SCC Sustainability Resources

SUSTAINABILITY AT SCC

About

Scottsdale Community College – Sustainability

MISSION:

The Sustainability Council at Scottsdale Community College explores and encourages sustainable operations including; reducing, reusing and recycling consumable materials, utilizing alternative energy sources, and incorporating green technologies in construction. The committee promotes learning opportunities, policies and practices that address environmental and social responsibility and lead to a more sustainable future.

VISION:

To serve as a model of sustainability in a desert environment. To act as a resource for the campus and the surrounding community. To foster ecological literacy and stewardship amongst students, employees and administrators. To become a certified “green” campus utilizing eco-friendly operations, energy sources, and construction. To offer courses and training programs for green-collar jobs and environment related careers.

Who are we?

We are a group of motivated students, faculty & staff striving to make SCC a greener campus. Our goal is to expand our current recycling system at SCC, and to work on other related issues, like the reduction of energy consumption, water usage and working to establish courses with a relevance to sustainability. We are trying to accomplish those goals by actively engaging people in our projects.

We want to do our part to help save the planet, and we would like you to join us. 

How are we doing it?

We are:

  • Placing recycling bins accross campus and in every classroom.
  • Working with local recycling companies to constantly grow our recycling program.
  • Organizing “Green” on-campus public events.
  • Developing this online resource center that will provide:
        
        - Green resources for Employees and the greater community    - 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 help you reduce your carbon footprint    - Green shopping resources    - Green activities around the Valley    - Articles about recycling and green living    - Green FAQs

“Everything on earth is being continuously transformed, because the earth is alive…and it has a soul. We are part of that soul, so we rarely recognize that it is working for us.”

Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

Suggestions, Ideas, Comments? Please click here and let us know what you think about SCC’s Green Initiative and what you would like to see happening in the future.

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What are other Maricopa County Community Colleges doing to improve on sustainability? 

Questions? Please contact us @:

green@scottsdalecc.edu