| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 51.69 |
| Liaison | Kelsey Beal |
| Submission Date | Jan. 5, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Indiana University Bloomington
ER-1: Student Sustainability Educators Program
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1.67 / 5.00 |
Jamie
Panunzio Sustainability Research Reporting and Database Intern Office of Sustainability |
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Total number of degree-seeking students enrolled at the institution:
42,347
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Program name (1st program):
Office of Sustainability Internships
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Number of students served by the program (1st program):
110
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A brief description of how the student educators are selected (1st program):
Interns go through an application and interview process to be selected for available positions. Academic year interns work throughout both semesters on items such as creating a 'green team bag lunch series', or an analysis of the feasibility of implementing alternatively fueled buses on campus. The research and findings of the inters is then made available to others through the office of sustainability website.
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A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (1st program):
Interns attend weekly seminars to enhance knowledge related to sustainability. An example of such a seminar includes touring the Central Heating Plant on campus.
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A brief description of the staff and/or other financial support the institution provides to the program (1st program):
All internships for the Office of Sustainability are funded positions, where graduate students earn $11 per hour for 10-15 hours over a 16 week period, and undergraduate interns are awarded $9 an hour for the same time period. Each intern has a mentor that he or she works with throughout the duration of their internship.
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Program name (2nd program):
Energy Challenge
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Number of students served by the program (2nd program):
14,000
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A brief description of how the student educators are selected (2nd program):
Educators are selected through the Office of Sustainability, where two interns serve as the "Energy Challenge" intern, and "Water Conservation in Academic Buildings" intern. These two positions are largely responsible for spreading knowledge and information about the challenge to academic buildings, Greek houses, and dorm buildings.
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A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (2nd program):
Representatives attend weekly seminars to enhance knowledge related to sustainability. An example of such a seminar includes touring the Central Heating Plant on campus.
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A brief description of the staff and/or other financial support the institution provides to the program (2nd program):
Prizes are awarded to each category of building. Last year, Teter Quad won the 2009 residence hall competition. Teter was rewarded two "Hydration Stations" to fill up reusable water bottles with filtered water. Sigma Alpha Mu won the Greek house competition and received a $900 cash prize. This year academic buildings are also included, and the prizes will be along the same lines as those awarded in 2009.
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