| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 67.35 |
| Liaison | Juliana Goodlaw-Morris |
| Submission Date | Feb. 6, 2024 |
California State University, San Marcos
EN-1: Student Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.77 / 4.00 |
Marissa
Acosta Zero Waste and Sustainability Specialist Safety, Health and Sustainability |
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Name of the student educators program (1st program):
A brief description of the student educators program (1st program):
Established in Fall 2023, the mission of the Zero Waste Trash Talkers Program is to educate the campus community about our goal to reach zero waste by 2025. This program is staffed by peer educators through our CSUSM Service Learning Students and volunteers who are trained in proper waste-sorting practices. Our student educators provide guidance to campus community members, specifically students on how to properly sort their waste. This peer-to-peer program has a high level of engagement with a focus on educating and discussing waste sorting.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (1st program):
While our target audience is all students who attend CSUSM, our student educators program reaches a much wider audience which includes all campus community members and visitors. Our students are stationed at various high-traffic areas, and communal eating areas where they can engage with everyone.
Through large and small events, tabling and "daily rounds" the ambassadors are able to engage our students in educating them about cigarette litter, our smoking policy and how to get involved.
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Our Environmental Stewards Association does peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education programs. They partner with ASI and outside partners to do educational events such as the annual Earth Day event, and host guest speakers, and panelist discussions. They work with all students across the campus to help inform them of environmental justice issues, general sustainability, local volunteer opportunities, and career paths.
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The Environmental Stewards Association is open to all students on campus. They table, use social media, conduct presentations in classes and engage with partner organizations.
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The CSUSM Outdoor Adventures Leave No Trace (LNT) Peer Educator program is designed for student volunteers to get training on LNT principles and then during their trips and outings, they lead sessions with all the students who participate in their "adventures" on the LNT principles and put it into action. This program is a huge part of Outdoor Adventures and they take the program seriously and demonstrate the importance of LNT principles to the students who are participating.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (3rd program):
The target audience for this program is all our students at CSUSM. Once a student has signed up for an "adventure" then the program kicks into high gear. In addition, they do tabling events and activities and highlight the LNT principle's during those campus-wide educational activities.
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