| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 40.43 |
| Liaison | Andreas Wolfram |
| Submission Date | Jan. 10, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Ringling College of Art and Design
SD-1: New Student Orientation
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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N/A |
Tammy
Walsh Dean of Students Student Life |
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?:
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.
Does new student orientation incorporate sustainability information into presentations (e.g., made by Residential Advisors to individual dorm floors)?:
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.
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?:
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.
Does the institution make new student orientation more sustainable via efforts such as a zero-waste meal or carbon offsets?:
Provide a brief description of the efforts:
Does the institution incorporate sustainability into new student orientation in other ways?:
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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