them more familiar with the whole
they watch the video, they’ll be able
idea so that everywhere they go, they
to answer some questions provided
can themselves be models of real
along with the videos and win a prize.
sustainable people. Some of their
All
Projects are the green roof system
contributions that The Sustainable
and
Campus
AUC
Living
Learning
these
very
Committee
impressive
makes
will
Laboratory that is developed by the
spread the belief of sustainability all
Research Institute. In addition, there
over the AUC campus. Furthermore,
is a graduate program in sustainable
Sustainability will also be celebrated
development and the newly released
on the days November 24th and
AUC Carbon Footprint Report 2.0 for
25th by the professors who will give
the fiscal year 2012 co-edited by the
up five precious minutes from their
Office of Sustainability and RISE. In
classes to explain to and discuss with
a notable effort from the committee’s
their
members’ side, they are holding a
sustainability and how important it is.
competition for all the AUC faculty
They will also play at least one of the
students and staff. The competition is
trash monsters video. The trash
to complete the sentence “In order to
monster is a character that gives up
make AUC’s New Cairo campus
its love to trash for the importance of
more sustainable, I suggest that…”
recycling
and send their own answer either by
sustained environment on campus.
email or directly to their booth in the
This video is produced by RISE.
students
and
the
having
topic
a
of
better
Plaza. Moreover, there’s another way
to join a competition and it is by
RISE is an institute that strengths the
watching the YouTube videos posted
commitment of AUC to a sustainable
by the committee itself that is
environment education and research
encouraging students and staff to
not only in AUC but in Egypt and the
correctly use the recycle bins that are
region. Their primary aim is to
distributed all over the campus. When
expand their mission in promoting