| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 53.75 |
| Liaison | Dan DeZarn |
| Submission Date | March 31, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
State University of New York at Geneseo
EN-1: Student Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
4.00 / 4.00 |
Dan
Dezarn Director of Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
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Does the institution coordinate one or more ongoing student, peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education programs that meet the criteria for this credit?:
Yes
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Number of degree-seeking students enrolled at the institution:
5,698
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Name of the student educators program (1st program):
Sustainability Coordinator Program (Hall Council position)
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Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (1st program):
3,127
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A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (1st program):
Sustainability coordinators are responsible for inplementing initiatives and programs in their own residence halls. (Coordinators use help from RA's, AC's, and Hall Councils)
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A brief description of how the student educators are selected (1st program):
Coordinators are elected to their positions by peers in their residence hall. (A Hall Council position)
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A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (1st program):
Meet regularly (bi-weekly) with the Director of Sustainability and Coordinator of Residential Education to discuss ideas, implement sustainability initiatives and programs be educated on sustainability topics and issues and learn how to educate their peers.
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A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (1st program):
Two full time staff/administrators oversee the student group. Funding for student initiatives is provided by the Department of Residence Life, the Office of Sustainability, the Inter-Residence Council (student-run) and CAS, and Facilities.
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Name of the student educators program (2nd program):
JADE Certificate
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Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (2nd program):
5,600
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A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (2nd program):
The Jade Program is a co-curricular sustainability leadership program requiring students to take 8 hours of workshops focused on sustainability issues and complete 10 hours of volunteer work. Workshops are directed by faculty staff students and community members.
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A brief description of how the student educators are selected (2nd program):
Student educators are typically interns with the Office Sustainability.
Students with special interests or backgrounds are sometimes asked to present workshops. Example; student studying native pollinators present a workshop on honey bee colony collapse.
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A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (2nd program):
Prior to presentations are briefed student educators are briefed by the DOS on the workshop format presentation etiquette.
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A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (2nd program):
Institution provides space advertisement and visibility.
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Name of the student educators program (3rd program):
Office of Sustainability Internship Program
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Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (3rd program):
2
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A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (3rd program):
Paid Internships for two part-time interns responsible for office reports, office function coordination, and some oversite of student-run sustainability programs
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A brief description of how the student educators are selected (3rd program):
Application/ interview Process
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A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (3rd program):
Interns receive direction and training directly from the Office of Sustainability
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A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (3rd program):
The Office of Sustainability budget funds the internship positions.
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Name(s) of the student educator program(s) (all other programs):
Geneseo Environmental Organization (GEO), Fair Trade Club
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Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by all other student educator programs:
5,600
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A brief description of the program(s), including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (all other programs):
The Dumpster Dive, Killowatt Challenge, Walk for Water
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A brief description of how the student educators are selected (all other programs):
Student Group volunteers
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A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (all other programs):
Informal Training only
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A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (all other programs):
These groups are Student Association-recognized and receive a small budget. All groups can apply for other funds when available.
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Total number of hours student educators are engaged in peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education activities annually:
176
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The website URL for the peer-to-peer student outreach and education program(s):
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
www.facebook.com/fairtradecommitteeofsunygeneseo/
www.facebook.com/geneseoenvironmentalorganization/
www.geneseo.edu/residence_life/eco-house
gold.geneseo.edu/index.php?pg=jade
www.facebook.com/GeneseoNatureWalkClub/
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