Overall Rating Bronze
Overall Score 41.51
Liaison Lori Chance
Submission Date May 16, 2024

STARS v2.2

Messiah University
EN-1: Student Educators Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.42 / 4.00 Lori Chance
Sustainability Program Coordinator
Sustainability Office
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Number of students enrolled for credit:
3,325

Total number of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
700

Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
21.05

Name of the student educators program (1st program):
The Office of Sustainability

A brief description of the student educators program (1st program):
The Office of Sustainability has up to 7 work-study students focused on the following categories, waste, engagement, biodiversity, communication, energy, food, and organics collection. These students run programs are a cohort of students who volunteer and develop programs to promote sustainability educational efforts, bike-share programs, outreach, and others.

A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (1st program):
Messiah University's Sustainability Work Study students are tasked with educating the campus community including faculty, staff and students. Each student has a focus area whereby they host educational programming opportunities.

Students follow the University's hiring process by submitting an application, resume, and cover letter. Once reviewed, the student is asked to participate in an interview with the Director of Sustainability and the Program Coordinator. The student holds the position for one academic year.

Number of trained student educators (1st program):
7

Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (1st program):
32

Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (1st program):
8

Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (1st program):
1,792

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

A brief description of the student educators program (2nd program):
Earthkeepers is a club on Messiah's campus that promotes sustainable practices on-campus and abroad. This club aims to protect and improve the environment not only for our benefit but to honor God and the creation.

A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (2nd program):
Messiah University's Earthkeepers audience consists of mainly the student body.

Number of trained student educators (2nd program):
3

Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (2nd program):
32

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

Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (2nd program):
192

Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (2nd program):
Name of the student educators program (3rd program):
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A brief description of the student educators program (3rd program):
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A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (3rd program):
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Number of trained student educators (3rd program):
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Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (3rd program):
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Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (3rd program):
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Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (3rd program):
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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):
1,984

Hours worked annually by trained student sustainability educators per student served by a peer-to-peer program:
2.83

Website URL where information about the student sustainability educators programs is available:
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