| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.06 |
| Liaison | Susan Powers |
| Submission Date | Nov. 30, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Clarkson University
SD-1: New Student Orientation
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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Susan
Powers Director of the Institute for a Sustainable Environment ISE |
Does new student orientation include presentations, speakers, or skits that address sustainability and take place in large venues that most or all first-year students attend?:
Provide a brief description of the presentations, speakers or skits:
Sustainability is presented to the entire incoming freshman class as a part of our session on Clarkson's Values. Small teams of students compete as part of an effort to communicate the expectations and rules for proper recycling. Bags of sustainability goodies are provided to these volunteers.
This activity is repeated for graduate student orientation also.
Does new student orientation incorporate sustainability information into presentations (e.g., made by Residential Advisors to individual dorm floors)?:
Provide a brief description of the presentations:
The sustainability coordinator first meets with all of the RA staff during their orientation to make sure that they understand all aspects of our sustainability opportunities and programs on campus. They then discuss this information, primarily about recycling, on each floor.
Does new student orientation actively engage students in activities that raise awareness about sustainability, highlight how sustainability plays out on campus, or allows students to take part in a productive green activity?:
Provide a brief description of the activities:
The recycling competition raises awareness and engages students - for at least a brief time!
Does the institution make new student orientation more sustainable via efforts such as a zero-waste meal or carbon offsets?:
Provide a brief description of the efforts:
Information students receive about arrival on campus stresses the need to reduce solid waste associated with move in day. Members of our SOS (students serving students) volunteers are posted at the dumpsters to explain recycling requirements and break down cardboard for proper waste management.
Does the institution incorporate sustainability into new student orientation in other ways?:
Provide a brief description:
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