| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 47.19 |
| Liaison | V.S. (Raghu) Raghavan |
| Submission Date | Sept. 6, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Mount Holyoke College
ER-3: Sustainability in New Student Orientation
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Nancy
Apple Director Environmental Health & Safety |
Does the institution include sustainability prominently in new student orientation?:
A brief description of how sustainability is included prominently in new student orientation:
Various avenues are used to encourge new students to 'live green at MHC'. A student resource fair includes an Environmental Stewardship booth. The focus of this event is on the 'how tos' for recyling and energy conservation to provide new students the information to form good habits early in their time at Mount Holyoke. Green Living Council Reps are also recruited at this event. New students also receive a resusable mug from Dining Services at this event. Also as part of orientation, student organizations put on skits at an event called "Orientation 101", the Eco-reps participate with a skit on Living Green at MHC. All new students are sent links to important campus web sites, including the 'Living Green at MHC' web site. Bulletin boards and white boards in the residence halls also provide Living Green at MHC information. Each year the College has a common read, in FY 2011 the common read theme was food, all new students received a collection of articles related to the theme.
The website URL where information about sustainability in new student orientation is available:
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