| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 47.17 |
| Liaison | David Fisher |
| Submission Date | April 11, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Maharishi University of Management
SD-1: New Student Orientation
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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N/A |
Leanne
Hays Administrator Sustainable Living |
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?:
Provide a brief description of the presentations, speakers or skits:
All new students take part in a campus scavenger hunt that leads them through both Sustainable Living buildings. They are also offered the chance to attend a Slow Food Dinner for prospective Sustainable Living majors.
Does new student orientation incorporate sustainability information into presentations (e.g., made by Residential Advisors to individual dorm floors)?:
Provide a brief description of the presentations:
Students are told about energy saving thermostat settings, turning off lights, and where recycling containers and dumpsters are located.
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?:
Provide a brief description of the activities:
Does the institution make new student orientation more sustainable via efforts such as a zero-waste meal or carbon offsets?:
Provide a brief description of the efforts:
Does the institution incorporate sustainability into new student orientation in other ways?:
Provide a brief description:
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