| Overall Rating | Reporter - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | |
| Liaison | Brian Eisenhauer |
| Submission Date | Feb. 28, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Plymouth State University
EN-1: Student Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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Reporter |
Brian
Eisenhauer Director Office of Environmental Sustainability |
Does the institution coordinate one or more ongoing student, peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education programs that meet the criteria for this credit?:
Number of degree-seeking students enrolled at the institution:
Name of the student educators program (1st program):
Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (1st program):
A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (1st program):
Students in the Office of Environmental Sustainability Outreach and Education Program are student employees in the Office of Environmental Sustainability that are active across campus in encouraging more sustainable behavior and educating their peers about energy use and other important topics. All student employees are are assigned to be a liaison and outreach coordinator to a specific residence hall on campus to ensure students have access to peers to ask about sustainability issues and/or concerns. These employees conduct a great deal of education and outreach, including work on campus energy reduction competitions and for Recyclemania. The students and OES staff organize a wide variety of events to achieve their goals, and peer to peer education happens informally and in workshop settings.
A brief description of how the student educators are selected (1st program):
Student submit applications, which are reviewed by OES staff and employees are hired for the academic year. Most continue in the position until they graduate.
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (1st program):
OES staff work with the fellows to design campaigns, and educate them about appropriate techniques to carry them out. In the past year a for credit class will be added to the curriculum to reach more students and to enhance the applicability of educational outcomes from the course.
A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (1st program):
Historically the Office of Residence Life funded this program, but last year they cut their support for it. As a result funding comes solely from the Office of Environmental Sustainability and directly from the President's Office.
Name of the student educators program (2nd program):
Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (2nd program):
A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (2nd program):
EcoHouse is a living-learning laboratory for sustainable ways of living that houses 9 student residents. The building has been remodeled through a series of classes, and an "EcoHouse Advisor" is supervised by the Office of Environmental Sustainability and organizes resident activities and workshops offered to all students. For example, int he past three years students have organized workshops on how to make winter window inserts to increase thermal efficiency, on permaculture, and on many other topics as well.
A brief description of how the student educators are selected (2nd program):
Applications are reviewed by the Office of Environmental Sustainability (OES).
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (2nd program):
One-on-one with supervisor, also receive a guidebook from past Ecohouse advisors that is constantly updated.
A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (2nd program):
OES and Residence Life collaborate to fund the program.
Name of the student educators program (3rd program):
Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (3rd program):
A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (3rd program):
A brief description of how the student educators are selected (3rd program):
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (3rd program):
A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (3rd program):
Name(s) of the student educator program(s) (all other programs):
Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by all other student educator programs:
A brief description of the program(s), including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (all other programs):
A brief description of how the student educators are selected (all other programs):
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (all other programs):
A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (all other programs):
Total number of hours student educators are engaged in peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education activities annually:
The website URL for the peer-to-peer student outreach and education program(s):
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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