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Transportation Assessment: Auburn University’s STARS Report

by Randy Martin, Office of Sustainability If you have seen the dark smoke billow out of the exhaust of a tractor-trailer or have had your windows down behind an older vehicle that coughs its way forward, you’ve seen firsthand the pollution that a single vehicle can produce. Now imagine all of…

ContributorSeptember 8, 2022

Guest Posts SDG11 SDG9 Updates

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…

ContributorSeptember 6, 2022

Guest Posts SDG8 SDG9 Updates

HR Connection

by Patrick Johnston, Human Resources Need a ride to HR? Try Tiger Transit. Did you know that AU Human Resources is located inside the East Glenn Administrative Complex – just two miles east of campus? This year, we are on pace to have over 3,000 in-person visitors. Many of them are…

ContributorSeptember 6, 2022

Guest Posts SDG3 Updates

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…

ContributorSeptember 6, 2022

Director's Corner SDG11 SDG3 SDG9 Updates

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 KenslerSeptember 6, 2022

Guest Posts SDG11 SDG9 Updates

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…

ContributorSeptember 1, 2022

Guest Posts SDG11 Updates

Walking the Walk and Biking the Bike

by Rebecca Retzlaff, Director of the Academic Sustainability Program Most of the people at Auburn who are involved in sustainability also have a personal commitment to living a sustainable lifestyle. Many of us try to walk the walk (or bike the bike) of what we advocate. While I wish that…

ContributorSeptember 1, 2022

Guest Posts SDG3 Updates

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…

ContributorSeptember 1, 2022

SDG11 SDG3 Sustainability in Action Updates

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…

ContributorSeptember 1, 2022

Director's Corner SDG3

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 KenslerAugust 12, 2022

Transportation Assessment: Auburn University’s STARS Report

Transit-Oriented Development: Moving Southerners Around

HR Connection

Mindfulness Meditation Comes to the Arb

Director’s Corner: A Bicycle Friendly University

Parkerson Mill Creek Greenway Progress & Updates

Walking the Walk and Biking the Bike

Suicide Prevention on Campus

Campus Changemaker: Vicky L. van Santen

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

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