What Is the Green Chemistry Commitment (GCC)?
A framework to unite the green chemistry higher education community around a common vision to:
- Expand the community of green chemists
- Grow departmental resources
- Improve connections to job opportunities
- Affect systemic and lasting change in chemistry education
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What Is the Green Chemistry Commitment (GCC)?
A framework to unite the green chemistry higher education community around a common vision to:
- Expand the community of green chemists
- Grow departmental resources
- Improve connections to job opportunities
- Affect systemic and lasting change in chemistry education
Why Sign the GCC?
access to a broad and supportive community of chemistry experts
a flexible framework for green chemistry curriculum and training
a benchmark to tack progress on learning and research objectives
a network dedicated to shifting how & what the next generation of chemists learn
access to funding opportunities and projects
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Student Learning Objectives
The Green Chemistry Student Learning Objectives are at the core of the GCC. Despite differences at each higher education institution, the GCC Commitment Faculty Advisory Board has identified these common implementation objectives.
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Click here to learn about the Green Chemistry Education Challenge Awards available to your institution through the Commitment program.
What Signers are Saying
“The Green Chemistry Commitment is helping our Department to formalize an existing commitment and is a way for sharing the work that we are doing.”
– Anne Marteel-Parrish, Associate Professor and Creegan Chair in Green Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Washington College
“The Green Chemistry Commitment is becoming one of several factors driving continued developments in our undergraduate curriculum.”
– Doug Raynie, Research Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, South Dakota State University
“In chemistry, it is essential to consider the consequences of our actions. The Green Chemistry Commitment is helping to bring focus to the importance of understanding these consequences and designing chemistry right from the beginning.”
– Dalila Kovacs, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Grand Valley State University
“Community is important. The GCC helps bring people together through a support network for faculty who are trying to do the right thing.”
– Rich Gurney, Professor and Chair, Dept. of Chemistry and Physics, Simmons College
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frequently asked questions
What am I committing to? What is required?
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You are committing to implementing green chemistry student learning objectives in your courses and programs in your own way and on your own timeline. By signing, you agree to share your best practices and help us to identify resource gaps or challenges that your department is facing. It’s simple to sign on – our signing form requires signature from the department chair and an administrator. We conduct annual surveys to gather data on green chemistry implementation and help to track progress.
What’s in it for me (and my department)?
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The GCC offers a means for chemistry departments to engage in campus sustainability initiatives and connects departments with like-minded institutions dedicated to implementing green chemistry in their programs. As a GCC signer, your department will be profiled on Beyond Benign’s GCC signers page and our organizational partners’ pages. We reach out regularly to our signers to gather information and identify resource gaps – we then work collectively to fill those gaps.
I’m a student. What can I do?
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Students have tremendous influence within a chemistry department and often are catalysts for change towards greener chemistry. Visit our For Students page to learn more about how you can get involved and advocate for green chemistry on your campus and in your community.
