Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 72.61
Liaison Jack Byrne
Submission Date May 1, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Middlebury College
EN-1: Student Educators Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.00 / 4.00 Jack Byrne
Director of Sustainability Integration
Environmental Affair
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Does the institution coordinate one or more ongoing student, peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education programs that meet the criteria for this credit?:
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Number of degree-seeking students enrolled at the institution:
2,516

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Name of the student educators program (1st program):
Campus Sustainability Coordinators Program

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Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (1st program):
2,516

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A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (1st program):
The Campus Sustainability Coordinators (CSCs) is a student organization focused on encouraging a culture of environmental awareness and sustainable living on campus. The group works regularly with the Office of Sustainability Integration and facilities to plan educational campus events and create greater awareness about sustainability through campaigns. In the past two years, the CSCs helped organize sustainability events during orientation, hosted an event to educate the campus about waste and recycling, sponsored several screenings, facilitated the delivery of compost bins to dormitory and office kitchens, and organized campus sustainability tours for visiting guests and students.

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A brief description of how the student educators are selected (1st program):
The program consists of about 20 Campus Sustainability Coordinators (CSCs) from across the five commons systems. All participants submit applications including their related experience, why they are interested in the program, what sub-team they would like to join, and why they think they would make a good CSC.

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A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (1st program):
At the beginning of the school year, all participants attend a workshop with the Director of Sustainability and the Sustainability Communication and Outreach Coordinator to discuss ideas of what sustainability means as well as to get an overview of sustainability efforts at Middlebury College and how the program fits into these efforts. They also learn details about the structure of the program, resources available to them, and what is expected of them. In the fall of 2013, CSCs participated in leadership training organized by Middlebury's Learning and Development Manager and the Office of Sustainability. Training included completing and interpreting the DiSC Assessment Test.

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A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (1st program):
The program receives support from the staff of the Office of Sustainability Integration. A portion of their budget comes through the office and the rest comes through the Student Government Association.

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Name of the student educators program (3rd program):
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Name(s) of the student educator program(s) (all other programs):
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Total number of hours student educators are engaged in peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education activities annually:
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