| Overall Rating | Platinum |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 86.26 |
| Liaison | Karen Oberer |
| Submission Date | Jan. 17, 2024 |
McGill University
EN-1: Student Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.74 / 4.00 |
Karen
Oberer Sustainability Officer McGill Office of Sustainability |
Number of students enrolled for credit:
Total number of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
Name of the student educators program (1st program):
A brief description of the student educators program (1st program):
ECOLE brings together McGill students, faculty and staff and Montreal community members in the pursuit of sustainable living. They conduct applied student research, provide alternative education programming, and believe in experiential learning. Most of all, ECOLE is an ongoing experiment that strives to be a model of urban sustainable living.
The peer-to-peer component is embedded in the structure of the program: one coordinator (a hired student) oversees the program while 10 facilitators (student volunteers) work together to develop projects, activities, and sustainable-living habits. The Facilitators "live sustainably, both materially and socially, by incorporating living practices including composting, reducing energy and water use, and using consensus-based decision making and anti-oppressive practices. Facilitators apply sustainable living approaches that are brought to their attention by their fellow students."
For more information about coordinator and facilitator roles, see: https://www.ecoleproject.com/recruitment-1
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (1st program):
Students living at ECOLE plus students attending outreach activities (i.e. all sustainability-minded McGill students). Students are invited to join the ECOLE Collective group, to find out about facilitator-planned events and projects. ECOLE also runs several committees that are open to the student population.
Past activities in which the wider student community has participated include clothing swaps, cooking workshops, potlucks, and community activism events (e.g., Climate Rage protest). ECOLE organizers send out a regular newsletter and social media posts to promote these events to McGill students.
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Name of the student educators program (2nd program):
A brief description of the student educators program (2nd program):
The Sustainability Ambassador Program (SAP) is a year-long volunteering opportunity for students to promote sustainability on campus by leading engagement activities with the McGill community.
The SAP offers a platform for students to apply their skills and creativity in order to grow the sustainability movement at McGill. The program provides training in sustainable leadership by offering students opportunities to introduce the McGill community to sustainable initiatives carried out by the McGill Office of Sustainability as well as those championed by other units on campus.
3 SAP streams:
Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF) Ambassador
SPF Ambassadors champion the Sustainability Projects Fund, the largest fund of its kind in Canada, through an array of outreach initiatives and encourage the development of new sustainability projects on campus. SPF Ambassadors generate grassroots change at McGill by gaining community engagement skills in diverse settings and becoming experts in sustainable change on campus.
Sustainable Events Ambassador
Sustainable Events Ambassadors coordinate with McGill event organizers to help design events in the most sustainable ways possible. Sustainable Events Ambassadors become leaders and trusted representatives of the McGill sustainability community by collaborating with organizers (e.g., faculty, staff, students) and teaching them how to embed sustainable best practices into their event planning.
Sustainable Lab Ambassador
Sustainable Lab Ambassadors help build a culture of sustainability on campus by informing McGill lab users of resources and practices that promote sustainability in teaching and research labs. Sustainable Lab Ambassadors gain experience in sustainability education and community engagement, and help promote McGill's zero-waste and carbon neutrality targets in lab contexts.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (2nd program):
The ambassador program targets the entire McGill community as an audience, including faculty members, staff, and students.
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Name of the student educators program (3rd program):
A brief description of the student educators program (3rd program):
The Environmental Residence Council (ERC) promotes sustainable practices through events, outreach, and campaigns. Each of the university’s downtown residences has a representative on the ERC so that all students living on campus can voice concerns and participate in sustainable change.
Elected positions for the ERC are open in September, students in these positions are expected to fulfill regular responsibilities on the Council. The ERC also has volunteer positions (floor/house reps and committees) that allows students to participate depending on their interests and personal schedules.
The ERC and Residence Life facilitators (also students) organize outreach activities with the goal of providing a community for new students and encouraging youth to advocate for sustainable change. Recent examples of ERC activities include Fair Trade Campus Week clothing swaps workshops; a Go Green sustainable networking event; and a Residence Sustainability Survey to better address the needs of students on sustainability topics. With the information from the survey, members of the ERC set out to create a helpful sustainability guide for future students, now included in a residence life handbook for new students.
See McGill Reporter article: https://reporter.mcgill.ca/community-spotlight-celebrating-a-year-of-sustainability-with-the-environmental-residence-council/
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (3rd program):
Undergraduate and graduate students living in McGill residences.
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A brief description of all other student peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education programs:
Peer Support Centre (PSC)
PSC was founded in Fall 2013 by a group of McGill students with the support of McGill’s professional mental health services. With a vision to make support services more accessible at McGill, they conducted research and talked to similar programs elsewhere in Canada. After a semester of hard work, the PSC opened its doors in Winter 2014. Since then, the PSC has expanded considerably, by becoming a SSMU service, partnering with the McGill Wellness Hub and securing a permanent location.
https://psc.ssmu.ca/
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
We are reporting that 100% of our students are served by student educators programs because the mandate of the Sustainability Ambassadors Program is to perform outreach to the entire McGill population.
Further data for Ecole program listed above:
Ecole coordinator:
1 coordinator x 44 weeks per year x 20 hours per week = 880 hours
Ecole facilitators:
10 facilitators x 44 weeks per year x 10 hours per week = 4,400 hours
Participation in the Environmental Residence Council is an estimate based on the fact that ERC is composed of representatives from each residence hall (10 undergraduate halls in total) and the Vice-President Environment of the Inter-Residence Council: 11 representatives x 10hrs/month for 8 months = 880 hours.
Other peer educator programs:
Peer Support Centre:
12 executive members x 32 weeks per year x 5 hrs/week = 1,920 hours
5 program evaluation team members x 32 weeks per year x 5 hrs/week = 800 hours
6 promotion & outreach volunteers x 32 weeks per year x 3 hrs/week = 576 hours
60 active listening volunteers x 32 weeks per year x 1 hr/week = 960 hours
Total = 4,256 hours
We are reporting that 100% of our students are served by student educators programs because the mandate of the Sustainability Ambassadors Program is to perform outreach to the entire McGill population.
Further data for Ecole program listed above:
Ecole coordinator:
1 coordinator x 44 weeks per year x 20 hours per week = 880 hours
Ecole facilitators:
10 facilitators x 44 weeks per year x 10 hours per week = 4,400 hours
Participation in the Environmental Residence Council is an estimate based on the fact that ERC is composed of representatives from each residence hall (10 undergraduate halls in total) and the Vice-President Environment of the Inter-Residence Council: 11 representatives x 10hrs/month for 8 months = 880 hours.
Other peer educator programs:
Peer Support Centre:
12 executive members x 32 weeks per year x 5 hrs/week = 1,920 hours
5 program evaluation team members x 32 weeks per year x 5 hrs/week = 800 hours
6 promotion & outreach volunteers x 32 weeks per year x 3 hrs/week = 576 hours
60 active listening volunteers x 32 weeks per year x 1 hr/week = 960 hours
Total = 4,256 hours
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