Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 74.49
Liaison Ian McKeown
Submission Date March 3, 2023

STARS v2.2

Loyola Marymount University
EN-1: Student Educators Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.60 / 4.00 Jessica Hernandez
Sustainability Coordinator
Facilities Management
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Number of students enrolled for credit:
8,564

Total number of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
8,564

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

Name of the student educators program (1st program):
SDG Student Ambassador Program

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

"SDG Student Ambassadors gain a strong understanding of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), deepen their knowledge of environmental and social responsibility, design and create the structure of the SDG Student Ambassador Program, and enhance their professional development skills.

Educates students on the SDGs and their significance in the global community.
Develops programming and events to promote the SDGs within the university community and beyond.
Enhances SDG knowledge in the community through presentations in classes, student housing and Registered Student Organizations (RSO) meetings.
Develops strong leadership, organizational and communication skills.
Provides experience in project management/development and event planning."


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

"With faculty partners, ambassadors will co-create a student-led SDG program to:

Design innovative ways to promote the SDGs at LMU.
Evaluate global networks to build effective global collaboration on the SDGs.
Design an SDG campus event and present the SDG Ambassador Program design to a panel of key stakeholders.

Ambassadors must be able to work 50 hours during the first 10-12 weeks of the spring semester and commit to 8 hours of SDG training."


Number of trained student educators (1st program):
6

Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (1st program):
12

Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (1st program):
5

Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (1st program):
348

Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (1st program):
Name of the student educators program (2nd program):
Sustainability Outreach Students

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

Students from Green LMU participate in student outreach by giving tours around campus. These tours educate the campus population about sustainability in daily operations including the use of solar around campus, composting in residents halls, alternative transportation (solar card and bike shop), etc.


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

All campus community and some off-campus partners


Number of trained student educators (2nd program):
18

Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (2nd program):
28

Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (2nd program):
8

Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (2nd program):
4,032

Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (2nd program):
Name of the student educators program (3rd program):
The Cycling Lion

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

The bike shop representatives are trained to advocate and educate their campus peers on sustainable transportation. Students are trained to repair bicycles and hold bike shop events and workshops that educate the campus. The students also work with the Director of Transportation and City Relations for ASLMU (the governing student body) and the Director of Parking and Transportation ( LMU Administration). They educate and consult with these Directors in alternative transportation methods, including bike infrastructure around campus, parking options for green vehicles ( cars, bikes, etc.), and provide additional edits for the campus Master Bike Plan.


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

All campus community and some off-campus partners.


Number of trained student educators (3rd program):
11

Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (3rd program):
28

Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (3rd program):
8

Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (3rd program):
2,464

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):
6,844

Hours worked annually by trained student sustainability educators per student served by a peer-to-peer program:
0.80

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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