Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 52.15
Liaison Laura Young
Submission Date April 14, 2011
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.0

Michigan State University
ER-1: Student Sustainability Educators Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.65 / 5.00 Lauren Olson
Former Education Program Coord - left MSU
Campus Sustainability
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Total number of degree-seeking students enrolled at the institution:
47,131

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Program name (1st program):
Environmental Stewards

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Number of students served by the program (1st program):
15,558

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A brief description of how the student educators are selected (1st program):
Participants in the environmental stewards program are self-selected volunteers.

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A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (1st program):
Students participating in the environmental stewardship program receive an hour-long training session and are provided with additional online resources. In addition, the students receive contact information for two full-time employees including the Residence Hall Sustainability Coordinator and Office of Campus Sustainability Project Coordinator, in the case that students have additional questions, comments or concerns. Students participating in the environmental stewards program receive periodic and timely messages and monthly building reports which detail recycling, waste and energy consumption habits within their residence hall.

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A brief description of the staff and/or other financial support the institution provides to the program (1st program):
The student environmental steward program is co-managed by two full-time employees, the Residence Hall Sustainability Coordinator and the Office of Campus Sustainability Project Coordinator.

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
In terms of number of students served, only the students who live on-campus were counted in this number as the program is primarily aimed at saving energy on-campus, not in off-campus residences (at this time).

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