ALBA’s interest in contributing to societal well-being extends beyond the day to day operations of the school, namely education, research and culture and is also enacted through the initiatives undertaken and the voluntary activities of the employees.  In 2004, the Dean, Professor N. Travlos, initiated the process for the creation of a committee that would work on Social Responsibility initiatives.  By 25 November 2004, the Good Citizenship Committee, representing the ALBA employees, had been formed. 

The mission of ALBA’s Good Citizenship is the initiation, organization and / or contribution to activities that enhance societal wellbeing and the public good.  The list of identified areas of activities and examples of activities follow:

Type of Activity	Example of Activity
Environment	Energy Efficiency and Conservation ‘Forest Friendly’ Practices Recycling Efforts ‘Clean Seaside’ initiatives
Community Involvement	School / education programs Partnerships in the Community Local and Global Community Involvement
Philanthropy	Employee Volunteerism Product and Service Donations to Individuals
Health	Blood Donations
Informative Events	Events that raise awareness on social responsibility / good citizenship issues

One of the Good Citizenship Committee concerns has been to contribute to raising awareness in relation to the importance of social responsibility.  The Communication efforts of the committee have been towards internal and external stakeholders.  To facilitate this interaction we have created an e-mail account dedicated to Good Citizenship, as well as a bilingual (Greek and English announcements) blog: 

goodcitizenship@alba.edu.gr

http://alba-goodcitizenship.blogspot.com/