| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.41 |
| Liaison | Ian Johnson |
| Submission Date | April 19, 2024 |
Colorado College
EN-2: Student Orientation
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Ian
Johnson Sustainability Director Office of Sustainability |
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 | N/A - institution does not have graduate students |
Percentage of all entering students that are provided an opportunity to participate in orientation activities and programming that prominently include sustainability:
A brief description of how sustainability is included prominently in new student orientation :
New Student Orientation (NSO) and Winter Start Orientation (WSO) occurred during the 2022-2023 school year, though trips were local day trips as opposed to the 4-day regional trips in years past. The topics of sustainability are included during the online orientation and all of the incoming freshmen and transfers participated. The program was built to familiarize new students with the unique ecology and community of Colorado Springs while fostering the spirit of sustainability that Colorado College aims to embody. The program introduced students to plant, bird, and animal species within the area as well as the energy and waste disposal systems that support Colorado Springs and Colorado College. More detailed information on up-to-date sustainability-related events hosted during NSO can be found in the links below. In terms of the student educators who work on NSO and WSO, upper-class folk can apply to be NSO/WSO Interns and NSO/WSO Priddy Trip Leaders. Both job positions require general training so those students are equipped to teach their knowledge to incoming students. More specifically, NSO/WSO Intern training includes teaching students about waste disposal, energy, local ecology, and more. The peer educators also help build a sense of responsibility for fostering sustainability on campus among the incoming students. Students are additionally taken on service-learning day trips where they become familiarized with the nature and culture of Colorado Springs and its organizations. Student leaders are chosen to lead trips and their training focuses on the importance of community and the importance of respecting the land that you occupy. The student leaders of these trips encourage new students to develop a sense of social responsibility and respect for their new home which in turn promotes sustainable practices. Before and during the trip, the leaders work hard to build a sense of community with all of the students on the trip and build a sense of respect for the environment. They make sure that the students understand "Leave No Trace Principles", how to engage thoughtfully with the people and ecology of our place, and more general sustainability principles.
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