| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 32.46 |
| Liaison | Feng Teter |
| Submission Date | Aug. 7, 2020 |
California State University, Fresno
EN-3: Student Life
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.75 / 2.00 |
Beth
Weinman Associate Professor Earth and Environmental Sciences |
Does the institution have an active student group focused on sustainability?:
Name and a brief description of the active student groups focused on sustainability:
Currently, student groups that are actively focusing on sustainability:
NAACP, who are working on environmental justice (https://www.facebook.com/pg/naacp17ai/about/)
Student Government (ASI), who are working on advancing sustainability on campus--newly created sustainable senator position
Sustainability Club - mission is to outreach and educate sustainability practices to our campus.
Sundogs - alternative energy club, working on campus/community projects
Plant Science Club - working on sustainable agricultural awareness
Fresno State Food Recovery Network - fighting hunger and reducing food waste
Arboretum Club - spreading knowledge about the trees planted across campus
ABA Club - advocating for attaining sustainability through the science of behavior modification.
http://fresnostate.edu/academics/sustainability/opportunities-student-involvement.html
Does the institution have a garden, farm, community supported agriculture (CSA) or fishery program, or an urban agriculture project 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 campus has several gardens, an active arboretum, along with a campus farm that serves as an agricultural laboratory.
Gardens: https://www.fresnostate.edu/adminserv/arboretum/garcol/
Arboretum: http://www.fresnostate.edu/adminserv/arboretum/
Campus Farm: https://www.fresnostate.edu/agf/farmlab/
Does the institution have a student-run enterprise that includes sustainability as part of its mission statement or stated purpose?:
A brief description of the student-run enterprises:
Does the institution have a sustainable investment fund, green revolving fund, or sustainable microfinance initiative 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:
Has the institution hosted a conference, speaker series, symposium, or similar event focused on sustainability during the previous three years that had students as the intended audience?:
A brief description of the conferences, speaker series, symposia, or similar events focused on sustainability:
There are several events that specifically focus on sustainability:
1. Several and ongoing groundwater sustainability workshops and conferences
https://www.selfhelpenterprises.org/blog/fresno-groundwater-sustainability-workshop/
2. A newly developed Fall Sustainability Symposium event to bring Earth Day like awareness to the Fall
https://campusnews.fresnostate.edu/november-12-2019/fall-sustainability-symposium
3. Earth Day events every April since 2013:
https://fresnostatehousing.org/event/earth-day/
Has the institution hosted a cultural arts event, installation, or performance focused on sustainability with the previous three years that had students as the intended audience?:
A brief description of the cultural arts events, installations, or performances focused on sustainability:
1. Many of the Cineculture movies--free to students--have sustainability focus (i.e., Chasing Ice, The River and the Wall, etc.)
https://cineculture.csufresno.edu/films/
2. Many of the art installations and showings at the Conley Art Gallery tie into sustainability:
http://fresnostate.edu/artshum/artanddesign/gallery/past-exhib.html
Does the institution have a wilderness or outdoors program that follow Leave No Trace principles?:
A brief description of the wilderness or outdoors programs that follow Leave No Trace principles:
All outdoor REC classes cover the 7 Leave No Trace Principles as part of the curriculum (per Alexandra Clifton). Also, when students are participating in their field experience activities as part of a class, they are expected to practice these skills in real outdoor settings.
Example from Clifton's students:
https://collegian.csufresno.edu/2015/03/backpacking-class-an-adventure-for-students/#.XfA4Qxt7mcw
Has the institution had a sustainability-focused theme chosen for a themed semester, year, or first-year experience during the previous three years?:
A brief description of the sustainability-focused themes chosen for themed semesters, years, or first-year experiences:
The College of Science and Math's "BOND" first year experience consists of a brief summer experience, followed by two redesigned and consecutively sequenced general education gateway courses taught using active learning strategies: CSM 10 (The Scientific Method, Fall) and CSM 15 (Evidence Based Decision Making, Spring). These courses are designed using UC Berkeley’s “Understanding Science” and case studies from the Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC, DBI #1052875 and 1639145), which reinforce a comprehensive understanding of what science is—the literature, its culture, and methods—along with how science can be used to help society (i.e., data-based decision making, Katti et al., 2016). The overall design of the yearlong experience can be used to teach any “wicked, unsustainable problem,” well suited to engaging students with problems relevant to unsustainable use of food, energy, and water: United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal of Ensuring Access to Water, and California’s AB 685 The Human Right to Water
Does the institution have a program through which students can learn sustainable life skills?:
A brief description of the programs through which students can learn sustainable life skills:
Not at the moment - but there is some discussions on the possibility of this.
Does the institution offer sustainability-focused student employment opportunities?:
A brief description of the sustainability-focused student employment opportunities offered by the institution:
Instructional Student Assistants (ISA's) that work as part of the College of Science and Math's BOND first year experience--Fall 2019 employs 29 ISAs in the sustainability-themed first year experience.
Student Assistant Positions at California Water Institute, Center for Irrigation Technology, and some other campus sustainability-related centers.
Does the institution have a graduation pledge through which students pledge to consider social and environmental responsibility in future job and other decisions?:
A brief description of the graduation pledge(s):
A brief description of other co-curricular sustainability programs and initiatives that do not fall into one of the above categories:
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