| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 45.97 |
| Liaison | Tom Hartzell |
| Submission Date | Feb. 28, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Calvin University
EN-2: Student Orientation
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.88 / 2.00 |
Becki
Simpson Associate Dean of Residence Life Residence Life |
Are the following students provided an opportunity to participate in orientation activities and programming that prominently include sustainability?:
| Yes or No | |
| First-year students | Yes |
| Transfer students | Yes |
| Entering graduate students | No |
Percentage of all entering (i.e. new) students (including transfers and graduate students) that are provided an opportunity to participate in orientation activities and programming that prominently include sustainability (0-100):
A brief description of how sustainability is included prominently in new student orientation (including how multiple dimensions of sustainability are addressed):
Wilderness Orientation: All incoming students (first-year and fall transfers) are offered an opportunity to attend a wilderness orientation program for 7-10 days prior to fall classes. During this experience, students learn how to appreciate wilderness and experience wonder at creation, Students receive training on how to minimize their environmental impact while enjoying the wilderness. Students learn how to seek God through nature.
Sustainability breakout sessions: All incoming first-time-at-any-college students (93% of incoming students) participate in the 3 day orientation program prior to classes starting. This 3-day program contains a sustainability breakout session. Staff & faculty partner to give a 35 minute talk about sustainability to any students who choose to attend.
(about 10% of students choose to attend). The topic of the session is: Christian perspectives on sustainability: how faith connects to our efforts in creation care, what Calvin is doing around sustainability, opportunities to be involved in sustainability while at Calvin.
Streetfest: One day of this 3-day program is spent on a service-learning project in the city. For this day, a vegetarian sack lunch is provided. There is a rigorous process of recycling and composting that happens after students return at the end of the day with their lunch. Students see where every piece of their lunch ends up, and verbal explanations and signage are provided to explain why the meals are vegetarian, and why we are asking them to compost and recycle their waste.
Operations: Our orientation program has moved to an online booklet, using the guidebook app instead of paper guides (limited paper guides are available as needed)
We try to make sure our process for serving orientation meals minimizes food waste.
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
This information is from Annie Mas-Smith, Assistant Director of Campus Involvement & Leadership.
This information is from Annie Mas-Smith, Assistant Director of Campus Involvement & Leadership.
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