Post contributed by Emily Hedrick, Office of Sustainability Intern The herb garden nestled in beside the Hotel's pool. The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center is known for its partnership with the university, outstanding southern hospitality, and forward-thinking processes for a successful business. Last fall, Conference Sales Manager…
adminAugust 31, 2016
Matt on one of his many scuba diving adventures. Born in Florida and having ten years of scuba diving experience, it’s no wonder Matthew Preisser developed a love for the outdoors. His firsthand knowledge of the polluted water and dying wildlife in our oceans also began an interest in sustainability;…
adminAugust 31, 2016
Post contributed by Hallie Nelson, Office of Sustainability Intern This year’s Sustainability Picnic can be summed up pretty well by our Quote of the Week by Arthur Clarke, “All human plans subject to ruthless revision by Nature, or Fate, or whatever one preferred to call the powers behind the Universe.”…
adminAugust 30, 2016
2015-16 Interns: Rebecca Oliver, Kristin Dobbs, Hallie Nelson (Front Row L to R); Taylor Craft, Kyle Kimel, Matthew Preisser (Back Row, L to R). The Auburn University Office of Sustainability is offering unpaid student internship opportunities for the 2016-17 school year beginning with the Fall semester in August. Students interested…
adminFebruary 29, 2016
“When we try to pick out anything by itself we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.” -John Muir American culture celebrates the rugged individualist; the self-made man (or woman); pulling one’s self up by the bootstraps; self-reliance; independence; going it alone. Certainly there is much to…
Mike KenslerOctober 29, 2015
“There is no passion to be found playing small, in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” Nelson Mandela “Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” …
Mike KenslerAugust 7, 2015
Rachael Gamlin Everywhere on Auburn’s campus, you can find students who are passionate about a wide variety of causes, and senior Rachael Gamlin is no exception. Growing up in Birmingham, she didn’t have much experience with Auburn until a college visit led her to fall in love with the university…
adminAugust 6, 2015