| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 57.90 |
| Liaison | Jessica Bowen |
| Submission Date | Aug. 3, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Aquinas College
EN-1: Student Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
4.00 / 4.00 |
Jessica
Eimer Bowen Director of Sustainability Center for Sustainability |
Does the institution coordinate one or more ongoing student, peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education programs that meet the criteria for this credit?:
Number of degree-seeking students enrolled at the institution:
Name of the student educators program (1st program):
Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (1st program):
A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (1st program):
Our office has 3 student interns during the fall and spring semesters and one work study student year round. The work study student completes basic administrative tasks for the office. The education and marketing intern is in charge of the monthly sustainability newsletter, the web site, and other projects. The metrics and climate intern is in charge of compiling information for the carbon footprint and external sustainability reports. The zero waste intern is the tasked with education, training, and zero waste events. Not only do the students receive real world experience implementing sustainability at Aquinas, but they also are the main "face" of sustainability within the student population.
A brief description of how the student educators are selected (1st program):
There is an application and interview process with college's Director of Sustainability.
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (1st program):
Interns receive one-on-one training with the Director of Sustainability.
A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (1st program):
The interns are paid minimum wage for their time.
Name of the student educators program (2nd program):
Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (2nd program):
A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (2nd program):
The “Student Sustainability Guru” - an elected position- is the primary champion/advocate of the sustainability initiative within each of the 3 residential area councils. This point person is responsible for bringing all issues, ideas, challenges, and successes related to composting and recycling to the Center for Sustainability’s attention, as appropriate. This applies to all of the buildings included in their area. The Guru is also expected to train, educate, and promote zero waste and general sustainability issues to the Resident Assistants (RA’s) in their respective area council. Finally, the Guru is asked to advocate for zero waste within their peer group, and act as a model for zero waste by recycling and composting whenever possible.
A brief description of how the student educators are selected (2nd program):
Students are nominated for the position and the student body votes.
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (2nd program):
Students receive one on one training with the Director of Sustainability.
A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (2nd program):
The college makes money available as needed for programming.
Name of the student educators program (3rd program):
Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (3rd program):
A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (3rd program):
A brief description of how the student educators are selected (3rd program):
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (3rd program):
A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (3rd program):
Name(s) of the student educator program(s) (all other programs):
Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by all other student educator programs:
A brief description of the program(s), including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (all other programs):
A brief description of how the student educators are selected (all other programs):
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (all other programs):
A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (all other programs):
Total number of hours student educators are engaged in peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education activities annually:
The website URL for the peer-to-peer student outreach and education program(s):
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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