Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 72.81
Liaison Austin Eriksson
Submission Date Nov. 29, 2021

STARS v2.2

California State University, Northridge
EN-1: Student Educators Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.26 / 4.00
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Number of students enrolled for credit:
38,815

Total number of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
5,040

Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
12.98

Name of the student educators program (1st program):
Trash Talkers

A brief description of the student educators program (1st program):

Trash Talkers is an interactive educational program geared toward educating students on how to properly dispose of their waste on campus. CSUN's Associated Students created a game that challenges students to properly dispose of their items by presenting them with materials they would encounter when they visit different dining locations on campus. They are asked to sort these sample items into the landfill, recycling, and compost waste streams, and receive feedback and education on which answers are correct, and why. They are also taught about the environmental impacts of waste, and ways they can reduce their waste footprint.


A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (1st program):

The target audience for the Trash Talkers program is the entire student body, but for practical purposes, its engagement focuses on students eating at campus dining locations. These locations generated the largest amount of waste, as well as the most food waste, and serve as a good place to engage students while they are disposing of waste after a meal.


Number of trained student educators (1st program):
7

Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (1st program):
36

Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (1st program):
20

Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (1st program):
5,040

Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (1st program):
Name of the student educators program (2nd program):
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Name of the student educators program (3rd program):
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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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Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (all other programs):
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Grand total number of hours worked annually by trained student sustainability educators (all programs):
5,040

Hours worked annually by trained student sustainability educators per student served by a peer-to-peer program:
1

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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