Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 51.18
Liaison Matthew Liesch
Submission Date April 20, 2017
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STARS v2.1

Central Michigan University
EN-2: Student Orientation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Morgan Hummon
Sustainability Advancement Graduate Assistant
Facilities Management, Great Lakes Institute for Sustainable Systems
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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 Yes

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):
100

A brief description of how sustainability is included prominently in new student orientation (including how multiple dimensions of sustainability are addressed):
Within all new student orientation, facilitators present information and resources about recycling on campus. Throughout the campus tour, designated recycling locations are highlighted and explained. Additionally, when touring dining halls, composting and low impact dining signage, with pertinent information are displayed and discussed. Further, the CMU Recycling Department is working to create a custom waste diversion and CMU spirit film to be played at all student orientations.

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