Transcript Deree College Environmental Club

June 1, 2011
Deree College Environmental Club:
Mission
 The Environmental Club´s mission is
 to promote awareness of environmental issues within
the Deree College 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 College as a Green Campus.
Deree College Environmental Club:
Club 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
College Community
Deree College Environmental Club:
Club Activities
 The goals of the club are achieved through a variety
of activities (cont.):
 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
 Proposals to improve the environmental performance
of Deree College.
Environmental Club 2010-2011
 Participation in Fall 2010 Orientation Days
 September 7 and 8, 2010 - college-wide event
Lecture on Energy Efficiency and Climate
Change
 “Energy Efficiency and Climate Solutions: a U.S.
Perspective”: Lecture by Dr. W. Michael
Hanemann, Chancellor’s Professor at the University
of California – Berkeley,
 October 4, 2010, upper level library
 attended by over 100 people
 in collaboration with the Public Affairs Section of the
U.S. Embassy in Athens
 http://are.berkeley.edu/~hanemann/
Lecture on Energy Efficiency and Climate
Change
Lecture on Energy Efficiency and Climate
Change
Screening of Documentary
 “Food, Inc”: Screening of the documentary on
industrialized food production
 December 1, 2010, Arts Center Auditorium
 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1286537/
Activities Fair
 Participation in Student Activities fair for
Tsiknopempti with posters and brochures
 February 24, 2011 - college-wide event
OU Validation Event for Environmental
Studies Program
 Participation of environmental club members in the
OU validation event for the Environmental Studies
program,
 March 15, 2011
 In its validation report, the OU panel commended:
 “the engaged and articulate nature of the students”
 “the existence, ethos and work of the Environmental
Club”
Event “Relief for Japan”
 Participation in the event :”Relief for Japan” with a
ppt presentation on the environmental impact of the
tsunami and nuclear disaster in Japan
 March 29, 2011
 Event organized by
student organizations
Lecture on Climate Change and
Public/Private Partnerships
 “Tackling Climate Change Through Successful
Public/Private Partnerships”: Lecture by Mr. Paul
Polizzotto, founder and Chief Executive Officer of
EcoMedia
 April 6, 2011, 7th level auditorium
 attended by 35 people
 in collaboration with the Public Affairs Section of the
U.S. Embassy in Athens
Lecture on Climate Change and
Public/Private Partnerships
Lecture on Climate
Change and
Public/Private
Partnerships
Lecture on Climate Change and
Public/Private Partnerships
Tree Planting
 Participation in Mayfest 2011 with a tree planting at
Deree
 May 24, 2011
Tree Planting
Tree Planting
Environmental Club 2010-2011
Active Club Members
 Students who participated in the life of the club in
2010-11:
 Melanie Alexea (President until winter 2011)
 Fay Alevizou (Vice president until winter 2011 and president for
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the rest of the academic year)
Tasos Stavrinos
Katerina Sakarikou
Alex Manners
Panagiotis Plevritis
Dimitris Chaintinis
Marouso Triantafillou
George Tsopanakis
Contact Information
 Governing Body for next academic year (2011-12)
 Anastasios Stavrinos (President)
 Dimitris Chaintinis (Vice President)
 Fay Alevizou (Treasurer)
 Club Advisor:
 Dr. Anastasia Misseyanni
 Contact us at: [email protected]
 Or pass by the science lab (room 611) to learn more
about the club!