| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 36.94 |
| Liaison | David Greenwood |
| Submission Date | Nov. 12, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Lakehead University
EN-1: Student Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.02 / 4.00 |
Ledah
McKellar Research Assistant Centre for Place and Sustainability Studies |
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):
Eco House is a themed apartment style student residence house located on the Thunder Bay campus. It is meant for students who are willing to learn about social issues that concern our environment and want to make responsible changes in our society. Eco House is a community dedicated to learning about environmental and social issues, and uses that knowledge to create shifts within individuals, the campus and the community.
Eco House currently uses recyclable material for programming. They currently have plans for future composting, and a partnership with Disposal Authorities to create education programs for students.
A brief description of how the student educators are selected (1st program):
Student Educators are hired via the Residence Life recruitment process that takes place in the winter.
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (1st program):
Training takes place during the last week of August and the first week of September. Programming expectations and measurable outcomes are discussed and planned for by the residence area coordinators and the residence assistant.
A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (1st program):
-The program receives funding from the student activity fee, a component of the Residence Fees. Ecohouse also receives support from the Residence Life Programming Budget.
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):
A brief description of how the student educators are selected (2nd program):
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (2nd program):
A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (2nd program):
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:
they also have new recycling implementation with Recool and so they are partnered with Eco Superior
overall goal is to reduce carbon footprint
lights out - global event
shooting towards doing composting - trying to work it out with facilities department
use recyclable paper only in ecohouse, everything is used
they also have new recycling implementation with Recool and so they are partnered with Eco Superior
overall goal is to reduce carbon footprint
lights out - global event
shooting towards doing composting - trying to work it out with facilities department
use recyclable paper only in ecohouse, everything is used
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