Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 40.43
Liaison Ian Shannon
Submission Date Jan. 10, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Ringling College of Art and Design
SD-1: New Student Orientation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete N/A Tammy Walsh
Dean of Students
Student Life
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Does new student orientation include presentations, speakers, or skits that address sustainability and take place in large venues that most or all first-year students attend?:
Yes

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Provide a brief description of the presentations, speakers or skits:
Student leaders and local community members speak to incoming students throughout the New Student Orientation process week regarding green initiatives: recycling, carpooling, Tervis Tumblr (water bottle) program, etc.

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Does new student orientation incorporate sustainability information into presentations (e.g., made by Residential Advisors to individual dorm floors)?:
Yes

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Provide a brief description of the presentations:
Residential Advisors promote green/sustainability programming on their floors through activities and peer-to-peer mentorship throughout the semester.

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Does new student orientation actively engage students in activities that raise awareness about sustainability, highlight how sustainability plays out on campus, or allows students to take part in a productive green activity?:
Yes

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Provide a brief description of the activities:
During New Student Orientation, Orientation Leaders engage new students in icebreaker activities by acclimating to the campus culture: recycling, outdoor garden, Tervis Tumblr (water bottle) program, themed communities for residential students, outdoor programs, reusable food container program, etc.

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Does the institution make new student orientation more sustainable via efforts such as a zero-waste meal or carbon offsets?:
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Provide a brief description of the efforts:
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Does the institution incorporate sustainability into new student orientation in other ways?:
Yes

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Provide a brief description:
New Student Orientation collaborates with community volunteer programs and students learn sustainability through their organizations during orientation as well.

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