| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 54.08 |
| Liaison | Jamey Pavey |
| Submission Date | Feb. 26, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Earlham College
EN-1: Student Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
4.00 / 4.00 |
Lisa
Butch Assistant Director of Sustainability Center for Integrated Learning |
Does the institution coordinate one or more ongoing student, peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education programs that meet the criteria for this credit?:
Number of degree-seeking students enrolled at the institution:
Name of the student educators program (1st program):
Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (1st program):
A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (1st program):
The Eco-reps program works to model sustainable living practices in college residences in order to promote sustainable living behaviors. There is room for there to be 2 Eco-reps per dorm per semester. Eco-reps are tasked with creating sustainability-related educational programs for residents within in their dorms. Specifically Eco-reps are required to run two programs per semester, serve as dorm captains for the 3-week energy conservation competition, and assist in other sustainability-related projects as needed.
A brief description of how the student educators are selected (1st program):
Each student is required to submit a one page application to The Sustainability Office. Once all applications have been submitted applications are reviewed by a Sustainability Office staff member and the student Peer Education Specialist.
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (1st program):
Eco-reps are required to attend a total of 3 trainings per semester. Two trainings are general training helping them learn the basics of developing programs for their dorms, the other training is more specific for the Energy Wars dorm competition they help staff.
A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (1st program):
For the 2015-2016 academic year The Sustainability Office allots $30 per dorm program that is held by the Eco Reps. Students may apply for additional funding if they are able to justify why it is needed. The Office also allots $200 for purchasing tshirts for each of the Eco Reps as an incentive for participation.
Name of the student educators program (2nd program):
Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (2nd program):
A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (2nd program):
A brief description of how the student educators are selected (2nd program):
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (2nd program):
A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (2nd program):
Name of the student educators program (3rd program):
Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (3rd program):
A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (3rd program):
A brief description of how the student educators are selected (3rd program):
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (3rd program):
A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (3rd program):
Name(s) of the student educator program(s) (all other programs):
Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by all other student educator programs:
A brief description of the program(s), including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (all other programs):
A brief description of how the student educators are selected (all other programs):
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (all other programs):
A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (all other programs):
Total number of hours student educators are engaged in peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education activities annually:
The website URL for the peer-to-peer student outreach and education program(s):
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.