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Welcome to the Sustainability Picnic Tabling Directory

Each fall, the Office of Sustainability hosts the Sustainability Picnic to celebrate and connect the Auburn University community around sustainability. Held in the Arboretum on the second Wednesday of the semester, this event brings together a vibrant mix of university units, academic programs, and student organizations committed to building a more sustainable campus and world.

This page features the names and contact information of all the groups tabling at this year’s event. Whether you’re a new student exploring opportunities or a returning member of our sustainability network, we invite you to discover the many ways you can get involved.

Student Groups

Alpha Phi Omega – Delta Chapter

Alpha Phi Omega – Delta Chapter

Since 1976, Alpha Phi Omega has been a co-ed fraternity focused on recruiting college men and women with an earnest desire to render service to others. Here at Auburn, you have the unique opportunity to join the oldest continually active chapter of the service fraternity: Delta Chapter, est. 1927.

American Fisheries Society

American Fisheries Society

To promote and improve the conservation and sustainability of fishery resources and aquatic ecosystems by advancing fisheries and aquatic sciences, as well as to promote the development of fisheries professionals.

Best Buddies

Best Buddies

Aims to foster relationships between college students and individuals ages 19 and older in Auburn and the surrounding community with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Crop, Soil, and Environmental Science Club

Crop, Soil, and Environmental Science Club

Educate about opportunities and careers in Agronomy, Environmental Sciences, and Crop Sciences.

Engineers Without Borders

Engineers Without Borders

Work with communities in developing countries to promote sustainable solutions to practical problems.

For the Bees

For the Bees

Raise awareness and funds in response to the bee crisis and support local beekeepers in Auburn.

Marine Biology Club

Marine Biology Club

Bring people together who have a common love for our world’s oceans. Meetings and field trips help expose members to a variety of topics and career paths in the marine biology field.

Outdoor Adventure Club

Outdoor Adventure Club

Meet girls and guys from all different majors, states, and grade-levels while having fun exploring all the beauty and excitement the world has to offer as you create memories that will last a lifetime!

Permaculture Tigers Students Association

Permaculture Tigers Students Association

Bring together like-minded individuals who want to bring the permaculture movement to Auburn University.

SAGA: Sexuality and Gender Alliance

SAGA: Sexuality and Gender Alliance

Promote mutually supportive relationships among all students in the interest of advancing campus and community diversity

Society for Conservation Biology at Auburn University

Society for Conservation Biology at Auburn University

Promote the scientific study of the phenomena that affect the maintenance, loss, and restoration of biological diversity.

Student Government Association

Student Government Association

To serve all students by gathering feedback, enacting change, and fostering genuine connections.

Student Planning Association

Student Planning Association

SPA stimulates student interest in community planning and sustainability through guest lectures.

The Sustainable Tigers Club at Auburn University

Sustainable Biomaterials & Packaging Society

Promotes the Sustainable Biomaterials and Packaging Major to all students and faculty at Auburn.

The Sustainable Tigers Club at Auburn University

The Sustainable Tigers Club at Auburn University

Unites students to promote sustainability and inspire action for a better campus and community.

Thrift Club at Auburn University

Thrift Club at Auburn University

Promote clothing sustainability through repurposing materials, teaching conscious consumerism, and donating to charities.

Universities Fighting World Hunger

Universities Fighting World Hunger

Fighting hunger both locally and globally through awareness raising initiatives, fundraising initiatives, and service initiatives.

Water and Environmental Student Association at Auburn University

Water and Environmental Student Association at Auburn University

A not-for-profit technical and educational organization leverage knowledge to support clean and safe water worldwide.

University Departments, Offices, & Programs

Academic Sustainability Programs

Academic Sustainability Programs

The interdisciplinary minor in sustainability studies offers students the opportunity to gain wide-ranging expertise and hands-on experience with the most crucial issues in contemporary society.

Auburn Outdoors

Auburn Outdoors

Auburn Outdoors is a community dedicated to people first, adventure always with a focus on finding ways to connect to the outdoor resources that call Auburn home.

