April 2018 - Office of Sustainability

Director's Corner Updates

Director’s Corner: Education and Action: In, About, and FOR Sustainability

In graduate school at the School of Natural Resources and Environment (now the School for Environment and Sustainability) at the University of Michigan, I had the privilege of learning environmental education concepts from one of the truly great environmental educators, Dr. Bill Stapp. One of our class exercises was to…

Mike KenslerApril 4, 2018

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Growing Opportunities at the Dudley Rain Garden

Post contributed by Kenzley Defler, Office of Sustainability Intern In the spring of 2013, Professor Charlene LeBleu worked with students from the Landscape Architecture and Building Science programs to design and implement a rain garden outside of Dudley Hall, a project funded by AU Facilities Management and a grant from…

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Guest Posts Updates

An ‘A’ for Alabama Kids Means Moms are Getting Active

Community and Civic Engagement, Post contributed by Jill Medina Elizalde, Mothers Out Front In 2016, shortly before the election, my family and I moved here from Amherst, MA. I am a mother of a five-year-old, and there are many issues that concern me in today’s world but the one that stands…

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Rethinking Activism

Post contributed by Cindy Lowry, Executive Director, Alabama Rivers Alliance When I was 12 years old, I campaigned door to door for my father who was running for Oneonta City Council. This was one of those experiences as a child that made a lasting impression on me, partly because I…

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Sustainability in Action Updates

Campus Changemaker: Priscella Goodson

Post contributed by Hallie Nelson, Office of Sustainability Intern Priscella Goodson Priscella Goodson began working at Auburn University in 2011 as an Administrative Associate for the Physics Department. Prissy now works in the Aerospace Engineering Department as an Administrative Associate, a position she has held since 2014. Before coming to…

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Guest Posts SDG12 Updates

My Experience in the Waste Reduction and Recycling Department

Post contributed by Gabriel Harrison, Student Employee, Waste Reduction and Recycling Department When I first started at Auburn University, my focus was on going to class, studying and socializing. I didn’t spend much time thinking about recycling. We didn’t have a recycling program at my house when I was growing…

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Guest Posts Updates

Don’t Just Vote, Volunteer

Post contributed by Bridgett A. King, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Sciences During every election year, citizens are encouraged to participate by casting a ballot and voting. In addition to exercising their right to vote, citizens can also participate politically by serving as poll workers. According to the Election…

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Guest Posts Updates

Get Ready, Get Set, Vote!

Post contributed by David Newton, Faculty of AU Pharmacy (retired), OLLI at AU Volunteer, Environmentalist, Charter Member (48 years and counting) of Common Cause*, and Voter This year you (citizens) have the opportunity and responsibility to participate in the hiring of many fellow citizens to do the public’s business, i.e., operate…

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Are You Registered to Vote?

Post contributed by Cory Unruh, Co-President, League of Women Voters of East Alabama One of the many things LWVEA does is help people register to vote. “Are you registered to vote?” Says a smiling lady holding a clipboard and standing outside the grocery store, or the community center, or at…

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Guest Posts Updates

Largest Selection of Sustainability Courses to Date

Post contributed by Nanette Chadwick, Director of Academic Sustainability Programs For fall semester, Academic Sustainability Programs is offering the largest-ever selection of approved sustainability courses at Auburn. Several new courses have been added this year, including selections related to community planning, food systems, and biosystems engineering. The total number of…

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Director’s Corner: Education and Action: In, About, and FOR Sustainability

Growing Opportunities at the Dudley Rain Garden

An ‘A’ for Alabama Kids Means Moms are Getting Active

Rethinking Activism

Campus Changemaker: Priscella Goodson

My Experience in the Waste Reduction and Recycling Department

Don’t Just Vote, Volunteer

Get Ready, Get Set, Vote!

Are You Registered to Vote?

Largest Selection of Sustainability Courses to Date

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