARS) attests, one of those opportunities for students is to learn about sustainability from…
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August 9, 2022
Sustainable for Who? Decisions, Development, & Destruction Office Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 10Sustainable Development Goal 15Sustainable Development Goal 17

Blog post title: Sustainable for Who? Decisions, Development, & Destruction

By Ryan Thomson. What some people view to be progress, others call ruin. And visa-versa. The line between development and destruction has largely become a matter of perspective. You do need not to be a fervent conservationist or “tree hugger” to prefer an untamed river to a glass condominium. Conversely,…
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April 4, 2022