| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.46 |
| Liaison | Lisa Kilgore |
| Submission Date | March 20, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Cornell University
EN-2: Student Orientation
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.30 / 2.00 |
Dan
Roth Director of the Campus Sustainability Office Energy & Sustainability |
The percentage of 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 at Cornell features a few sustainability events including presentations, workshops, green vendor fairs, and sustainability information booths at most major events. Sustainability tips are also featured in the New Student Handbook. Composting and recycling education stations with student educators were prominently located at every major event that served food throughout orientation week.
A sample of the 2014 sustainability orientation events include:
(1) Digging Deep into the Past to Consider Solutions for a Sustainable Future -- Explore the links between sustainability, the environmental movement, gender equity and indigenous cultures through specific “ingenuities” developed in connection with this land. From ancient beginnings, trace the interconnectedness of “all living things,” while learning to experience the earth as an integral part of your being, body, and future from an indigenous, Haudenosaunee perspective.
(2) Dump & Run Sale -- This annual sale is a green way to stock up on items for your new room. Reuse to reduce harm to the environment. All proceeds go to charity.
(3) North Campus Block Party -- This annual BBQ featured booths staffed by the Campus Sustainability Office and the Department of Energy Management to educate students about various sustainable living practices.
The website URL where information about sustainability in student orientation is available:
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