Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.65
Liaison Melissa Cadwell
Submission Date June 15, 2018
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Syracuse University
EN-2: Student Orientation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Melissa Cadwell
Sustainability Coordinator
Energy Systems & Sustainability Management
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Are the following students provided an opportunity to participate in orientation activities and programming that prominently include sustainability?:
Yes or No
First-year students Yes
Transfer students Yes
Entering graduate students Yes

Percentage of all entering (i.e. new) students (including transfers and graduate students) that are provided an opportunity to participate in orientation activities and programming that prominently include sustainability (0-100):
100

A brief description of how sustainability is included prominently in new student orientation (including how multiple dimensions of sustainability are addressed):
All on-campus students (SU has a 2-year on-campus housing requirement) receive sustainability information as part of their residence hall check in. All new students (on- and off-campus)including graduate students and existing students receive additional sustainability information at SU's New Student "Welcome on the Quad" event, and South Campus Welcome, which provides local logistical, services and support information.

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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
All students, grad and undergrad can attend the Welcome events on campus. Including the Sustainability Division Brochure, attached, we give out an SU specific recycling brochure, http://sustainability.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/RecyclingBrochure_July-2017-print-review.pdf and an SU facilities brochure.

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