| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.66 |
| Liaison | Yumiko Jakobcic |
| Submission Date | Feb. 13, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Grand Valley State University
SD-1: New Student Orientation
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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Sharon
Munski Office Coordinator Sustainability Initiative |
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Does new student orientation include presentations, speakers, or skits that address sustainability and take place in large venues that most or all first-year students attend?:
Yes
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Provide a brief description of the presentations, speakers or skits:
The new student orientation includes a written presentation with information on all the Sustainable Community Development Initiative, The Student Environmental Coalition, and many campus sustainability projects.
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Does new student orientation incorporate sustainability information into presentations (e.g., made by Residential Advisors to individual dorm floors)?:
Yes
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Provide a brief description of the presentations:
Residential Advisors have two energy competitions each year. RAs promote these initiatives and others with bulletin board presentations.
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Does new student orientation actively engage students in activities that raise awareness about sustainability, highlight how sustainability plays out on campus, or allows students to take part in a productive green activity?:
Yes
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Provide a brief description of the activities:
RecycleMania!, energy competitions, waste audits, Eco-Rep program, Green Team, water bottle initiatives, and many other productive green activities.
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Does the institution make new student orientation more sustainable via efforts such as a zero-waste meal or carbon offsets?:
Yes
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Provide a brief description of the efforts:
The new student orientation picnic is a zero-waste event.
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Does the institution incorporate sustainability into new student orientation in other ways?:
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