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Campus Changemaker: Kimberly Mulligan-Guy

by Camille Colter, Office of Sustainability Photo courtesy of Kimberly Mulligan-Guy Let’s talk about diversity, equity, and inclusion. Wait, scratch that. Inclusion, equity, THEN diversity. Formally, Dr. Kimberly Mulligan-Guy is the Assistant Dean for Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity (IED) in the College of Science and Mathematics (COSAM). Informally, she is…

ContributorJanuary 31, 2023

SDG13 SDG4 STARS Updates

Academics Assessment: Auburn University’s Stars Report

by Randy Martin, Office of Sustainability Thousands of students attend universities and colleges for primarily one purpose, academics. Academics serve as the backbone of an institution. There are many things that people do and participate in tangentially to classes, but at the root, the university experience is in the classroom.…

ContributorOctober 31, 2022

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Campus Engagement ASSESSMENT: AUBURN UNIVERSITY’S STARS REPORT

by Randy Martin, Office of Sustainability Auburn’s vision and mission statement declares, “Auburn University is dedicated to improving the lives of the people of Alabama, the nation, and the world through forward-thinking education...”. We can’t have a forward-thinking education without teaching sustainability. Sustainability is already permeating every facet of our lives.…

ContributorSeptember 30, 2022

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Transportation Assessment: Auburn University’s STARS Report

by Randy Martin, Office of Sustainability If you have seen the dark smoke billow out of the exhaust of a tractor-trailer or have had your windows down behind an older vehicle that coughs its way forward, you’ve seen firsthand the pollution that a single vehicle can produce. Now imagine all of…

ContributorSeptember 8, 2022

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Auburn’s Leadership in Sustainability in Academics: Evidence from the STARS Rating System

By Becki Retzlaff. Many students choose to study at Auburn because it is a big school that can provide many different opportunities for a wide variety of interests. As the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (STARS) attests, one of those opportunities for students is to learn about sustainability from…

ContributorAugust 9, 2022

Announcements STARS

Auburn University Receives STARS Silver Rating

Originally published by The Newsroom at Auburn University on April 22nd, 2022 On Earth Day 2022, Auburn University is celebrating the achievement of receiving a STARS1 Silver Rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, or AASHE. Auburn earned a…

Mike KenslerApril 28, 2022

Updates

2020 Executive Summary of Sustainability at Auburn University

We invite you to view our 2020 Executive Summary of Sustainability at Auburn University. The 2020 Executive Summary gives a sense of the history of sustainability at Auburn University. While no means comprehensive, it shows our steady progress in integrating sustainability into our operations, outreach, administration, teaching, and research. The…

adminApril 20, 2021

Guest Posts STARS Updates

Shooting for Gold STARS

Post contributed by Shelby Hall, Office of Sustainability Intern This spring, Auburn will begin reassessing the campus to renew its Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, & Rating System (STARS) rating. STARS is a self-reporting assessment used by universities and colleges to measure sustainability progress on campus. The program was developed by The Association…

adminJanuary 9, 2018

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Sustainability Research Almost Doubles in 3 Years

Post contributed by Dr. Nanette Chadwick, Director of Academic Sustainability Programs, Office of the Provost. School of Fisheries conducts research on aquaculture. Every 3 years, Academic Sustainability Programs creates an inventory of all sustainability-related teaching and research on campus, as part of a national assessment program. Together with the Office…

adminNovember 23, 2015

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Updates Requested: Campus-Wide Faculty Directory of Sustainability-Related Research & Courses

Post contributed by Dr. Nanette Chadwick, Director of Academic Sustainability Programs, Office of the Provost Dr. Sweta Byahut gives a sustainability-related tour to students near M. Miller-Gorrie Center Auburn faculty, YOU TOO can join our campus-wide directory of faculty who conduct sustainability-related research, and/or our directory of courses that you…

adminAugust 28, 2015