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Blog category: Sustainable Development Goals

Post connected to the overall Sustainable Development Goals.

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
Director’s Corner: A Bicycle Friendly University Director's CornerNewsletter Archived UpdatesSustainable Development Goal 11Sustainable Development Goal 3Sustainable Development Goal 9

Blog post title: Director’s Corner: A Bicycle Friendly University

“Young adults want to ride more and drive less, and with defined borders and high-density environments, university campuses are ideal settings to cultivate a culture of biking.”  ~The League of American Bicyclists     Bicycle Friendly University Silver Designation The League of American Bicyclists has certified the Auburn University campus as…
Mike Kensler
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
Campus Changemaker: Vicky L. van Santen Newsletter Archived UpdatesSustainability in ActionSustainable Development Goal 11Sustainable Development Goal 3

Blog post title: Campus Changemaker: Vicky L. van Santen

by Camille Colter, Office of Sustainability  It isn’t every day that you ride to campus on a bicycle. Well, unless you are Dr. Vicky L. van Santen. In fact, Vicky has been riding her bike to work almost every day for the past 18 years. She rides 4.4 miles to work…
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September 1, 2022
Director’s Corner: Sustainability & the Goal of Human Wellbeing  Director's CornerSustainable Development Goal 3

Blog post title: Director’s Corner: Sustainability & the Goal of Human Wellbeing 

“The foremost concern is the wellbeing of humanity and the planet we inhabit.”   ~ The Dalai Lama  Sustainability means so many different things to different people.  Definitions and descriptions are all over the place.  In my humble opinion, some of them are much better than others.  That’s why here at…
Mike Kensler
August 12, 2022