| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 35.35 |
| Liaison | Kimberly Post |
| Submission Date | Sept. 26, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Saint Joseph's College - ME
EN-1: Student Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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4.00 / 4.00 |
Greg
Teegarden Professor Natural Sciences |
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):
The Saint Joseph's College Ecoreps program has been around for 7 years. Each year, 12-15 students are employed by the program. The group is led by two student leaders and supervised by the campus sustainability coordinator. Each residence hall is assigned to 1-2 ecoreps (depending on size). The job of the ecoreps is to promote environmentally sustainable practices among their peers and the greater campus community. This program has been successful in developing a strong student sustainability group, which had been lacking at the college.
Some of the outreach programs that have been promoted by the ecoreps are:
New Student Orientation--Living Green on Campus
Size Matters, an educational program to become aware and reduce individual carbon footprints.
Campus Water Tasting--held 2 times, each time allowing students to compare the taste of our tap water and several bottled waters. Each time, our tap water was actually the preferred water and this was promoted on campus.
Save Energy Like a Pilgrim--short energy conservation contest leading up Thanksgiving
Recyclemania--waste minimization--promotion on campus.
Go Green and Go Home--program to minimize waste at the end of the year.
Although the ecoreps principally target the on-campus community, they also extend their message to the sizable on-line student community using technology.
A brief description of how the student educators are selected (1st program):
Student educators are selected each year after an email announces the availability of the positions. Students apply and are selected by best fit by sustainability coordinator and representatives from student life. Initially it was difficult to just fill the positions, but now it has become competitive to gain this position. Typically students are able to return the next year to this position
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (1st program):
The Ecoreps have weekly meetings where they meet with the campus sustainability coordinator to build skill and develop programs.
A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (1st program):
The Ecoreps are paid and anually have a budget of about $8000.
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):
A brief description of how the student educators are selected (2nd program):
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (2nd program):
A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (2nd 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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