| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.69 |
| Liaison | Laurie Husted |
| Submission Date | June 8, 2020 |
Bard College
EN-2: Student Orientation
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.90 / 2.00 |
Laurie
Husted Sustainability Manager Bard Office of Sustainability (BoS) |
Are the following students provided an opportunity to participate in orientation activities and programming that prominently include sustainability?:
| Yes or No | |
| First-year students | Yes |
| Transfer students | Yes |
| Entering graduate students | No |
Percentage of all entering students that are provided an opportunity to participate in orientation activities and programming that prominently include sustainability:
A brief description of how sustainability is included prominently in new student orientation :
Students take a Sustainability Pledge before they arrive on campus. First years are immediately engaged with the BardE3 program through the pledge, and sustainability co-curricular programming during orientation activities and throughout the Language & Thinking program. Mason jars are made available to all first years and students are encouraged to attend a Resource Fair where they opt in to other sustainable giveaways from multiple departments. Examples of other sustainability activities that occur during Orientation include film screenings, Hike/Bike/Walk/Run guided activities that includes a bike trip to the nearest village and a farm stand, and meals supported by the Bard Farm. The Bard Office of Sustainability also submits a full page advertisement for upcoming yearly sustainability-related items into the virtual L&T guide. Since the Fall 2019, all students are required to take a module of the Difference and Justice Curriculum. In addition, as of the Fall 2019, all incoming first-year students are required to complete an online module in Equity and Diversity
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