The Office of Student Involvement and the Student Center invite you to join us in a week of eco-friendly activities, February 27 through Saturday, March 3.

Together, we will promote sustainability projects and initiatives and encourage the entire GGC community  to help preserve our environment:

RecycleMania, Feb. 5- March 31 campus-wide

This 8-week voluntary collegiate recycling competition is designed to increase recycling efforts and reduce waste. GGC participated for the first time last year and beat UGA in both the “Per Capita” and the “Grand Champion” categories.

Place recyclables in the green bins and trash in trash cans on campus. For more information, contact Dr. Amy H. Erickson.


Weigh the Waste

Throughout the week, Sodexo will weigh the amount of food that is thrown away in the Student Center Dining Hall. At the end of the week, that amount will be announced. For more information, call 678.407.5582 or log onto http://getinvolved.ggc.edu/.

"Economics of Recycling”  Feb. 28, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. (LVIS)

Stephanie Baker, a representative of KW Plastics, will lead the discussion. KW Plastics is an international leader in post-consumer and post-industrial plastics recycling. We will also have a representative from Georgia Recycling to talk about how recycling benefits our community. For more information, call 678.407.5582 or log on to http://getinvolved.ggc.edu/.

Recycling Carnival, Feb. 29, 11:00 a.m.– 1:00 p.m. (Library Lawn)
Come to GGC’s Recycling Carnival for games, art, information, and prizes. Play recycling bucketball, recycling bowling, recycling ring toss, recycling hockey, recycling speed sorting, or bring the most recyclables to win t-shirts, Frisbees, water bottles and more. For more information: Dr. Amy H. Erickson

"Ecological Footprints" a discussion with Dr. James Russell, Mar. 1, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. (C-1100) 

Join GGC’s own Dr. James Russell for an enlightening talk about ecological footprints.  For more information, please contact Dr. Amy H. Erickson

“An Inconvenient Truth,” Mar. 3, 3:00-5:00 p.m., (Student Center Private Diningroom)  

Come see this documentary on global warming, a recognized problem worldwide. For more information, call 678.407.5582 or log on to http://getinvolved.ggc.edu/.

Recycling Day, Mar. 3, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (D-Parking Lot) 

Drop off your old computers, laptops, copiers, ink cartridges, appliances, televisions, and non-ferrous metals.  Sponsored by the GGC Chapter of the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) all proceeds from the sale of recyclables will be used to support students’ travel to a national conference/competition. For more information, contact Dr. Lissa Pollacia