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Blog category: Sustainable Development Goals

Post connected to the overall Sustainable Development Goals.

Director’s Corner: What we can learn from “Earthrise” Director's CornerSustainable Development Goal 13Sustainable Development Goal 15

Blog post title: Director’s Corner: What we can learn from “Earthrise”

The Gift of Perspective Created on December 24, 1968  “To see the Earth as it truly is, small and blue and beautiful in that eternal silence where it floats is to see ourselves as riders on the Earth together, brothers on that bright loveliness in the eternal cold.” Archibald MacLeish,…
Mike Kensler
December 2, 2022
Purchasing Assessment: Auburn University’s STARs Report Newsletter Archived UpdatesSTARS: Sustainability Tracking Assessment And Rating SystemSustainable Development Goal 12Sustainable Development Goal 15Sustainable Development Goal 3Sustainable Development Goal 6Sustainable Development Goal 8

Blog post title: Purchasing Assessment: Auburn University’s STARs Report

by Randy Martin, Office of Sustainability With this “Purchasing” criteria, ¹STARS is drawing attention to the purchasing power of universities. Collectively universities spend billions of dollars on essential items. According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, the total revenue for degree-granting, postsecondary institutions in the United States was $695…
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December 2, 2022
Campus Changemaker: Beau Brodbeck Newsletter Archived UpdatesSustainability in ActionSustainable Development Goal 12Sustainable Development Goal 15Sustainable Development Goal 8

Blog post title: Campus Changemaker: Beau Brodbeck

by Camille Colter, Office of Sustainability When you drink your cup of coffee in the morning, how often do you think about the process and labor involved? If the answer is not a lot or never, Beau Brodbeck wants you to rethink that. Beau has worked for Auburn University since…
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December 1, 2022
I never stopped thinking green… Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog PostsSustainability Auburn Alumni AffiliateSustainable Development Goal 12

Blog post title: I never stopped thinking green…

by Jerald Crook Jerald as an Auburn Freshman, holding his teddy bear (Jay). Jay today. “Should I show them my sustainability-themed bear from when I worked at Build-a-Bear?” The three dots from my fellow Auburn band alum Becca’s (‘11) end of the iMessage chat popped up immediately. *bwoop* “Probably not.”…
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November 14, 2022
The Greenest Building is One Already Built Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 11Sustainable Development Goal 12

Blog post title: The Greenest Building is One Already Built

by Becki Retzlaff Auburn University is home to some excellent examples of green buildings, and Auburn has made commitments to purchasing sustainable equipment and construction materials for new buildings. One fine example of such a building is the new Jay and Susie Gouge Performing Arts Center, which is certified by…
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November 11, 2022
Director’s Corner: What should college graduates know about sustainability? Director's CornerNewsletter Archived UpdatesSustainable Development Goal 13

Blog post title: Director’s Corner: What should college graduates know about sustainability?

“…a new type of thinking is essential if mankind is to survive and move toward higher levels.” Albert Einstein First off, there is no consensus on an answer to the question posed in the title of this column.  I sure don’t pretend to have a complete answer, but I do…
Mike Kensler
November 7, 2022
Sustainability in the Core Curriculum Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 13Sustainable Development Goal 4

Blog post title: Sustainability in the Core Curriculum

by Becki Retzlaff Photo credit: Becki Retzlaff An important part of getting an undergraduate education is the core curriculum. The core curriculum helps Auburn maintain its accreditation, makes sure that students have basic knowledge of a variety of subjects, draws different parts of their education together, and provides a well-rounded…
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October 31, 2022
Academics Assessment: Auburn University’s Stars Report Newsletter Archived UpdatesSTARS: Sustainability Tracking Assessment And Rating SystemSustainable Development Goal 13Sustainable Development Goal 4

Blog post title: Academics Assessment: Auburn University’s Stars Report

by Randy Martin, Office of Sustainability Thousands of students attend universities and colleges for primarily one purpose, academics. Academics serve as the backbone of an institution. There are many things that people do and participate in tangentially to classes, but at the root, the university experience is in the classroom.…
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October 31, 2022
Developing a Future-oriented Workforce for Renewable Energy Industries Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 7

Blog post title: Developing a Future-oriented Workforce for Renewable Energy Industries

by Dr. Lauren E. Beckingham A collaborative NSF project between Auburn University (AU) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Lauren Beckingham) and Department of Geosciences (Karen McNeal) and Tuskegee University (TU) Department of Mechanical Engineering (John Solomon) aims to foster a much-needed workforce for renewable energy industries. The project seeks…
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October 27, 2022