Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.88
Liaison Joséanne Bélanger-Gravel
Submission Date June 3, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Polytechnique Montréal
EN-1: Student Educators Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.00 / 4.00 Shirley Fagnen
Sustainable Development Advisor
Sustainable Development Office
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Number of students enrolled for credit (headcount):
8,371

Total number of students enrolled for credit that are served (i.e. directly targeted) by a student peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program (avoid double-counting to the extent feasible):
8,371

Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer educator program:
100

1st Program 

Name of the student educators program:
Sustainability Ambassadors

Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (headcount):
8,371

A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities:
Every year, the Sustainability Office recruits students to be part of our squad of Ambassadors. They assist the Sustainability Office in the different outreach campaigns. Whether it be for waste management awareness activities, information on sustainable transportation for new students, volunteering during our Repair Cafés, they assist us in various activities and projects.

A brief description of how the student educators are selected:
Every year, in August, the Sustainability Office posts a job description. Students (undergraduate or graduate) are invited to apply. They send a CV and a cover letter. After an initial screening, they are provided with training documentation and have to pass a test. Students may also joint the program during the year, upon request, according to the Office's needs. They are also hired after studying the documentation and passing a test.

A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach:
A report sumarizing important information regarding outreach activities has been prepared and is sent to every new ambassador. They also have to be familiar with the content available on the Sustainability Office website (www.polymtl.ca/durable). At different times during the year, a "lunch and learn" is organised to provide them with new information and answer their questions.

A brief description of the financial and/or administrative support the institution provides to the program (e.g. annual budget and/or faculty/staff coordination):
The Sustainability Office receives a yearly budget to pay the student educators for their various mandates (hourly basis).

If reporting students served by additional peer-to-peer programs, provide:

2nd Program

Name of the student educators program (2nd program):
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Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (2nd program):
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A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (2nd program):
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A brief description of how the student educators are selected (2nd program):
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A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach (2nd program):
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A brief description of the financial and/or administrative support the institution provides to the program (e.g. annual budget and/or faculty/staff coordination) (2nd program):
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If reporting students served by three or more peer-to-peer programs, provide:

3rd Program 

Name of the student educators program (3rd program):
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Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (3rd program):
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A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (3rd program):
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A brief description of how the student educators are selected (3rd program):
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A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach (3rd program):
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A brief description of the financial and/or administrative support the institution provides to the program (e.g. annual budget and/or faculty/staff coordination) (3rd program):
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Additional Programs 

A brief description of all other student peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education programs, including the number of students served and how student educators are selected, trained, and supported by the institution:
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Optional Fields 

Total number of hours student educators are engaged in peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education activities annually (all programs):
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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