Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 81.87
Liaison Rania Assariotaki
Submission Date Feb. 21, 2023

STARS v2.2

The American College of Greece
AC-7: Incentives for Developing Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Ourania Assariotaki
Sustainability Manager
Office of Public Affairs
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Does the institution have an ongoing program that offers incentives for academic staff in multiple disciplines or departments to develop new sustainability courses and/or incorporate sustainability into existing courses? :
Yes

A brief description of the incentive program(s):
Based on the institution's mission statement to to add distinctive and sustainable value to our students, Greece, american education, Hellenic heritage, and the global community through transformative teaching, scholarship and service, on its core values based on which The American College of Greece is dedicated to integrating creatively: • american education best practices (e.g. liberal arts; holistic student development for global citizenship; sustainability; economic and social impact) and with the Liberal Arts education sustainability-focused Learning outcomes infused in all programs new sustainability courses and programs are introduced by ACG's academic staff.
Through the Liberal Education program and learning outcomes, ACG commits to
Below you can find programs introduced:
Biomedical Sciences major
Environmental Management Minor
Courses on sustainable investment and finance have been submitted for review by the set committee, by academic staff in collaboration with the Center of Excellence for Sustainability (whose mission is to promote sustainability education and research on campus
https://www.acg.edu/about-acg/sustainability-at-acg/center-of-excellence-for-sustainability/) following the trends and developments including the EU directives on ESG reporting

A brief description of the incentives that academic staff who participate in the program(s) receive:
The enhancement of the curriculum is considered in faculty annual evaluation and are considered in future development. Faculty are encouraged to participate in certain workshops and collaborate with the Center of Excellence for Sustainability, whose mission is to promote sustainability education and research on campus
https://www.acg.edu/about-acg/sustainability-at-acg/center-of-excellence-for-sustainability/

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