| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 49.22 |
| Liaison | Paul Scanlon |
| Submission Date | March 4, 2022 |
Slippery Rock University
EN-1: Student Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.46 / 4.00 |
Paul
Scanlon Special Assistant to the President President's Office/Sustainability |
Number of students enrolled for credit:
Total number of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
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Name of the student educators program (1st program):
A brief description of the student educators program (1st program):
The Macoskey Center is SRU's flagship for teaching and demonstrating sustainability concepts, and is staffed by three graduate assistants and four student workers who offer tours of the LEED Silver-certified Harmony House and surrounding 83-acre Bartramian Audubon Sanctuary site. The G.A.'s and student workers provide peer-to-peer education on various topics (energy and water conservation, alternative energy, organic gardening, grey water systems, rainwater harvesting systems, composting, preservation, etc.) to any class or group of students interested, using the on-site infrastructure to demonstrate the practical application of these concepts.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (1st program):
The target audience for this program includes all students
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Name of the student educators program (2nd program):
A brief description of the student educators program (2nd program):
The graduate assistants of SRU's Macoskey Center for Sustainable Systems Education and Research teach a variety of sustainability-related first year (FYRST) seminars to incoming students each year. When possible, these seminars are presented at the Macoskey Center so that the students can also receive a guided tour of the Harmony House and surrounding grounds that feature sustainability related demonstration projects. Seminar topics include energy, sustainability, zero waste, farm to fork, composting, natural prescriptions, and a ROCK sustainability tour.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (2nd program):
All incoming students (approximately 25% of enrolled students)
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A brief description of all other student peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education programs:
The Green Leaves program is a sustainable departments self-certification program developed and piloted by student interns of the Sustainable Enterprise Accelerator in conjunction with the Director of Sustainability. The program is modeled after Harvard University's "Green Office Program" and is intended to help change the culture of the campus by encouraging interaction among with faculty, staff, and students connected with each Academic Department.
The ALTER video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOU1kTkvKiI) is a documentary of how SRU's Macoskey Center for Sustainable Systems Education and Research was founded, and was produced by student interns of the Sustainable Enterprise Accelerator to teach their peers (as well as the general public) the history and guiding principles of the Center.
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