| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 32.46 |
| Liaison | Feng Teter |
| Submission Date | Aug. 7, 2020 |
California State University, Fresno
EN-1: Student Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.26 / 4.00 |
Beth
Weinman Associate Professor Earth and Environmental Sciences |
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Part 1. Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer, sustainability educators program
24,995
Total number of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
24,995
Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
100
1st program
Associated Students, Inc.
A brief description of the student educators program (1st program):
Part of the mission of the student government is to "promote a healthy and sustainable campus." ASI has a sustainability senator position who is trained to work with the student representatives to increase the awareness, culture, and literacy of sustainability on our campus. The ASI Senator of Sustainability is given a budget to work with, as well as support from the Sustainability Task Force. The appointed student senators plan on using the findings of this first STARS reporting this Spring, and again with new representatives in the Fall, to continue building sustainability into student government, peer representation, and peer-peer outreach (supporting other clubs with sustainability-related missions).
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (1st program):
The target audience served by this program is current enrolled students, regardless of background and understanding of sustainability. Student representatives in ASI, along with sustainability club members, have participated in several peer-peer workshops, which helps them communicate to the general student population.
Number of trained student educators (1st program):
30
Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (1st program):
32
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (1st program):
10
Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (1st program):
320
Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (1st program):
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2nd program
Sustainability Club
A brief description of the student educators program (2nd program):
A club organized by student volunteers and supported by the CSM Dean who are driven to spread the message of sustainability to our campus and community. In the summer, elected students participate in a training retreat for about a week where they learn to use the tools necessary to be effective educators, communicators and leaders in sustainability on campus. During this training they plan out the projects for the upcoming year. Students create educational events on campus to share the importance of sustainability. This includes the Fall Sustainability Symposium and Spring Earth Day events where students organize all day events that include a guest speaker and other clubs tabling and sharing valuable information. Another important day of the year for the club is Clean Air Day, with partnerships in the community and grant funding, the club has been able to educate students about air quality in the Central Valley. The club also tables at other campus events: Dog Days, Christmas Tree Lane, Vintage Days, and events sponsored by other campus entities and students--NAACP, SunDogs, Plant Science Club, Arboretum Club, etc.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (2nd program):
Sustainability club officers and members have participated in several peer-peer workshops, which helps them communicate to three broad student-types they encounter: students who love sustainability and get an increased sense of belonging, students who are unaware of sustainability and are just interested in learning more, and students who might have negative feelings towards sustainability.
Number of trained student educators (2nd program):
5
Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (2nd program):
32
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (2nd program):
5
Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (2nd program):
160
Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (2nd program):
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3rd program
Sustainability Task Force
A brief description of the student educators program (3rd program):
The Sustainability Task Force mission is to integrate sustainability all across Fresno State's campus. The task force is composed of hired students, faculty and staff all working together towards a more sustainable campus. There is annual training for students participating, and ongoing support and guidance from faculty on best practices in terms of conducting outreach and implementation of projects. This task force meets with and is supported by the Vice President for Administrations and CFO, as well as the Provost. The students are hired to work on projects and trainings that are implemented across campus to help educate the student body. Several projects this group has worked on include educational displays that will inform students and visitors on how to properly sort trash.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (3rd program):
The target audience for the Sustainability Task Force is the general student population, and all those who visit Fresno State. The training provided to the Task Force gives them the tools to effectively communicate with a wide range of peers, from those who are supportive of the sustainable movement, to those who don’t understand the importance of building a more sustainable campus. This program is also assigned to do sustainability training for the student senate, faculty senate and in classes such as CSM Bond.
Number of trained student educators (3rd program):
3
Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (3rd program):
45
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (3rd program):
20
Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (3rd program):
2,700
Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (3rd program):
Additional programs
Other sustainability outreach is done by the Plant Science Club, the Food Recovery Network, Fresno State Arboretum, and the Applied Behavior Analysis Club. I'm assuming one student educator per group (i.e., President or Outreach position) and meetings every other week for 1 hour.
Number of trained student educators (all other programs):
4
Number of weeks, on average, the student educators programs are active annually (all other programs):
16
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per student educator (all other programs) :
1
Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (all other programs):
16
Part 2. Educator hours per student served by a peer-to-peer educator program
3,196
Hours worked annually by trained student sustainability educators per student served by a peer-to-peer program:
0.13
Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
There is no limit to the number of trained student educators that can participate in the Sustainability Task Force, in the academic year 2019-2020, 5 students participated in the program.
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