Davis Arboretum 2nd Tuesday Tours
2025-11-11 12:00 - 15:00, 2025-12-09 12:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Event Venue | Donald E. Davis Arboretum
Experience the Davis Arboretum like never before! Make plans to attend our new “Second Tuesday Garden Tours” Grab your friends and colleagues and meet us at the Arboretum pavilion for a delightful midday stroll through our beautiful garden as you learn about the wonderful world of Alabama’s native plants.
Tours will meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each month with additional tours available during the stunning peak bloom and vibrant color change seasons.
Join us as you rediscover the wonder and beauty of Auburn University’s Davis Arboretum!

Parkerson Mill Creek Cleanup
2025-11-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Event Venue | Intramural Fieldhouse
Join Risk Management and Safety next Friday from 1 pm-3 pm for a fun-filled creek cleanup with the Navy ROTC and Political Science students, currently with Dr. Paul Harris. Gloves, bags, and ice water provided. They had over 80
participants last November, and hope to top that this year.
They will meet up at the recreation field house next to the soccer complex, across from the McWhorter Center. They hope to see you there.

Contact:
Mike Freeman
Auburn University
Risk Management and Safety
334-740-1267 or freemms@auburn.edu

Handmade Holidays: Creating Upcycled Gift Wrap
2025-11-18 17:00 - 19:00 | Event Venue | Innovation & Research Commons – RBD Library, Mell Street, Auburn, AL, 36849, United States
Create upcycled gift wrap, cards, and tags using paper scraps, reused textiles, biodegradable potato stamps, and more! We hope you can join The Office of Sustainability and our cosponsors, the AU Libraries, the Waste Reduction and Recycling Department, and the Association of Visual Artists. Stop by the RBD I&RC on Tuesday, November 18, from 5 pm to 7 pm. Feel free to bring along any holiday gifts you may need wrapped and get creative!

Third Thursday Poetry Series - Joe Wilkins
2025-11-20 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Event Venue | Pebble Hill, United States
Refreshments and book sales will be available at 6 PM; the reading will begin at 6:30 PM.
Joe Wilkins was born and raised on the Big Dry of eastern Montana and now lives with his family in the foothills of the Coast Range of Oregon, where he directs the creative writing program at Linfield University. He is the author of two novels, The Entire Sky and Fall Back Down When I Die, both of which have garnered wide critical acclaim. Wilkins is also the author of a memoir, The Mountain and the Fathers, winner of a GLCA New Writers Award, and five collections of poetry, including Pastoral, 1994 and When We Were Birds, winner of the Oregon Book Award. You can find him online at joewilkins.org.

Auburn Forum for Southern Art and Culture
2026-02-07 09:00 - 17:00 | Event Venue | Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art
The Auburn Forum for Southern Art and Culture is coming up on Saturday, February 7, 2026. This year’s iteration examines and explores the Sew Their Names quilting and remembrance project alongside other forms of arts activism. Attendees will participate in quilting workshops, hear directly from Sew Their Names organizers and quilters, and learn about the tangled histories of craft, activism and memory from curators and experts from around the country. Space is limited.

Professional Development Sponsorship Program Application Period
2026-05-01 00:00 - 2026-05-31 23:30 | Virtual Event | Check Event Page for Link, United States
Auburn University non-student employees may submit an application for consideration for the Office of Sustainability’s Professional Development Sponsorship Program. The funds support learning opportunities related to sustainability and current job responsibilities, and applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. Central on May 31, 2026, to be considered.

Alabama Statewide Primary Election 2026
2026-05-19
Polls in Alabama open for in-person voting in the 2026 Statewide Primary Election.er
Visit aub.ie/vote for more information.

Primary Runoff Election 2026 (If Needed)
2026-06-16 07:00 - 19:00 | Event Venue | Various Locations
Polls in Alabama open for in-person voting in the 2026 Primary Runoff Election, if needed.
Visit aub.ie/vote for more information.

Sustainability Picnic
2026-08-26 16:30 - 18:30 | Event Venue | Donald E. Davis Arboretum
Discover the breadth of sustainability at Auburn while you enjoy free local vegetarian food samples, fun, door prizes, and music at this zero-waste event! Connect with student groups, programs, and opportunities that make a difference.

The Sustainability Picnic will be held Wednesday, August 26th from 4:30 – 6:30 PM at the south end of the Donald E. Davis Arboretum near the Old Rotation. The weather date is September 2rd at the same time and place.

If you would like to volunteer to help at this event, please register via GivePulse! Registrations will open June 1st!
If you are interested in your organization or group tabling at the picnic, please email sustain@auburn.edu to share your information and learn more!
Volunteers Register Here

The Sustainability Picnic is co-sponsored by the Office of Sustainability alongside:

Academic Sustainability Program
Administrative Effectiveness
Campus Recreation and Wellness
College of Engineering
College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment
Donald E. Davis Arboretum
International Cultural Center
Master of Community Planning
The Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Arts
Tiger Dining
Transportation Services
Waste Reduction and Recycling Department

Sustainability Picnic - Weather Date
2026-09-02 16:30 - 18:30 | Event Venue | Donald E. Davis Arboretum
Discover the breadth of sustainability at Auburn while you enjoy free local vegetarian food samples, fun, door prizes, and music at this zero-waste event! Connect with student groups, programs, and opportunities that make a difference.

The Sustainability Picnic will be held at the south end of the Donald E. Davis Arboretum near the Old Rotation. The weather date is September 2rd at the same time and place.

If you would like to volunteer to help at this event, please register via GivePulse! Registrations will open June 1st!
If you are interested in your organization or group tabling at the picnic, please email sustain@auburn.edu to share your information and learn more!
Volunteers Register Here.

The Sustainability Picnic is co-sponsored by the Office of Sustainability alongside:

Academic Sustainability Program
Administrative Effectiveness
Campus Recreation and Wellness
College of Engineering
College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment
Donald E. Davis Arboretum
International Cultural Center
Master of Community Planning
The Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Arts
Tiger Dining
Transportation Services
Waste Reduction and Recycling Department

Election Day 2026
2026-11-03 07:00 - 19:00 | Event Venue | Various Locations
Polls in Alabama open for in-person voting in the 2026 General Election.
Visit aub.ie/vote for more information.
