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Climate Change: An Issue of Climate Justice Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 1 - No PovertySustainable Development Goal 10Sustainable Development Goal 13Sustainable Development Goal 16Sustainable Development Goal 17Sustainable Development Goal 5Sustainable Development Goal 6

Blog post title: Climate Change: An Issue of Climate Justice

by Ghanashyam Khanal and Nabin Bhandari  While about two frenetic weeks of discussions and negotiations on climate change, damage and loss, and climate finance were going on at COP27 in Egypt, a documentary that depicted the impact of climate change on women and children in the Himalayan regions of Nepal…
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March 13, 2023
The Big and Small ways to Celebrate Earth Day Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 13Sustainable Development Goal 14Sustainable Development Goal 15

Blog post title: The Big and Small ways to Celebrate Earth Day

by Becki Retzlaff Every Earth Day I am reminded of two things. The first is when I was a teenager, and my friends and I volunteered to plant trees at a park near my home in Michigan. We labored all day to carefully plant little pine tree seedlings in long…
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March 13, 2023
Director’s Corner: Warriors for the Human Spirit Director's CornerNewsletter Archived UpdatesSustainable Development Goal 13Sustainable Development Goal 4

Blog post title: Director’s Corner: Warriors for the Human Spirit

“A Warrior for the Human Spirit is a decent human being who aspires to be of service in an indecent, inhumane time.”  Margaret Wheatley, Who Do We Choose to Be?  Effective individuals, leaders, teams, organizations, and societies practice a common discipline:  the willingness and courage to, in the words of…
Mike Kensler
January 31, 2023
The Song of the Taiwanese Trash Truck Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 12Sustainable Development Goal 13

Blog post title: The Song of the Taiwanese Trash Truck

by Jesse Teel Taiwan had the unfortunate nickname “Garbage Island.” Trash polluted the environment through littering and burning. Mountains of waste rotted in the streets. Taiwan initiated a waste management overhaul and the last two decades have seen a transformation to a clean, largely litter-free country.   The waste and recycling…
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January 27, 2023
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
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
Campus Changemaker: Chris Wyckoff Newsletter Archived UpdatesSustainability in ActionSustainable Development Goal 11Sustainable Development Goal 12Sustainable Development Goal 13Sustainable Development Goal 4Sustainable Development Goal 6

Blog post title: 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…
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October 27, 2022
Campus Engagement ASSESSMENT: AUBURN UNIVERSITY’S STARS REPORT Newsletter Archived UpdatesSTARS: Sustainability Tracking Assessment And Rating SystemSustainable Development Goal 12Sustainable Development Goal 13Sustainable Development Goal 4

Blog post title: Campus Engagement ASSESSMENT: AUBURN UNIVERSITY’S STARS REPORT

by Randy Martin, Office of Sustainability Auburn’s vision and mission statement declares, “Auburn University is dedicated to improving the lives of the people of Alabama, the nation, and the world through forward-thinking education...”. We can’t have a forward-thinking education without teaching sustainability. Sustainability is already permeating every facet of our lives.…
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September 30, 2022