Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 43.00
Liaison Sandra Caeiro
Submission Date April 5, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Universidade Aberta
EN-1: Student Educators Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.45 / 4.00
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Number of students enrolled for credit (headcount):
5,425

Total number of students enrolled for credit that are served (i.e. directly targeted) by a student peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program (avoid double-counting to the extent feasible):
4,684

Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer educator program:
86.34

1st Program 

Name of the student educators program:
Patron

Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (headcount):
4,684

A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities:
The Patron is a figure created to support and give non-academic support to undergraduate students at the University. Its functions and responsibilities assume the character of mediation between the student and the university. On the one hand, the Patron (a former student) contributes to the establishment of a student liaison to the institution, advising the student about its operation, rules and regulations, explaining expectations and providing contact channels. On the other hand, it collaborates in the identification of difficulties that the student faces and in the search for solutions on the part of the University. Organized the network of patrons, each of them will be connected to a virtual class, following the course of these students throughout the academic year or, if possible, the entire academic course.

A brief description of how the student educators are selected:
The Patron is an former student that is choosen by the course coordenation team, selected by his performance, regarding the level and the commitement of his participation and his grades.

A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach:
There is no formal training.

A brief description of the financial and/or administrative support the institution provides to the program (e.g. annual budget and/or faculty/staff coordination):
The admnistrative support of the institution is given through the permission of integrating a high level of comunication in network of the institution.

If reporting students served by additional peer-to-peer programs, provide:

2nd Program

Name of the student educators program (2nd program):
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Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (2nd program):
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A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (2nd program):
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A brief description of how the student educators are selected (2nd program):
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A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach (2nd program):
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A brief description of the financial and/or administrative support the institution provides to the program (e.g. annual budget and/or faculty/staff coordination) (2nd program):
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If reporting students served by three or more peer-to-peer programs, provide:

3rd Program 

Name of the student educators program (3rd program):
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Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (3rd program):
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A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (3rd program):
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A brief description of how the student educators are selected (3rd program):
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A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach (3rd program):
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A brief description of the financial and/or administrative support the institution provides to the program (e.g. annual budget and/or faculty/staff coordination) (3rd program):
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Additional Programs 

A brief description of all other student peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education programs, including the number of students served and how student educators are selected, trained, and supported by the institution:
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Optional Fields 

Total number of hours student educators are engaged in peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education activities annually (all programs):
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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