Office of Sustainability

Third Thursday Literary Series: Jacqueline Allen Trimble
2025-09-18 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Event Venue | Pebble Hill, United States
Refreshments and book sales will be available at 6 PM; the reading will begin at 6:30 PM.
Jacqueline Allen Trimble is a National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellow (Poetry), a Cave Canem Graduate Fellow, and an Alabama State Council on the Arts Literary Fellow (2017, 2023). Her poetry has appeared in various journals including Poetry Magazine, The Louisville Review, The Offing, The Rumpus, Salvation South, and Poet Lore.
The Third Thursday Literary Series is sponsored by the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities, Department of English, and Southern Humanities Review in the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University; the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Auburn University; and the Alabama State Council on the Arts.

Inspired by William Bartram: Southern Landscapes by Philip Juras
2025-09-24 10:30 - 13:00 | Event Venue | Pebble Hill, United States
Part of the OLLI at Auburn Brown Bag Series
Growing up in Georgia, artist Philip Juras could only dream of the bountiful southern nature that William Bartram documented two and a half centuries ago. Inspired by Bartram’s writing, Philip has created a body of paintings depicting both contemporary and historic natural landscapes from across the South.
He will present work from his exhibit and award-winning book The Southern Frontier, Landscapes Inspired by Bartram’s “Travels”, along with new drawings and paintings that explore some of the forgotten landscapes Bartram so eloquently painted in words. By celebrating the beauty and richness of the nature we still have today while also conveying what we have lost, Philip’s work helps us imagine what can be restored for future generations.

Moon Festival
2025-10-03 12:00 - 14:00 | Event Venue | Cater Lawn, Auburn University
Taiwan Center and Korea Center joint Moon Festival/Chuseok event with food, games and student performances

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day
2025-10-04 09:00 - 13:00 | Event Venue | Environmental Services Department Complex, 4277 Wire Road, Suite 100, Auburn, AL, 36832, United States
The City of Auburn Environmental Services Department hosts two Household Hazardous Waste Collection Days in the spring and fall. These free events give Auburn residents the opportunity to drop off hazardous materials that are illegal to dispose of during weekly garbage collection. We will also accept paper documents for secure, on-site shredding as well as computers/electronics for recycling.

Davis Arboretum Second Tuesday Tours
2025-10-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Event Venue | Donald E. Davis Arboretum
Experience the Davis Arboretum like never before! Make plans to attend our new “Second Tuesday Garden Tours” beginning Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at 12:00 PM! 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!

Taiwan Center -Taiwan Night
2025-10-17 17:30 | Event Venue | Foy Hall – Room 208, United States
Join the AU-NCKU Taiwan Center at Taiwan Night and experience what a Taiwanese night market might be like in Taiwan! There will be games, prizes and free food (+ free boba tea from Kung Fu Tea)!
If you haven’t been to a traditional Taiwanese Night market, don’t miss out and come join in on the fun! We hope to see you there!

Medical & Health Humanities Speaker Series
2025-10-21 16:00 - 17:00 | Event Venue | Mell Classroom Building – Room 2510, Mell Street, Auburn, AL, 36849, United States
featuring Emily Yates-Doerr (PhD, Anthroplogy), Oregon State University
“Mal-Nutrition: Maternal Health Science and the Reproduction of Harm”
Free and open to all.

Taiwan Center Tea Talk
2025-10-24 13:00 - 15:00 | Event Venue | Foy Hall – Room 208, United States
Join the Taiwan Center to learn about traditional Taiwanese Tea through tasting and brewing!

37th Annual Pumpkin Carve
2025-10-31 09:00 - 20:00 | Event Venue | Dudley Courtyard
Auburn’s chapter of the American Institute of Architecture Students invites all students, faculty and community members for a day of frightful fun.
Starting at 9 a.m., attendees can carve pumpkins, bid on faculty-drawn napkin sketches, enter raffles for goodies provided by local businesses and buy spooky t-shirts and stickers. Refreshments will be available with snacks and treats at various booths. By the glow of 200 pumpkins, judges will announce the winners of the pumpkin carving contest, as well as the napkin sketch bids and raffle baskets. The night will end at 8 p.m. with the auction of spook-tacularly carved pumpkins.

Pumpkin Carve will take place in the Dudley Courtyard

Professional Development Sponsorship Program Application Period
2025-11-01 00:00 - 2025-11-30 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 November 30, 2025, to be considered.

Davis Arboretum 2nd Tuesday Tours
2025-11-11 12:00 - 15:00, 2025-12-09 12:00 - 15:00 | 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

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.

Weaver Lecture Series
2026-04-09 14:00 - 16:00 | Event Venue | Forestry, Wildlife, and Environment Building Conference Hall Room 1101, 602 Duncan Drive, Auburn, AL, 36832, United States
The Auburn University College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment’s Weaver Lecture Series proudly presents a lecture by Matthew Betts, the Ruth Spaniol Chair of Natural Resources Conservation in the Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society at Oregon State University, on Thursday, April 9, at 2 p.m., immediately followed by a reception at the Forestry, Wildlife and Environment Building located at 602 Duncan Drive, Auburn, Ala.
Summarizing 18 years of research, Betts’ lecture titled “Can we have our cake and eat it too? Conserving forest biodiversity in an age of humans.” will examine how forest management affects biodiversity across local, landscape and global scales. Further, Betts will address the broader question of how to satisfy global wood demand at the least cost to biodiversity and the climate.

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. Check out the picnic directory to see what organizations will be at the picnic!

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 2nd at the same time and place.

If you would like to help out at the picnic, volunteers register on GivePulse!

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!

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
Master of Community Planning
Office of International Programs
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
Master of Community Planning
Office of International Programs
The Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Arts
Tiger Dining
Transportation Services
Waste Reduction and Recycling Department

Campus Litter Cleanup
2026-09-04 09:00 - 11:00
Come out early to beat the heat and help us cleanup litter along Hemlock Drive on Friday, September 4 from 9:00-11:00 AM. Park or take Tiger Transit to the West Campus Fieldhouse at: 910 W Thach Ave, Auburn, AL 36832
Gain service hours and points for the War Eagle Recycling Competition. Each volunteer earns 2 points for their on-campus hall for the War Eagle Recycling Challenge. There is a maximum of 8 points available per residence hall. You do NOT have to participate in the War Eagle Recycling Challenge in order to volunteer.
Campus litter cleanup is sponsored by AU Risk Management and Safety and AU Waste Reduction and Recycling.
Volunteer Information:

Wear closed-toe shoes
Bring a reusable water bottle
All gloves, trash bags, litter pickers, and other equipment will be provided

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.
