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Campus Changemaker: Chris Wyckoff

by Camille Colter, Office of Sustainability Photo credit: AU Photographic Services As most of us know, the first year of college can be scary. The First Year Experience (FYE) Office helps students in this transition. FYE houses the orientation programs Camp War Eagle and Successfully Orienting Students, as well as…

ContributorOctober 27, 2022

SDG11 SDG12 SDG13 SDG3 SDG9 STARS Updates

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

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

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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

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

SDG11 Sustainability Auburn Alumni Affiliate

Alumni Feature: Alicia Valenti

By Alicia Valenti. In today’s world, dire articles about the speed and effects of climate change seem inescapable, and global warming can feel like such an insurmountable challenge that any effort to mitigate it is futile. Our home communities–whether you’re in Alabama or Alaska, Birmingham or Boston–are a great place…

ContributorApril 6, 2022

SDG11 Sustainability in Action

Campus Changemaker: Max Garcia

By Grace Reilein. “Auburn gave me a plethora of perspectives to build my knowledge on,” stated Max Garcia, Auburn University Alumnus, and former Office of Sustainability Intern. In 2018, Max graduated from Auburn to become a world changemaker, but credits his start down the changemaker pathway to his time at…

ContributorMarch 2, 2022

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Regeneration: Reversing Global Degeneration

“If putting the future of life at the heart of everything we do is not central to our purpose and destiny, why are we here?” Paul Hawken In a 1946 New York Times article, the eminently quotable Albert Einstein said, “a new type of thinking is essential if mankind is…

Mike KenslerMarch 2, 2022

Campus Changemaker: Chris Wyckoff

Transportation Assessment: Auburn University’s STARS Report

Transit-Oriented Development: Moving Southerners Around

Director’s Corner: A Bicycle Friendly University

Parkerson Mill Creek Greenway Progress & Updates

Walking the Walk and Biking the Bike

Campus Changemaker: Vicky L. van Santen

Alumni Feature: Alicia Valenti

Campus Changemaker: Max Garcia

Regeneration: Reversing Global Degeneration

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