| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 53.99 |
| Liaison | Amy Parrish |
| Submission Date | Feb. 19, 2025 |
Boise State University
EN-2: Co-Curricular Activities
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
5.00 / 9.00 |
2.1 Student sustainability organization
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the sustainability-focused student organization(s):
Community Garden Club
Community Garden Club, Boise State's Sustainability Club strives to promote sustainable living on and off campus. We maintain a community garden located off of Juanita St. in order to provide fresh free vegetables to students and community members. We also work with local organizations to promote different aspects of sustainability such as recycling, re-using, water conservation, environmental conservation, and reducing your ecological footprint!
https://engage.boisestate.edu/organization/sustainability-and-community-garden-club
Net Impact Club Boise State
Net Impact is an international nonprofit organization with a mission to mobilize new generations to use their skills and careers to drive transformational social and environmental change. Spanning six continents, our membership makes up one of the most influential networks of professionals and students in existence today. Net Impact members are current and emerging leaders in CSR, social entrepreneurship, nonprofit management, international development, and environmental sustainability who are actively improving the world. https://www.boisestate.edu/cobe-netimpact/
Environmental Club
To provide a place of community and connection for all students, faculty and professionals that are interested in the natural world. A nexus of organizations from campus and external groups to inspire and inform the public about some of the most pressing issues in sustainability and environmental protection, and coordinate a localized response to these identified issues. Experiential learning and interdisciplinary conversation are at the foremost priority in how we approach this mission and the challenges we face as a society.
https://engage.boisestate.edu/organization/environmentalclub
Does the institution formally recognize at least one student organization that is focused on a topic other than sustainability, but is advancing ecological integrity or racial equity and social justice?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the student organizations that are advancing ecological integrity or racial equity and social justice:
ASBSU Sustainability Committee
The ASBSU Sustainability Committee is dedicated to bringing the ideas of passionate students to life, creating opportunities for engagement, and empowering students to make sustainable changes in the Boise State community. In past years the committee is taking on a variety of initiatives on campus such as building cross-campus partnerships with entities such as the BroncoShop, lobbying senators and state legislators with the Citizens’ Climate Lobby, creating a sustainability center in the SUB (in front of New Student Programs), and writing sustainable legislation to be communicated to campus leadership. They’ve also given out free menstrual cups to students and showcased sustainable artwork in the Sustainability Center. If you would like to get involved or have a sustainability concern, email sustainability@boisestate.edu.
Projects they’ve worked on:
- The Sustainability Center in the SUB
- Free Menstrual Cups
- Green Move-Out
- Student Sustainability Showcase
https://www.boisestate.edu/sustainability/home/programs-and-events/asbsu-sustainability-committee/
Menstrual Equity Club
Our purpose in Menstrual Equity Club is to raise awareness about period poverty and menstrual health, serve our campus and community through educational events and menstrual product drives, and break down the stigma surrounding periods. The club is accepting of all members, menstruators and non-menstruators, to learn and further our mission!
For collaboration inquiries email us here:
https://engage.boisestate.edu/organization/menstrual-equity-club
Additional clubs including but not limited to: African Student Association, Black Student Association, Multilingual Student Alliance, Transgender Alliance, Pride Alliance, Boise American-Filipino Relations Club and Diversity Association, International Students Association, etc.
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/efef8e2a672746dba330ba1b92633344
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2.2 Sustainability-focused co-curricular activities
Description of and/or website URL for at least one major sustainability-focused event or series of events:
Earth Week
For several years, the Office of Sustainability has put together Earth Week events in celebration of Earth Day and sustainability efforts on campus. Each year has had a unique line-up of events and draws students from many different majors. Earth Week 2024 included workshops at the MakerLab, a Student Sustainability Showcase, a Tree Planting Ceremony, and an Earth Day Fair in the Quad.
https://www.boisestate.edu/sustainability/home/programs-and-events/earth-week/
https://www.boisestate.edu/news/2024/04/04/join-the-office-of-sustainability-for-earth-week-events/
Environmental Conference 2024
The Andrus Center hosted an Environmental Conference on the Boise State University campus Tuesday, April 16th, 2024. This day-long conference will delve into how best to enable energy transitions on public lands in Idaho and across the West. Students are encouraged to attend this conference, as are community members.
https://www.boisestate.edu/sps-andruscenter/environmental-conference-2024/
Does the institution have a sustainability-focused peer-to-peer education program in which student educators are selected and trained to help catalyze change among their peers?:
Description of and/or website URL for at least one sustainability-focused peer-to-peer education programs for students:
Boise State Eco-Reps
Boise State had 4 Eco-Reps in 2022/23 that were responsible for educating other students about sustainability issues on campus. This program was paused for a year due to lack of staffing. Currently, the program is being restarted and rebranded. It is now called Eco-Advocates and these students are specifically tasked with helping to spread the new recycling information.
Does the institution provide sustainability-focused employment opportunities for students on at least an annual basis?:
Description of and/or website URL for at least one sustainability-focused employment opportunity for students:
Boise State Office of Sustainability offers a variety of employment opportunities for students to be paid to do meaningful work on campus. Boise State Office of Sustainability has had student employees in the following roles over the past three years:
Graduate Research Assistant
Student Data Analyst
Volunteer and Event Coordinator
Communications Coordinator
Does the institution have at least one student-managed enterprise that is sustainability-focused?:
Description of and/or website URL for at least one student-managed enterprise that is sustainability-focused:
Bee Club
The Bee Team is dedicated to learning about the health and care of honeybees by maintaining our apiary on the roof of Boise State Student Union Building. In addition to harvesting honey and beeswax, we make products to sell at the Broncoshop, take part in team building activities, and hold educational events featuring TVBC members. We are also proud to be a equal oppprtunity driven organization that prioritizes and advocates for diversity.
https://engage.boisestate.edu/organization/bee-team-at-boise-state
Description of additional sustainability-focused co-curricular activities for students:
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2.3 Percentage of students that participate in sustainability activities
Percentage of students that participate in sustainability activities:
Approach used to determine the percentage of students that participate in the institution’s sustainability activities:
Narrative outlining how student participation in the institution’s sustainability activities was determined:
A conservative estimate was produced after creating a spreadsheet containing a mixture of an exact number of students engaged (through class talks etc) and estimates (students attending Earth Week events). Futhermore, for engagement through channels such as Instagram or newsletter interactions where it is impossible to tell whether it was a staff or student a proportion was used, we estimated engagement.
We estimate ath 11% of students were engaged in sustainability activities.
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Optional documentation
Additional documentation for this credit:
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