THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB

Our Mission

The Environmental Club´s mission is:

• to promote awareness of environmental issues in the DEREE community
• to encourage student participation in activities concerning pressing matters such as recycling, climate change, pollution, wise use of resources and the use of renewable energy sources
• to help students appreciate the value of natural ecosystems
• to support and further the development of establishing DEREE as a green campus.

Our activities

The goals of the club are achieved through a variety of activities:

• Lectures by scientific experts and other distinguished speakers to inform students on environmental issues
• Slide presentations on wildlife and natural ecosystems to encourage students to appreciate nature
• Documentary screenings
• Participation in exhibitions and in campaigns to raise environmental awareness, organized within the DEREE Community
• Participation in College life and cooperation with other students, faculty and administration
• Field trips to places of ecological interest 
• Visits to research centers, exhibitions, museums
• Presently, the environmental club works in close cooperation with the newly established Green Campus Committee, a committee that aims to promote environmental sustainability and stewardship at the American College of Greece. One of the two student representatives of this Committee is a member of the environmental club.

Contact Us

If you wish to join the Environmental Club or participate in our activities, you can e-mail us at amisseyanni@acg.edu, dc.envclub@acg.edu, or pass by the Science lab (room 611).

Club Advisor: Dr. Anastasia Misseyanni

                        Email: amisseyanni@acg.edu
                        Tel.: 210 6009800 ext. 1387
                        Office: Science Lab (room 611)

Recent Club Events and Activities

• Environmental Club 2010-2011 Presentation
• Participation in May Fest 2010 with a workshop on “Up-cycling”.
• Organization of a campaign on Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling with preparation of pamphlets and preparation and conduction of a student survey. The campaign was organized within the framework of a Green Campus Committee project. The material prepared was posted on the “Know the Facts” board and distributed during “Wellness Experience 2010” and “May Fest 2010”.
• Representation of the club in the Green Campus Committee that aims at promoting environmental sustainability at ACG (since fall 2009)
• Proposal and initiation of recycling of plastic and other recyclable waste at the Deree College dining area, fall 2009.
• “Home”: Screening of the magnificent documentary on planet Earth, October 2009
• “Flow” (For Love of Water): Screening of the award-winning documentary on the World Water Crisis, May Fest 2009
• Participation in Founders’ Day 2009” with screening of a video/documentary that the club prepared on the efforts of ACG to become an environmentally sustainable educational institution. Title of the video: “The American College of Greece: Green Steps”, April 2009
• “The 11th Hour”: Screening of the famous documentary on climate change, December 2008
• Tree Plantings a) on campus, organized by the club and b) at Kalivia, organized by SKAI, November 2008
• Participation in “Wellness Experience 2009” with brochures, posters and screening of the documentary “Planet Earth”, April 2009
• Proposals for a) re-establishing a Green Campus Committee and b) expanding the recycling program of Deree to include recycling of plastics, glass and metals and starting a recycling campaign, October 2008.
• Participation in “Wellness Experience 2008” with brochures, posters and screening of the documentary “Planet Earth”, May 2008
• “Dolphins in the Greek Seas”: Speech and Slide show by Dr. Zafiropoulos, Deree Professor, May 2008
• “Global Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol: How Economists Might Save the Planet”: Speech by Dr. Katsaitis, Deree Professor, April 2008
• Visit to an Exhibition on Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy, April 2008
• “An Inconvenient Truth” : Screening of the award winning documentary; introduction and discussion led by Dr. Messinas from Ecoweek, November 2007
• Field trip to Mount Dirfi, November 2007
• “Forest Fires: Prevention, Protection and Aftermath” (1st Part, APC Campus): Speech by Mr. Liarikos, WWF Hellas, November 2007
• “Forest Fires: Prevention, Protection and Aftermath” (2nd Part, DTC Campus): Speech by Dr. Karetsos, Researcher, November 2007