| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 69.67 |
| Liaison | Julie Newman |
| Submission Date | Sept. 30, 2021 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
EN-1: Student Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.42 / 4.00 |
MIT
Office of Sustainability Director Office of Sustainability |
Number of students enrolled for credit:
Total number of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
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Name of the student educators program (1st program):
A brief description of the student educators program (1st program):
Waste Watchers are trained on the details of MIT’s waste disposal system (i.e., what items go where) and are paid to staff shifts at campus events. Waste Watchers help individuals dispose of their waste in the correct stream. This has the potential to decrease campus-wide waste stream contamination levels while also serving as a resource to educate the MIT community about waste sorting.
A WW's duties include:
- Becoming trained on MIT's specific waste sorting practices, including an online course via Atlas and a 30-minute mandatory in-person class
- Staffing events requested by different organizations to decrease waste stream contamination
- Recording waste stream data for future product purchasing decisions
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (1st program):
Students, faculty, and staff on campus
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In each residence hall there are environmental and sustainability chairs who work on initiatives focusing on green living. It is a gathering point for climate-conscious, action-driven students to collaborate on implementing sustainable practices on the MIT campus with the knowledge, motivation and interest of graduate students at its center. Training varies by residence hall.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (2nd program):
Students residing on campus
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A brief description of all other student peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education programs:
Responsible Waste and Disposal Practices Training Module. Launched in the fall of 2017, in collaboration with the Office of Sustainability and the Materials Management Office, the Graduate Student Council Sustainability Sub Committee developed an online training module called "Responsible Waste and Disposal Practices Training Module." This 10 minute course is offered as a model within the MIT Atlas Learning Center training to help students (and others within the MIT community) understand the proper disposal of waste and recycling systems, processes and best practices with regard to materials management topics on the MIT campus. The training is available via the web as well as mobile web access. more than 2,024 students, staff and faculty have taken this training. The 2,024 reviews provide an average rating of 4.5 out of 5.
https://atlas.mit.edu/atlas/Main.action?tab=search&sapSystemId=PS1&search=waste+disposal&sub=group_training
Also, the MIT Sustainable Workplace Certification Program and the Sustainable Events Certification program are available to ALL students and staff for peer-to-peer education opportunities. See: https://sustainability.mit.edu/certifications.
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