| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 46.60 |
| Liaison | Caitlin McLennan |
| Submission Date | Oct. 22, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Utah State University
SD-1: New Student Orientation
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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Lisa
Simmons Program Administrator New Student Orientation |
Does new student orientation include presentations, speakers, or skits that address sustainability and take place in large venues that most or all first-year students attend?:
Provide a brief description of the presentations, speakers or skits:
Does new student orientation incorporate sustainability information into presentations (e.g., made by Residential Advisors to individual dorm floors)?:
Provide a brief description of the presentations:
Does new student orientation actively engage students in activities that raise awareness about sustainability, highlight how sustainability plays out on campus, or allows students to take part in a productive green activity?:
Provide a brief description of the activities:
Does the institution make new student orientation more sustainable via efforts such as a zero-waste meal or carbon offsets?:
Provide a brief description of the efforts:
Does the institution incorporate sustainability into new student orientation in other ways?:
Provide a brief description:
Connections, a course for incoming freshmen, has a common literacy selection. In Fall 2013, the selection is The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, and in Fall 2012, it was The Beast in the Garden. Both books include environmental themes. Previous selections have often included social sustainability concepts.
Additionally, Connections classes have an optional sustainability module where a member of the Sustainability Council speaks to the course. In the future, the module will take the form of a video.
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