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The Power of Partnerships to Promote Global Sustainability: The Story of One Alabama Community

By Hollie Cost. Sixteen years ago, in a bout of insanity, as a full-time professor and mother of two young boys I willingly jumped into local politics. This was motivated by my overwhelming desire, as a self-proclaimed tree-hugger, to create a citywide recycling program in a small town in Alabama…

adminAugust 9, 2021

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You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat …

By Eve Brantley. Have you seen Jaws? I watched it as an 11-year-old, peeking through my fingers. The iconic line about needing a bigger boat describes the realization they are in a situation much bigger than originally anticipated. Each day we learn more about how our actions impact the world…

adminAugust 9, 2021

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Community-University Partnerships: Lessons from the Field

By Sean A. Forbes and Carey E. Andrzejewski. Auburn University’s classification as a Carnegie Community Engaged university speaks to the institution’s recognition of the value of partnerships in fulfilling its land-grant mission of bettering the lives of those in Alabama and beyond. The Carnegie Foundation articulates that “the purpose of community…

adminAugust 9, 2021

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Once is Not Enough. Recycle.

By Joan Hicken. Colorful illustration of the three Rs – reduce, reuse and recycle. Living sustainably is about making small changes. It is important to remember the three Rs – reduce, reuse and recycle. Practicing them will reduce the amount of waste you produce. Adopting these habits now will set…

adminAugust 9, 2021

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We are Partners in the Business of Preserving Life

“A successful development agenda requires inclusive partnerships — at the global, regional, national, and local levels — built upon principles and values, and upon a shared vision and shared goals placing people and the planet at the centre.” ~ Sustainable Development Goal 17 The 17 Sustainable Development Goals are a…

Mike KenslerAugust 9, 2021

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Population Connection: Why Family Planning Matters to Climate Change

We invite you to watch our webinar on the connections between climate change and population growth. Our guest Hannah Evans with Population Connection presents the ways in which population growth contributes to and is affected by climate change around the world. It includes several case studies which introduce the concepts…

adminApril 23, 2021

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Campus Changemaker: Dr. Sweta Byahut

By Chloe McMahon. Dr. Sweta Byahut serves as an Associate Professor and current Director at Auburn’s Community Planning graduate program. She has been teaching at Auburn for nearly nine years. A seasoned urban planner, her passion for sustainable urban development is evident both in her teaching and research. Since she…

adminApril 5, 2021

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Dread & Disbelief: My Brother’s Death & Climate Change

“The future is not set in stone. Some amount of change is inevitable. It’s as if we’ve been smoking a pack of cigarettes a day for decades, but we don’t have lung cancer yet. The amount of change that we’re going to see—whether it’s serious, whether it’s dangerous, whether it’s…

Mike KenslerMarch 29, 2021

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Are You Recycling Correctly? Maybe.

By David Knowles. There are intricacies to waste sorting that we think we understand but we really really do not. Your local recycling program might not accept all recyclable items and putting things in the recycling bin that cannot be recycled will contaminate the recycling stream. This can be confusing,…

adminMarch 24, 2021

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Campus Changemakers Rob Engle & Scott McClure on energy engineering & designing a more sustainable campus

By Chloe McMahon. Rob Engle and Scott McClure both work as energy engineers for the Department of Facilities Management. The central concern of their work is to ensure that the university is using energy as efficiently as possible. Though this task may seem straightforward enough, they have found that maximizing energy efficiency means having a holistic knowledge about all…

adminMarch 2, 2021

The Power of Partnerships to Promote Global Sustainability: The Story of One Alabama Community

You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat …

Community-University Partnerships: Lessons from the Field

Once is Not Enough. Recycle.

We are Partners in the Business of Preserving Life

Population Connection: Why Family Planning Matters to Climate Change

Campus Changemaker: Dr. Sweta Byahut

Dread & Disbelief: My Brother’s Death & Climate Change

Are You Recycling Correctly? Maybe.

Campus Changemakers Rob Engle & Scott McClure on energy engineering & designing a more sustainable campus

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