| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 45.40 |
| Liaison | Luc Surprenant |
| Submission Date | Dec. 2, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Université de Montréal
EN-3: Student Life
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Luc
Surprenant Consultant, Sustainable Development Vice rector's office, Finances and Infrastructures |
Does the institution have one or more active student groups focused on sustainability?:
A brief description of active student groups focused on sustainability:
The Federation des Associations Etudiantes de l’Universite de Montreal (FAECUM) has a sustainability committee that provide a multitude of service to the FAECUM members and actively promote the ecological awareness in the University community. It organizes different events (such as annual Environment Week), provides washable dishes for events, offer compost service, manage reparation station for bicycle, etc.
The website URL where information about the student groups is available (optional):
Does the institution have gardens, farms, community supported agriculture (CSA) or fishery programs, and/or urban agriculture projects where students are able to gain experience in organic agriculture and sustainable food systems?:
A brief description of the gardens, farms, community supported agriculture (CSA) or fishery programs, and/or urban agriculture projects:
The acronym P.A.U.S.E. (which stands for Production Agricole Urbaine Soutenable et Écologique) means "sustainable and ecological urban farming"; its primary purpose is to give the University’s community the means to produce healthy food on campus while respecting the environment.
The project includes eight community gardens whose maintenance tasks and crops are shared by and divided among the volunteers (both students and employees). Each of these gardens includes flowering plants that feed pollinators and gardeners who are encouraged to adopt environmentally-friendly farming methods through training, group outings and community gardening sessions.
The website URL where information about the gardens, farms or agriculture projects is available (optional):
Does the institution have student-run enterprises that include sustainability as part of their mission statements or stated purposes (e.g. cafés through which students gain sustainable business skills)?:
A brief description of the student-run enterprises:
A multitude of student-run coffee exist on the campus and many of them put in place sustainability initiatives. For example, they offer:
- composting service
- discounts for reusable mug
- products with compostable packaging
- fair-trade product
For some, an explicit statement concerning sustainability is mentioned on their website (e.g. Vivarium, Café Acquis de droit).
http://www.aebum.com/vivarium
http://www.droit.coop/fr/nav/Cafe.html
The website URL where information about the student-run enterprises is available (optional):
Does the institution have sustainable investment funds, green revolving funds or sustainable microfinance initiatives through which students can develop socially, environmentally and fiscally responsible investment and financial skills?:
A brief description of the sustainable investment funds, green revolving funds or sustainable microfinance initiatives:
The Fond Amelioration de la Vie Etudiante (FAVE; fund for the improvement of student life), offers funding for a large diversity of project including those related to sustainability. It aimed to improve student life at Universite de Montreal (typically funds project such as the revitalization of common spaces, student cafes and sustainable development initiatives).The FAVE is financed out of the student tuition fees (25$ per trimester with possibility of retracting).
The evaluation committee is joint between the Direction and students.
The website URL where information about the sustainable investment funds, green revolving funds or sustainable microfinance initiatives is available (optional):
Does the institution have conferences, speaker series, symposia or similar events related to sustainability that have students as the intended audience?:
A brief description of the conferences, speaker series, symposia or similar events related to sustainability:
The "Dozen of sustainable development" is a series of lectures and activities organized for 12 days in March around the theme of sustainable development.
Since 2016, this event is organized with the collaboration of groups dedicated to sustainability in the affiliated schools, i.e. HEC Montréal and Polytechnique Montréal.
Most of these activities are free.
The website URL where information about the conferences, speaker series, symposia or similar events related to sustainability is available (optional):
Does the institution have cultural arts events, installations or performances related to sustainability that have students as the intended audience?:
A brief description of the cultural arts events, installations or performances related to sustainability:
The Cultural Activities of Student Services each year offer programming that invites political, environmental, social, cultural and artistic reflection through a unique vision of recognized or emerging filmmakers.
Two films directly related to sustainability are minimally proposed per year and are followed by a conference-discussion with the filmmakers (where possible) in order to discuss several issues related to engagement.
Most of these screenings are free.
The website URL where information about the cultural arts events, installations or performances is available (optional):
Does the institution have wilderness or outdoors programs (e.g. that organize hiking, backpacking, kayaking, or other outings for students) that follow Leave No Trace principles?:
A brief description of the wilderness or outdoors programs that follow Leave No Trace principles:
The website URL where information about the wilderness or outdoors programs is available (optional):
Does the institution have sustainability-related themes chosen for themed semesters, years, or first-year experiences (e.g. choosing a sustainability-related book for common reading)?:
A brief description of the sustainability-related themes chosen for themed semesters, years, or first-year experiences:
The website URL where information about the sustainability-related themes is available (optional):
Does the institution have programs through which students can learn sustainable life skills?:
A brief description of the programs through which students can learn sustainable life skills:
The website URL where information about the sustainable life skills programs is available (optional):
Does the institution offer sustainability-focused student employment opportunities?:
A brief description of the sustainability-focused student employment opportunities offered by the institution:
Students have access to a website where the different units of the institution and companies post their job offers.
Students can search through the job offers using fields of study (such as "Environment and Prevention") which include jobs related to the environment and sustainable development. Students can also create an alert related to this sector of activity.
The Sustainability Office uses this service for its own job offers.
The website URL where information about the student employment opportunities is available:
Does the institution have graduation pledges through which students pledge to consider social and environmental responsibility in future job and other decisions?:
A brief description of the graduation pledges:
The website URL where information about the graduation pledges is available (optional):
Does the institution have other co-curricular sustainability programs and initiatives?:
A brief description of the other co-curricular sustainability programs and initiatives:
The Student Initiative Projects (PIE) aim to encourage and support the development of student projects at the Université de Montréal. The program is funded by the University’s Student Services and administered by the FAECUM (the federation of student associations).
Sustainability-related projects are eligible for the program.
The website URL where information about other co-curricular sustainability programs and initiatives is available (optional):
Estimated percentage of students (full-time and part-time) that participate annually in sustainability-focused co-curricular education and outreach programs (0-100):
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.