| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 48.19 |
| Liaison | Veronica Johnson |
| Submission Date | May 28, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Southwestern University
EN-1: Student Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.01 / 4.00 |
Sarah
Puffer Coordinator of Civic Engagement Civic Engagement |
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):
Through the Civic Engagement Learning Teaching Assistant (CELTA) position, the Office of Civic Engagement (OCE) hopes to assist the Southwestern Community Garden in developing collaborative food gardening, food sharing, and food education initiatives while promoting food autonomy within the community.
CELTAs support civic engagement pedagogy by supporting faculty involved in community-engaged learning. CELTA’s assist faculty members and their classes with the implementation of community-engaged learning and liaison with the community. CELTAs participate in ongoing training and reflection sessions, and develop skills in project management, communication, facilitation, and community-building.
A brief description of how the student educators are selected (1st program):
Students submit an application which consists of four short essays and their resume. The OCE interviews and chooses the students. There are two garden CELTAs per academic year.
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (1st program):
New CELTAs attend a half day retreat to identify team working strategies, calendar events for the year and identify short term and long term goals. In addition, CELTAs attend multiple training sessions with physical plant staff to get technical training on compost, irrigation and green house maintenance.
A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (1st program):
The CELTAs are paid $7.65/hour for up to 150 hours throughout the semester. In addition, they receive funding for program support and garden maintenance through the Office of Civic Engagement and the Office of Student Activities.
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:
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