| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 73.10 |
| Liaison | Jim Dees |
| Submission Date | May 21, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Appalachian State University
SD-1: New Student Orientation
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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Crystal
Simmons Outreach and public relations Office of Sustainability |
Does new student orientation include presentations, speakers, or skits that address sustainability and take place in large venues that most or all first-year students attend?:
Provide a brief description of the presentations, speakers or skits:
The Office of Sustainability has a presentation table at Open House that first-year students attend. We disseminate information about campus sustainability that includes academic offerings and campus operations.
Does new student orientation incorporate sustainability information into presentations (e.g., made by Residential Advisors to individual dorm floors)?:
Provide a brief description of the presentations:
Beginning in Summer 2011, all Resident Advisors and Resident Directors take a sustainability training and quiz. A staff member from the Office of Sustainability holds an informative training session for the new student orientation leaders.
Does new student orientation actively engage students in activities that raise awareness about sustainability, highlight how sustainability plays out on campus, or allows students to take part in a productive green activity?:
Provide a brief description of the activities:
The second floor of Frank Hall, a recently renovated LEED Gold certified residence hall, houses the Living Green Residential Learning Community. This community engages in sustainability-based activities during new student orientation and throughout the year. They engage in programming that focuses around a community-agreed upon theme for the year and participate in activities related to that theme. All first-year students are eligible to apply.
Does the institution make new student orientation more sustainable via efforts such as a zero-waste meal or carbon offsets?:
Provide a brief description of the efforts:
Does the institution incorporate sustainability into new student orientation in other ways?:
Provide a brief description:
Admissions hosts groups of new and prospective students and parents on campus tours frequently all throughout the year. These tours are led by a group of student leaders called Appalachian Ambassadors. Each year, a staff member from the Office of Sustainability gives a presentation to this group of esteemed students educating them about campus sustainability for the purposes of the tour.
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