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Green Initiative at MVC

The Moreno Valley College "Green Initiative" is part of a District-wide effort aimed at establishing environmentally sensitive and sustainable practices across all aspects of our institution. Co-chaired by Drs. Wolde-Ab Isaac and Fabian Biancardi, the initiative foresees broad student, faculty, staff, administrative and community support and participation. With a long-range goal of making our college an example of environmental responsibility, the ideas for a division of labor below are the starting points to get us moving on this very worthwhile endeavor.

Also, see Events about the Green Initiative

PRINT CARTRIDGE RECYCLING:
ECCO club has placed a small container for print cartridges in Humanities 114 (outside the Dean of Instruction's office.) We will be picking these up regularly for recycling!

Five Sub-committees have been formed, each with a specific goal:

Sub-committee 1: "Greening our Campus"
Will led by students (Marilynn Zaragoza, Courtney Davis, Raymond Ortiz) who will focus on waste management systems. It will attempt to create a proper recycling program that could generate proceeds for student activities. It will ensure that recycling bins are properly labeled and distributed throughout the campus.

Sub-committee 2: "Greening the Curriculum"
Will be led by faculty (Dr. Chris Rocco). It will prepare a detailed guideline on how the concepts, principles, applications, and implications of the green concept may be embedded into new and existing curricula across all the general education and CTE curriculum. It will ensure that both the Senate and the Curriculum Committee approve the guidelines for implementation. It will coordinate service learning and student community service activities with the greening of the curricula. It will also help in developing small green student project.

Sub-committee 3: "Green Outreach"
Will be led by faculty (Dr. Fabian Biancardi). It will organize workshops, seminars and will attempt to publish a Moreno Valley Green Newsletter providing information, updates and plans of the Green Committee to the MVC community and to the public. It will conduct a special speaker series with guests from industry and academia. It will organize contests and competitions on green topics with prizes sponsored by industry.

Sub-committee 4: "Resource and Energy Conservation"
Will be led by classified staff (Christina Leon). It will develop recommendations and guidelines that will enable a. Electrical energy savings, b. water-resource savings through the use of recycled water, c. Introduce the use of solar panels, d. Introduce plants and vegetation compatible with water conservation and, e. Efforts to reduce printing.

Sub-committee 5: "Fundraising"
Will be led by management (Dr. Wolde-Ab Isaac). It will develop partnerships with various industry sectors including public utilities, the Gas Company, construction industries, the oil industry, Chambers of Commerce, etc. It will solicit sponsorship for the various green projects and activities. It will organize Green Student Scholarship Funds and solicit sponsorships for the various green projects and activities. And finally, it will solicit grants to support the Green Initiative.