Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 63.74
Liaison Derek Martin
Submission Date Feb. 18, 2023

STARS v2.2

California State University, Monterey Bay
EN-1: Student Educators Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.15 / 4.00 Leslie Williams
Associate Vice President for Student Affairs/Dean of Students
Dean of Students
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Part 1. Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer, sustainability educators program

Number of students enrolled for credit:
8,986

Total number of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
655

Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
7.29

1st program

Name of the student educators program (1st program):
Sustainability Office - Student Education and Outreach Team

A brief description of the student educators program (1st program):
A team of 2 student assistants was hired by the sustainability office. The team conducted various outreach and educational events in order to each the student population on campus. The events included: presentations to first-year students and willing faculty participants on the Inclusive Sustainability Plan, other outreach events include collaborations with student organizations with an environmental component, and outreach through environmentally focused social media posts and campaigns such as tabling.

A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (1st program):
All students, faculty, and staff

Number of trained student educators (1st program):
2

Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (1st program):
34

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):
340

Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (1st program):

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2nd program

Name of the student educators program (2nd program):
Sustainable Otters Living Learning Community

A brief description of the student educators program (2nd program):
With Fall 2022 seeing more activities and events returning to campus, all Living Learning Communities have been able to reconnect residents to their mission, including the Sustainable Otter LLC. Hosted in Sanderling Hall, this community is composed of residents from all class standings who are like-minded in their pursuit of seeing the world through a lens of environmental justice and sustainable practices. With the return of in person events, the Resident Advisors of this community have engaged students in a variety of activities including: upcycled room decorating, stargazing, and movie screenings of Seaspiracy and Erin Brockovich. Additionally the RAs have partnered with Campus Recreation to host a Fort Ord bike ride event helping to teach residents sustainable practices within nature recreation.

A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (2nd program):
The target audience for this LLC is all freshmen who live on campus, as well as upperdivision students who wish to live in the community and participate.

Number of trained student educators (2nd program):
4

Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (2nd program):
34

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):
680

Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (2nd program):

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3rd program 

Name of the student educators program (3rd program):
Associated Students - Environmental Affairs Committee

A brief description of the student educators program (3rd program):
The Environmental Affairs Committee (EAC) is a committee under CSUMB Associated Students (AS) that promotes sustainability both on and off campus. The purpose of the EAC is to advocate for the wellbeing of the environment and its inhabitants. The EAC raises awareness of environmental impact issues on campus, the surrounding community, the region and state promotes and advocates for sustainable organizational and campus practices and operations. They host events for Earth Day each year and have representation on the President's Committee on Sustainability. The group also played a large advocacy role in the divestment from fossil fuels efforts within the CSU. The EAC is open to all years and all majors. The EAC has four working groups- Environmental Justice, Energy & Transportation, Diet & Waste, and Newsletter & PR. Training is done through train the trainer modules and hands on training during planning and putting on events.

A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (3rd program):
The EAC is for everyone, but the primary audience that is most suited for the EAC are those who are interested in bettering the planet.

Number of trained student educators (3rd program):
5

Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (3rd program):
34

Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (3rd program):
10

Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (3rd program):
1,700

Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (3rd program):

Additional programs 

A brief description of all other student peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education programs:
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Number of trained student educators (all other programs):
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Number of weeks, on average, the student educators programs are active annually (all other programs):
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Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per student educator (all other programs) :
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Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (all other programs):
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Part 2. Educator hours per student served by a peer-to-peer educator program

Grand total number of hours worked annually by trained student sustainability educators (all programs):
2,720

Hours worked annually by trained student sustainability educators per student served by a peer-to-peer program:
4.15

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the student sustainability educators programs is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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