Scottsdale Community College Goes Green!
~ SCC Recyclers Pitch in to help Mother Earth ~
Scottsdale, AZ (October 16, 2007) ? Scottsdale Community College today announced the formation of its newest student club ? The SCC Environmental club. The new club was established to coordinate a year round campus-wide program to recycle paper, plastic and aluminum.
Students in the club will promote awareness around campus, organize fundraisers, participate in community service projects, hold membership drives, and education fellow students through in-classroom presentations. The club will also collaborate with the faculty and staff recycling committee on new initiatives and quarterly recycling events.
?Not only will this club help to take care of our environment,? said Thomas Williams, the club?s coordinator,? it will also create a stronger sense of community between students, faculty and staff by making this campus a cleaner place to study, work and teach.?
As part of the college?s daily efforts at recycling, SCC has placed recycling containers at strategic points around campus with labels featuring ?Green Artie? -- the SCC campus mascot who has also gone green. A map of bin locations can be found at www.scottsdalecc.edu/green and will identify the location of each recycling bin on campus.
SCC has partnered with Abitibi Consolidated--one of the largest recyclers of newspapers and magazines in North America.
The student environmental club, in coordination with the faculty and staff recycling committee, will host campus events quarterly that focus attention on a variety of specific topics related to the environment. The first event was held on August 29th, and focused on the benefits of reusable water bottles versus disposable water bottles.
The next event is scheduled for December 4 and will be called ?Get Rid of Your Baggage,? and will focus on discontinuing the use of disposable plastic bags in favor of reusable bags.
The December 4 event will feature a variety of faculty, staff and guests who will be available at tables to share their knowledge of environmental topics, specifically recycling.
Additional event topics in the coming quarters may include solar energy, global warming, building a green lifestyle, preserving your natural habitat, and more. To stay connected to ?green? news and helpful web links, and to learn about upcoming SCC Environmental club events, visit www.scottsdalecc.edu/green.
The SCC Green webpage will provide web visitors with an environmental resource center that will provide:
Green resources
Links to helpful sites and local green vendors
Easy steps to becoming and staying green
Ways to build a green community
Ways to build a green lifestyle
Tips to reduce your carbon footprint
Green shopping resources
Green activities around the Valley
Articles about recycling
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About Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale Community College offers over 1,500 academic and non-credit classes each semester. Located on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, the campus is known for its serene atmosphere and beautiful plant and wildlife. With nearly 12,000 students, Scottsdale Community College is proud to offer high-quality, affordable programs in small class settings. From Motion Picture/Television Production and Culinary Arts to Nursing and American Indian Studies, students have a wide variety of programs from which to earn credits for university transfer, launch their careers, train for new ones, or pursue a special interest. The SCC Business Institute offers customized programs to meet the needs of local business. Scottsdale Community College is one of the ten Maricopa Community Colleges.
To learn more about the December 4 recycling event, visit www.scottsdalecc.edu/green. To learn about the many academic programs at Scottsdale Community College, call us at (480) 423-6000 or visit our website at www.scottsdalecc.edu.
Media contact:
Denise Kronsteiner
(480) 423-6567
denise.kronsteiner@sccmail.maricopa.edu
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