| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 51.92 |
| Liaison | Andrea Troyer |
| Submission Date | July 26, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Eastern Mennonite University
EN-2: Student Orientation
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.81 / 2.00 |
Kirsten
Beachy Interim Director Core Curriculum, Asst Professor Language & Literature Undergraduate Academic Dean |
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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 | No |
| Entering graduate students | No |
Percentage of all entering (i.e. new) students (including transfers and graduate students) that are provided an opportunity to participate in orientation activities and programming that prominently include sustainability (0-100):
40.50
A brief description of how sustainability is included prominently in new student orientation (including how multiple dimensions of sustainability are addressed):
In their 3rd week on campus, all new undergrad students take a 45 minute sustainability tour of the EMU campus led mostly by third and fourth year students as a part of a new student orientation class each fall. There are five stations across campus where students hear about a different aspect of sustainability at EMU: green buildings and energy, campus gardens and composting, social and economic sustainability, stormwater and rainwater management, and edible landscaping. This tour is one of the most talked-about days of the semester for the class each year. It also is a great way for me to introduce the Office of Sustainability and get out front of every first year at the start of their campus life. Having students present at 3 or 4 of the 5 stations also gives two or three campus organizations a chance to boast about their work and get new students connected to student sustainability efforts. Its one of the best things we do on campus.
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
580 new students in graduate and undergraduate
students
235 in Transitions course that included Sustainability Tour
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