Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 54.23
Liaison Jeff Jeremiason
Submission Date Nov. 30, 2021

STARS v2.2

Gustavus Adolphus College
EN-1: Student Educators Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.00 / 4.00
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Number of students enrolled for credit:
2,235

Total number of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
2,235

Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
100

Name of the student educators program (1st program):
The Johnson Center for Environmental Innovation Sustainability Internship Program

A brief description of the student educators program (1st program):

The Johnson Center for Environmental Innovation Sustainability Internship program involves between 5-9 students hired on a part-time basis to drive campus sustainability initiatives as Sustainability Interns. Though the Sustainability Interns work as a team, each person focuses on a particular area such as energy, waste, data management, outreach, event planning, etc. The Sustainability Interns work with Residential Life on a series of outreach and educational events. The Sustainability Interns has also been involved in zero waste initiatives to increase educational signage on proper waste sorting. Other interns focus on energy, managing data, and transportation. The interns involved with the sustainability communications team keep up our website, social media platforms, and monthly blog posts.

The Co-Directors of The Johnson Center for Environmental Innovation as well the Compost, Waste, and Environmental Sustainability Manager oversee and lead this program each year. They assist with the development and the continuity of sustainability initiatives at Gustavus.


A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (1st program):

Fellow students present on campus


Number of trained student educators (1st program):
9

Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (1st program):
22.14

Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (1st program):
7

Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (1st program):
1,396.71

Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (1st program):
Name of the student educators program (2nd program):
Big Hill Farm Student Worker

A brief description of the student educators program (2nd program):

Big Hill Farm Student Workers manage a student-run farm named Big Hill Farm. This farm teaches our student body the values of local food production and sustainable agricultural practices. These values are taught through on-site educational experiences and weekly volunteering hours. Each season, student leaders hire new student interns to plant, grow, and harvest food, experiment with new techniques and oversee the management of the farm. Upon harvest, students bring food from Big Hill Farm to the cafeteria for use in the salad bar. Ultimately, Big Hill Farm serves as one step to integrate the student body into the process of sustainable food production.


A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (2nd program):

Fellow students present on campus


Number of trained student educators (2nd program):
15

Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (2nd program):
22.14

Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (2nd program):
3

Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (2nd program):
996.30

Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (2nd program):
Name of the student educators program (3rd program):
Residential Hall Council Sustainability Representative

A brief description of the student educators program (3rd program):

Residential Hall Council Sustainability Representatives are primarily responsible for championing sustainability in the residential hall they are assigned. These sustainability representatives regularly meet with the Johnson Center Sustainability Interns. In these meetings outreach campaigns and sustainability programs/events are developed. The Hall Sustainability Chair: Shall serve as a resource for the IHC and Hall Councils to help make events/programs as sustainable possible, shall work to recommend events/programs which encourage sustainability on campus, shall serve as the Liaison between IHC and Environmental Action Committee, shall meet with the college’s sustainability intern monthly and when deemed necessary, shall meet with the Student Senate Sustainability Committee monthly and when deemed necessary.


A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (3rd program):

Students present in the Sustainability Representative’s assigned residential hall.


Number of trained student educators (3rd program):
3

Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (3rd program):
22.14

Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (3rd program):
2

Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (3rd program):
132.84

Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (3rd program):
A brief description of all other student peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education programs:
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Number of trained student educators (all other programs):
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Number of weeks, on average, the student educators programs are active annually (all other programs):
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Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per student educator (all other programs) :
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Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (all other programs):
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Grand total number of hours worked annually by trained student sustainability educators (all programs):
2,525.85

Hours worked annually by trained student sustainability educators per student served by a peer-to-peer program:
1.13

Website URL where information about the student sustainability educators programs is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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