| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.54 |
| Liaison | Tavey Capps |
| Submission Date | Oct. 18, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Duke University
ER-1: Student Sustainability Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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5.00 / 5.00 |
Tavey
Capps Environmental Sustainability Director Office of the Executive Vice President |
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Program name (1st program):
Number of students served by the program to whom peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education is offered (1st program):
A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (1st program):
Students for Sustainable Living (SSL) is a student employment program run by Sustainable Duke. SSL is a paid, 15-member student corps dedicated to “greening” Duke’s campus culture through education and outreach with the ultimate goal of reducing the University’s environmental footprint. A team of graduate and undergraduate students work approximately 3-5 hours per week throughout the academic year and receive between $8 and 10 per hour.
Students learn about current sustainability efforts at Duke and select an area of campus sustainability that they are passionate about. Working in teams, students design and implement campus sustainability projects throughout the year. Past projects have included a staff sustainability education program, a green dining award, a showcase "green dorm room" and creating eye-catching signs with sustainability messages at key decision-making points across campus.
SSL creates change by researching, meeting with administrators and creatively outreaching to the Duke community. As a strong, collaborative community, SSL participants meet together weekly, along with the Sustainability Outreach Coordinator, to share updates and ideas.
A brief description of how the student educators are selected (1st program):
Duke’s Sustainability Outreach Coordinator distributes an application at the beginning of the Fall semester, reviews applications, and selects roughly 15 graduate and undergraduate students to participate in SSL for the academic year. The application asks students to discuss their interest in SSL, their perspective on campus environmental problems, and how SSL could impact sustainability at Duke.
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (1st program):
Students will learn about current sustainability efforts at Duke and select an area of campus sustainability that they are passionate about. Past projects have focused on topics such as a staff sustainability education program, a green dining award, a showcase "green dorm room" and creating eye-catching signs with sustainability messages at key decision-making points across campus. SSL creates change by researching, meeting with administrators and creatively outreaching to the Duke community. As a strong, collaborative community, SSL participants meet together weekly, along with the Sustainability Outreach Coordinator, to share updates and ideas.
A brief description of the staff and/or other financial support the institution provides to the program (1st program):
Duke’s Sustainability Outreach Coordinator works with students individually and student groups on setting short and long-term goals, creating timelines, measuring project success, and assisting students with contacting other campus staff. The Coordinator meets weekly with SSL participants to share updates and ideas and is available to meet with students individually or in teams. Students are paid for their work throughout the year, which results in an approximate total cost of $12,000 for the sustainability office. Additionally, resources are made available to students through the Green Grant Fund program to fund any aspects of their projects that have a monetary cost.
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A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (2nd program):
Sustainable Duke's Dorm Eco-Reps are unpaid students who are leaders for sustainability in the 14 East Campus residence halls at Duke. They educate their peers about sustainability and develop fun and engaging programming to lower the environmental footprint of the residence halls and their residents.
The Dorm Eco-Reps run the Green Dorm Room Certification program on East Campus. Other Eco-Rep projects from recent years have included displaying a sustainable “tip of the week” in each dorm, a sustainable fashion show, auditing the presence of dual-flush toilets, posting informative maps about the location of cardboard recycling dumpsters, among others.
Dorm Eco-Reps volunteer approximately 1-3 hours per week of their time. As a strong, collaborative community, Dorm Eco-Reps meet together for one hour each week to share updates and ideas.
A brief description of how the student educators are selected (2nd program):
Two student co-coordinators and the Sustainability Outreach Coordinator work together to select Dorm Eco-Reps after reviewing an application requiring applicants to answer questions about their ideas regarding sustainability and potential projects for the dorms.
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (2nd program):
Dorm Eco-Reps are unpaid students who are leaders for sustainability in the 14 East Campus Dorms at Duke. They educate their peers about sustainability and develop fun and engaging programming to lower the environmental footprint of the dorms and residents. Projects this year will include green dorm room audits, a sustainable “tip of the week”, auditing the presence of dual-flush toilets in the dorms, posting informative maps about the location of cardboard recycling dumpsters, as well as other student generated ideas. Dorm Eco-Reps volunteer approximately 1-3 hours per week of their time. As a strong, collaborative community, Dorm Eco-Reps meet together for one hour every other week to share updates and ideas.
A brief description of the staff and/or other financial support the institution provides to the program (2nd program):
Duke’s Sustainability Outreach Coordinator oversees two paid SSL students who work closely with and coordinate the Eco-Reps. The Coordinator meets weekly with the two SSL students to share updates and ideas. The SSL students meet for one hour every other week with the Dorm Eco-Reps.
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