| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.07 |
| Liaison | Jonathan Miller |
| Submission Date | Oct. 27, 2022 |
Nova Southeastern University
EN-1: Student Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.02 / 4.00 |
Amber
Orr Sustainability Coordinator Physical Plant |
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Part 1. Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer, sustainability educators program
20,576
Total number of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
20,576
Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
100
1st program
Green Sharks Sustainability Club
A brief description of the student educators program (1st program):
Green Sharks is a student run organization who's mission is to educate students, faculty, and staff on what sustainability means and to advocate for sustainable initiatives on campus. Examples include SeaThursday events, the annual Earth Day celebration, Sustainability 101 Lecture series, and more. The organization is supported by the Physical Plant Department as a means of student-to-student education on campus sustainability initiatives. The student mentors are offered a variety of training opportunities throughout the year based on their personal sustainability related interests that they are encouraged to present on throughout the semester, as well as required to use to meet certain volunteer and event hour requirements. Recent topics have included effective climate/sustainability language, campus recycling sustainability initiative trainings, urban forestry planning, and environmental justice topics. With over 200 registered members on the chains of communication and receiving training, it is estimated that only 100 are active during different portions of the academic year
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (1st program):
Green Sharks Sustainability Club presents programs and events to the whole university community. Events vary in audience but aim to reach a range of different groups dependent on the topic.
Number of trained student educators (1st program):
100
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):
1
Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (1st program):
3,200
Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (1st program):
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2nd program
First Year Experience Program
A brief description of the student educators program (2nd program):
The First Year Experience program focuses on various aspects of personal wellness as well as campus life at Nova Southeastern University. A group of peer-educators are trained on the content and help to teach the students on a variety of topics that all include an element of sustainability and environmental awareness. Each of these student mentors is required to work approximately 10 hours a week. Based on the 5 elements of wellness, it is estimated that 2 hours per week is dedicated to the environmental awareness portion of the class.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (2nd program):
All new students (freshmen and transfer students) are required to participate in the First Year Experience program for at least one semester. All NSU students will have taken this class prior to their graduation date.
Number of trained student educators (2nd program):
85
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):
5,440
Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (2nd program):
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3rd program
Scientific Literature Society (SLS)
A brief description of the student educators program (3rd program):
SLS is a club that focuses on recent scientific breakthroughs and hosts public seminars, one of which hosted a researcher and his discoveries of the neurotoxicity of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Round Up. Many papers discussed in weekly meetings involve the advancement of sustainable technologies.
SLS as three core goals:
1) Give students an understanding of modern scientific theory
2) Understand the relationship between science and furthering sustainability through the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals
3) Participate in community service (last year's service requirement for our students was a tree planting at Broward County's Markham Park)
SLS as three core goals:
1) Give students an understanding of modern scientific theory
2) Understand the relationship between science and furthering sustainability through the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals
3) Participate in community service (last year's service requirement for our students was a tree planting at Broward County's Markham Park)
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (3rd program):
SLS targets all students on campus.
Number of trained student educators (3rd program):
58
Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (3rd program):
32
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (3rd program):
2
Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (3rd program):
1,856
Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (3rd program):
Additional programs
Many scholarship programs at NSU have sustainability components. Most notably, the Presidential Scholars Program has an environmental wellness committee. NSU is also a part of Tree Campus USA, in which we hold an annual Arbor Day Celebration in the library quad.
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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Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (all other programs):
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Part 2. Educator hours per student served by a peer-to-peer educator program
10,496
Hours worked annually by trained student sustainability educators per student served by a peer-to-peer program:
0.51
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