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Student Sustainability Essay Award

Photo courtesy of Becki Retzlaff The Academic Sustainability Program and the Writing Center are sponsoring a sustainability essay award. The award recognizes an essay that reflects on the holistic nature of sustainability and analyzes the relationship between self and the physical environment. Winners will receive an award, a gift card…
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January 24, 2023
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Sustainability in the Core Curriculum

by Becki Retzlaff Photo credit: Becki Retzlaff An important part of getting an undergraduate education is the core curriculum. The core curriculum helps Auburn maintain its accreditation, makes sure that students have basic knowledge of a variety of subjects, draws different parts of their education together, and provides a well-rounded…
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October 31, 2022
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Stay in touch with the Academic Sustainability Program

By Sarah Hamilton. The Academic Sustainability Program has had a busy year. We’ve added dozens of courses to the redesigned minor in Sustainability Studies, toward which a record-shattering 128 students are currently working. Students in the Capstone course this spring produced outstanding student work that drew on their expertise in…
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April 29, 2021
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Remembering Our Friend & Colleague Nanette Chadwick

Dr. Nanette Chadwick in her lab On Sunday, March 8, 2020, the Office of Sustainability, Auburn University, and the sustainability movement lost a passionate and dedicated friend, educator, and advocate. Dr. Nanette Chadwick, Associate Professor in the College of Science and Mathematics and Director of Academic Sustainability Programs, died as…
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April 30, 2020
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Campus Changemaker: Ana Plana

Post Contributed by Taylor Kraabel, Office of Sustainability Employee Engagement Coordinator Ana Plana is thrilled to be a member of the Auburn community after relocating from Miami. In between her lectures, Ana is currently helping the College of Human Sciences create their Culinary Science program. With thirteen years of teaching…
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February 25, 2020
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New AU Course on Personal Resilience & Sustainability

"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" ~Mary Oliver, A Summer's Day Academic Sustainability Programs is offering this semester a new 1-credit course, SUST 4900 Personal Resilience and Sustainability. This course arose out of an understanding among our sustainability instructors that…
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December 19, 2019
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Spring Course Offerings in Sustainability

A wide variety of courses related to sustainability will be offered on campus during the Spring 2020 semester. Twenty courses which span 8 colleges on campus will be offered as part of the Minor in Sustainability Studies. Many of these courses also can be used toward core curriculum requirements, majors,…
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September 30, 2019
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Campus Changemaker: Dr. Nanette Chadwick

Contributed by Taylor Kraabel, Office of Sustainability Intern Dr. Nanette Chadwick wears many hats at Auburn University. As the Director of Academic Sustainability Programs (ASP), she has been an integral part of Auburn sustainability for the past eight years. In addition to this role, Chadwick has also spent 30 years…
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April 12, 2019
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Welcome AU’s First-Ever, Full-Time Sustainability Instructor

Contributed by Dr. Nanette Chadwick, Director of Academic Sustainability Programs Academic Sustainability Programs is delighted to announce the hiring of our first-ever full-time instructor for core courses in AU's sustainability program. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Miriam Wyman, who will teach all sections of SUST 2000 Introduction to Sustainability…
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April 12, 2019