Students and faculty joining forces to mark the World Cleanup
Day 2021
September 23, 2021
On Saturday, September 18, students and faculty members
at the Dubrovnik campus united their forces to mark the World Cleanup Day 2021
by organizing and executing a cleanup action of the area surrounding our
campus. The idea started off as a spontaneous and generic communication between
Dr. Marlena Ćukteraš, who is teaching Environmental Science courses, and Milena
Kužnin, who is teaching HTM courses. It did not take long for them to find a
group of enthusiastic students who were happy to take part in the initiative, followed
by Kevin Walker, the HTM Area Head.
"It is wonderful to see how quickly and efficiently we are
able to come up with an idea and bring it to reality. By taking part in events
of this nature, students have the opportunity to exercise experiential learning
(Plan-Do-Reflect) and at the same time, have a positive impact on the community
by contributing their knowledge, time and effort for a good cause”, commented
Milena Kužnin.
"Students are very supportive and positive about community
events; they feel more connected to each other, to RIT Croatia and to the
community in general, and they often state there should be more of similar events
in the future” said Milena and concluded that "many of the students who
volunteered for this event are also members of the Eta Sigma Delta honorary
society and this event was just one in a series of service related events that
will be done by ESD students throughout the academic year. Whenever possible
and aligned with their goals, the ESD members will cooperate with Dr. Marlena Ćukteraš
or any other faculty members of RIT Croatia community in order to support their
activities”.
