Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 49.24
Liaison Claudia Kent
Submission Date June 11, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Haverford College
EN-2: Student Orientation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00
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The percentage of entering students that are provided an opportunity to participate in orientation activities and programming that prominently include sustainability:
100

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A brief description of how sustainability is included prominently in new student orientation:
Two Events: Tree Planting: A tree is planted in honor of the new class and as a symbol of the importance of conservation within the Haverford Community. Local Food Dinner: For all incoming students, a dinner of all locally sourced food intended to highlight the importance of a sustainable food system.

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The website URL where information about sustainability in student orientation is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
100% of all incoming first-year students participate in first-year orientation at Haverford College. Two events specifically highlight the importance of sustainability within the Haverford College community. The first, a Tree Planting Ceremony, which takes place on the morning of the first full day of orientation, gives all first-year and their upper class orientation leaders the opportunity to tale part in planting a new tree in honor of the incoming class. It is intended to be a symbol of the importance of conservation to the Haverford College community and to introduce students to the Haverford College Arboretum. The second, The Local Foods Dinner, is a special orientation enent for all incoming students; all the food that is served is locally sourced and is intended to highlight the importance of a sustainable food system.

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