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The Sustainability Compass shows Nature in green, Economy in blue, Society in yellow, and Wellbeing in red as the four directions of the compass.

University Writing and the Academic Sustainability Program seek submissions for the Outstanding Sustainability Essay Award. This award recognizes exceptional student writing in prose with a focus on sustainability.

The essay prompts reflect themes in Auburn’s Common Book for 2024, The Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin. As you reflect, use the Sustainability Compass to orient your writing toward the interrelations of nature, society, economy, and wellbeing.

Please read the full call for submissions and submit your essay by Oct. 1. Winners will be honored at a keynote address by Eileen Garvin.