Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 64.19
Liaison Melissa Cadwell
Submission Date Jan. 23, 2025

STARS v2.2

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 students that are provided an opportunity to participate in orientation activities and programming that prominently include sustainability:
100

A brief description of how sustainability is included prominently in new student orientation :

Syracuse Welcome Orange Welcome & Information Center: Sustainability Management hosts an informational booth to discuss campus sustainable resources and services available to all students. We talk about recycling, composting, and waste within the residence halls, dining centers, and general campus. In addition, we talk about easy ways to be sustainable on campus, the food pantries, sustainable transportation options, sustainability related classes and internships available. We give all students recycling and waste brochures and a brochure on student resources around sustainability.


Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about sustainability in student orientation is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

All students, graduate and undergraduate, are aware of the Orange Welcome events on campus. Each student and their families have the opportunity to speak with a representative from Sustainability Management on main campus during the event. 


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