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Employee Health Resources at Auburn University Office Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 3

Blog post title: Employee Health Resources at Auburn University

By Patrick JohnstonAuburn University offers multiple resources to employees and their dependents to help sustain and enhance their physical, psychological, and emotional health. The website, thrive!, features many of these resources. A couple of examples are featured below.  Uprise  Employees are encouraged to check out the content from Uprise, our…
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September 6, 2023
Director’s Corner: Sustainability Reflects “The Progress of the Human Mind” Director's CornerSustainable Development Goal 11Sustainable Development Goal 3

Blog post title: Director’s Corner: Sustainability Reflects “The Progress of the Human Mind”

“Sustainability is a non-negotiable yardstick against which all our actions, goals, and plans have to be measured.” Robert Costanza My favorite memorial or monument in Washington, D.C. is the Jefferson Memorial.  It is a beautiful structure in a gorgeous setting, especially when cherry blossoms bloom in the spring.    Photo Credit: Neal…
Mike Kensler
September 6, 2023
Building Community in Switzerland Office Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 11Sustainable Development Goal 3Sustainable Development Goal 6Sustainable Development Goals

Blog post title: Building Community in Switzerland

By Becki Retzlaff I am writing this blog from the beautiful city of Bern, Switzerland, where I am attending an academic conference on environmental history. It is poetic that I am tasked with writing a blog about the society point of the sustainability compass from Bern, a city with a…
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September 1, 2023
Employee Wellness Assessment: Auburn University’s STARS Report STARS: Sustainability Tracking Assessment And Rating SystemSustainable Development Goal 1 - No PovertySustainable Development Goal 3Sustainable Development Goal 8

Blog post title: Employee Wellness Assessment: Auburn University’s STARS Report

Human behavior is influenced by the environment in which it resides. The average worker spends the most amount of time every day at work. That accumulates to 90,000 hours in the workplace over the course of their life. Therefore, the workplace environment is a significant factor in the lifetime well-being…
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June 5, 2023
LEED Buildings on Campus Newsletter Archived UpdatesSustainable Development Goal 11Sustainable Development Goal 3

Blog post title: LEED Buildings on Campus

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a rating system used for green buildings and is overseen by the United States Green Building Council. LEED certification provides third-party verification that human health, environmental responsibility, and other performance goals of building projects have been achieved. LEED certified buildings make a…
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April 17, 2023
Emissions Assessment: Auburn University’s STARS Report Newsletter Archived UpdatesSTARS: Sustainability Tracking Assessment And Rating SystemSustainable Development Goal 11Sustainable Development Goal 13Sustainable Development Goal 3Sustainable Development Goal 7

Blog post title: Emissions Assessment: Auburn University’s STARS Report

By Randy Martin, Office of Sustainability The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released its latest report assessing the current status and trends of climate change, future risks and the long- and near-term responses. This report contained a sentence that has stuck with me since I first read it: …
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April 6, 2023
Director’s corner: Green Certified Buildings Are Good For You! Director's CornerNewsletter Archived UpdatesSustainable Development Goal 11Sustainable Development Goal 3Sustainable Development Goal 9

Blog post title: Director’s corner: Green Certified Buildings Are Good For You!

“We shape our buildings, and afterwards our buildings shape us.”  Winston Churchill  The M. Miller Gorrie Center received LEED certification in 2008. Photo credit: Jen Morse. Modern humans in modern surroundings spend almost all of their time indoors.  According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), North Americans, on average, spend…
Mike Kensler
April 3, 2023
The Importance of Planting Native Vegetation Newsletter Archived UpdatesOffice Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 15Sustainable Development Goal 3

Blog post title: The Importance of Planting Native Vegetation

by John Kush Anyone who has moved about Auburn in last few years has noticed the continued growth of our community. With this growth, we continue to lose valuable green space and tree canopy, which negatively impacts the ecological function of our local environment. Water filtration decreases with an increase…
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January 4, 2023
GROUNDS ASSESSMENT: AUBURN UNIVERSITY’S STARS REPORT Newsletter Archived UpdatesSTARS: Sustainability Tracking Assessment And Rating SystemSustainable Development Goal 15Sustainable Development Goal 3Sustainable Development Goal 6

Blog post title: GROUNDS ASSESSMENT: AUBURN UNIVERSITY’S STARS REPORT

by Meleah Montgomery, Office of Sustainability  Universities draw students because of exceptional academic programs, job opportunities, and most importantly, the environment on campus. Grounds are a crucial component of an institution because it is the first thing students observe when visiting and serve as a daily route for thousands of…
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January 3, 2023