| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 64.62 |
| Liaison | Sarah Fortner |
| Submission Date | March 3, 2022 |
Carleton College
EN-1: Student Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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4.00 / 4.00 |
Alexandra
Miller Sustainability Program Coordinator Energy and Sustainability |
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Part 1. Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer, sustainability educators program
1,918
Total number of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
1,918
Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
100
1st program
Sustainability Assistant (STA) program
A brief description of the student educators program (1st program):
The STA program involves between 10-13 students hired on a part-time basis to drive campus sustainability initiatives. This number has increased from 6-8 in previous years. Although the STAs work as a team, each person focuses on a particular area such as energy, waste, data management, outreach, event planning, etc. The STA program works with various departments across campus (custodial, residential life, athletics, etc.) on a series of outreach events. The STA program has also been involved in waste to increase educational signage on proper waste sorting. STAs focus on food production and procurement through involvement in the campus farm and Real Food Challenge tabulation efforts. Others focus on energy, managing data and implementing energy conservation measures such as lighting timers and occupancy sensors. STAs focused on events coordinate Climate Action Week, Earth Week, Bike to Work Week, among others. The outreach STA keeps up our website, social media platforms, and newsletter.
In September 2016, a Sustainability Program Coordinator was hired to oversee the STA program and assist with continuity of the program.
There are also three different liaison position that overlaps with the sustainability office. These include students involved in waste, food, and energy who are also responsible for student outreach and a position through the Center for Community and Civic Engagement.
In September 2016, a Sustainability Program Coordinator was hired to oversee the STA program and assist with continuity of the program.
There are also three different liaison position that overlaps with the sustainability office. These include students involved in waste, food, and energy who are also responsible for student outreach and a position through the Center for Community and Civic Engagement.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (1st program):
Fellow students from across campus.
Number of trained student educators (1st program):
12
Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (1st program):
30
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):
3,600
Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (1st program):
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2nd program
Interest Houses (3)
A brief description of the student educators program (2nd program):
There are also three interest houses that have themes pertaining to sustainability: Carleton Association of Nature and Outdoor Enthusiasts (CANOE), Farm House, and the Wellstone House of Organizing and Activism. Residential Life works with them to manage programming for their residents on a regular basis.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (2nd program):
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Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (2nd program):
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Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (2nd program):
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If reporting students served by three or more peer-to-peer programs, provide:
3rd program
Center for Community and Civic Engagement Fellows
A brief description of the student educators program (3rd program):
The CCCE fellows work in three issue areas: Energy, Environment, and Food. The Energy and Environment Fellows work with campus organizations promoting sustainability-themed volunteer programs on and off campus. These include Clothing Recovery Network, Arbor (working with campus arboretum), Greater Northfield Sustainability Collaborative, Bike Northfield, Zero Waste Committee, Lighten Up Garage Sale, and various transit initiatives. These programs include policy, advocacy, waste diversion, waste education, and conservation efforts. Our best example of a peer to peer program in this area is the Clothing Connection; each term the program runs a campus clothing drive and the clothes collected are offered to the campus transgender clothing swap, any clothes remaining are donated locally.
The Food & Environmental Justice Fellows work with campus organizations, local farmers, the student farm, Swipe Out Hunger, the Real Food Challenge, and the Food Recovery Network. These programs engage in education efforts across campus to educate students on the ethics of food and local food systems. Food Recovery Network (FRN) diverts edible food from our dining halls 10 times a week and delivers it to area non-profits in our community. The FRN also participates in local retail food rescue on behalf of the local food shelf. Swipe Out Hunger offers students the option to donate one of their meal swipes to another student.
The Food & Environmental Justice Fellows work with campus organizations, local farmers, the student farm, Swipe Out Hunger, the Real Food Challenge, and the Food Recovery Network. These programs engage in education efforts across campus to educate students on the ethics of food and local food systems. Food Recovery Network (FRN) diverts edible food from our dining halls 10 times a week and delivers it to area non-profits in our community. The FRN also participates in local retail food rescue on behalf of the local food shelf. Swipe Out Hunger offers students the option to donate one of their meal swipes to another student.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (3rd program):
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Additional programs
Carleton Food Alliance was formed in the fall of 2012 in an effort to connect food and agriculture groups on and off campus. It strives to promote health and wellbeing, food literacy, and to support the local food shed.
Empty Bowls is an international project to fight hunger, personalized by artists and art organizations on a community level. Carleton's event is held spring term in conjunction with an art department ceramics class.
Carleton Farm: Students operate a 1.5 acre farm that uses organic techniques. It boasts drip irrigation and a hoop house, among other innovations. The produce is sold to our dining halls and the profits pay summer farm interns.
The Lighten Up Garage Sale collected 46,000 pounds of materials from students as they were leaving campus for the year and sold those items in a large community garage sale. Proceeds from the sale ($36,000) benefit three local community partners.
Empty Bowls is an international project to fight hunger, personalized by artists and art organizations on a community level. Carleton's event is held spring term in conjunction with an art department ceramics class.
Carleton Farm: Students operate a 1.5 acre farm that uses organic techniques. It boasts drip irrigation and a hoop house, among other innovations. The produce is sold to our dining halls and the profits pay summer farm interns.
The Lighten Up Garage Sale collected 46,000 pounds of materials from students as they were leaving campus for the year and sold those items in a large community garage sale. Proceeds from the sale ($36,000) benefit three local community partners.
Number of trained student educators (all other programs):
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Part 2. Educator hours per student served by a peer-to-peer educator program
3,600
Hours worked annually by trained student sustainability educators per student served by a peer-to-peer program:
1.88
Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
All students are exposed to these programs through their required welcome orientation before their first term begins.
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