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Public Engagement Assessment: Auburn University’s STARS Report STARSSustainable Development Goal 1 - No PovertySustainable Development Goal 11Sustainable Development Goal 12Sustainable Development Goal 16Sustainable Development Goal 17Sustainable Development Goal 4Sustainable Development Goal 8

Public Engagement Assessment: Auburn University’s STARS Report

By Randy Martin & Bella Wright It is no secret that the city of Auburn revolves around the university. If you’ve ever been to a football game, you know that the entire town comes to a standstill as the Tigers battle it out on the field. Whether you attend the…
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April 27, 2024
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Campus Changemaker: Blake Butcher

By Bella Wright “Find where there’s a need, and go meet that need” ~ EL Spencer  This philosophy is what led Blake Butcher to where he is today: Auburn University. Blake began his work in the Auburn community as a personal trainer. Over the span of fifteen years, Blake and his wife…
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December 6, 2023
Employee Wellness Assessment: Auburn University’s STARS Report STARSSustainable Development Goal 1 - No PovertySustainable Development Goal 3Sustainable Development Goal 8

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
DIVERSITY & AFFORDABILITY Assessment: AUBURN UNIVERSITY’S STARS REPORT STARSSustainable Development Goal 1 - No PovertySustainable Development Goal 10Sustainable Development Goal 4Sustainable Development Goal 5Sustainable Development Goal 8Updates

DIVERSITY & AFFORDABILITY Assessment: AUBURN UNIVERSITY’S STARS REPORT

by Randy Martin, Office of Sustainability As I begin, I feel as though most are familiar with the moral cases for diversity, so I want to draw attention to this tweet from Adam Grant, a leader in Organizational Psychology and award-winning author. As he states, a recent paper titled Gender-diverse…
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January 23, 2023
Purchasing Assessment: Auburn University’s STARs Report STARSSustainable Development Goal 12Sustainable Development Goal 15Sustainable Development Goal 3Sustainable Development Goal 6Sustainable Development Goal 8Updates

Purchasing Assessment: Auburn University’s STARs Report

by Randy Martin, Office of Sustainability With this “Purchasing” criteria, ¹STARS is drawing attention to the purchasing power of universities. Collectively universities spend billions of dollars on essential items. According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, the total revenue for degree-granting, postsecondary institutions in the United States was $695…
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December 2, 2022
The Power of Partnerships to Promote Global Sustainability: The Story of One Alabama Community Guest PostsSustainable Development Goal 1 - No PovertySustainable Development Goal 17Sustainable Development Goal 8

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…
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August 9, 2021