The American College of Greece
AC-5: Immersive Experience

“Together for Sustainability” “Together for Sustainability” is an organization which involves ACG undergraduate and graduate students and works to promote the vision of ACG to become a sustainable campus and a sustainable learning community. “Together for Sustainability” offers the members of the ACG community the opportunity to engage in environmental activities that help promote sustainability, a vision that would enhance the community by integrating environmental, cultural, social, economic aspects. In providing such opportunities, the organization seeks to uphold the College mission of empowering its members to develop as critical and creative thinkers and as socially and environmentally responsible individuals that appreciate the value of team work and solidarity in a complex interconnected world.

The goals of the organization “Together for Sustainability” activities include: - Supporting the integration of sustainability into the ACG community life, operations and educational praxis - Promoting awareness around sustainability issues - Educating for a sustainable lifestyle through experiential learning - Preparing sustainability leaders through service to the ACG and the wider community around environmental issues - Engaging the members of the ACG community in team-work opportunities - Collaborating with the Environmental Studies Society and other ACG entities that share common interests - Creating an inclusive community of students that is appreciative of diversity - Engaging students in leadership opportunities - Cultivating and maintaining reciprocal partnerships within the greater community - Supporting the integration of service into student life at DEREE and PIERCE - Advocating the value of experiential education through service - Fostering an ethic of lifelong service