Bee Center

Bee Center

Our mission is to understand and promote bees through research, instruction, and outreach.

College of Forestry, Wildlife, & Environment

College of Forestry, Wildlife, & Environment

Prepares students of all ages and backgrounds to become leaders in the sustainable management, utilization, and stewardship of natural resources.

Common Book

Common Book

Each Fall, the Auburn Family reads our common book and participates in activities to share new perspectives, discuss important themes, and learn from one another.

Donald E. Davis Arboretum

Donald E. Davis Arboretum

The Donald E. Davis Arboretum at Auburn University showcases a living collection of native plants from the Southeastern U.S. and is situated on 14 acres of the university’s main campus.

Food U

Food U

Food U encompasses a network of partnerships across Auburn’s campus to benefit students and work towards a brighter future for food sustainability, production, and service.

Department of Geosciences

Department of Geosciences

A department in the College of Science and Mathematics that explores dynamic issues of Earth, environment, and society.

Student Involvement

Student Involvement

Provides experiential learning opportunities that engage, educate, and empower students and achieves their mission through programs, services, and events.

Kreher Preserve & Nature Center

Kreher Preserve & Nature Center

The Kreher Preserve & Nature Center offers outdoor recreation, nature education, and many ways to just relax and enjoy the wilderness.

Lambert-Powell Meats Lab

Lambert-Powell Meats Lab

A state-of-the-art teaching, research and extension facility supporting a variety of activities in the Department of Animal Sciences.

Master of Community Planning

Master of Community Planning

A master’s degree program focused on the use of land, protection of the environment, public welfare, the design of public spaces and infrastructure, and the economy.

Minor in Tropical Conservation & Sustainable Development

Minor in Tropical Conservation & Sustainable Development

In this minor, students will learn about tropical environmental conservation, sustainable agricultural production, and sustainable development in Costa Rica.

Museum of Natural History

Museum of Natural History

The Mission of the Auburn University Museum of Natural History is to document, understand, and preserve biodiversity in order to educate people of all ages about our planet’s rich natural history.

Office of Sustainability

Office of Sustainability

The Office of Sustainability exists to create an ethic, culture, & practice of sustainability at Auburn in service to improving lives, communities, and natural systems in Alabama and beyond.

Recreation & Wellness

Recreation & Wellness

Recreation and Wellness provides fitness, wellness, sports, and outdoor recreation opportunities for Auburn University students,
faculty, and staff.

Sustainability in Action: Fiji

Sustainability in Action: Fiji

Spend a month during the summer exploring sustainability, tourism, culture, and ecological preservation methods in Fiji.

AU-NCKU Taiwan Center of Chinese Language & Culture

Taiwan Center

A collaborative project between Auburn University and National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan to provide students, faculty, staff and the Auburn-Opelika community with opportunities for cultural experiences and language learning.

Tiger Dining

Tiger Dining

The Campus Dining team is passionate about connecting students, parents, faculty and staff with the resources they need on campus and works tirelessly to ensure everyone in the Auburn Family has a seat at the table.

Waste Reduction & Recycling Department

Waste Reduction & Recycling Department

The Waste Reduction and Recycling Department manages waste contracts on campus and works with faculty, staff, and students to provide recycling services to the campus community.

Water Resources Center

Water Resources Center

The Auburn University Water Resources Center serves academics, citizens, and agencies working in water resources.

Community Groups

Citizens Climate Lobby

Citizens Climate Lobby

We work within our community and our local members of Congress towards enacting a big, national solution to climate change.

Chewacla Invasive Plant Working Group

Chewacla Invasive Plant Working Group

A collection of volunteers seeking to improve and protect the ecological health of our local state park by reducing the incursion of non-native invasive plants.

League of Women Voters of East Alabama

League of Women Voters of East Alabama

A grassroots, nonpartisan, political organization that has fought since 1920 to improve our systems of government and impact public policies through citizen education and advocacy.