| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 54.69 |
| Liaison | Trevor Ledbetter |
| Submission Date | Jan. 6, 2025 |
University of Arizona
EN-1: Student Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.15 / 4.00 |
Trevor
Ledbetter Director Office of Sustainability |
Part 1. Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer, sustainability educators program
Total number of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
1st program
A brief description of the student educators program (1st program):
Eco-Reps are the voice for sustainability in the residence halls at the University of Arizona. They have two major responsibilities: advocate for sustainability on hall council and facilitate sustainability education for the hall. They are responsible for providing sustainability programming to the residence halls on their own and in conjunction with Resident Assistants. They use their training to tailor programming to each residence hall. They also work to raise awareness for various types of sustainability issues, such as recycling and environmental justice through programming and through administering competitions between the residence halls such as Battle of the Utilities (now Less Is More) and Recyclemania (now Bin It To Win It).
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (1st program):
Target audience are students living in dorms, primarily freshman. They participate in weekly meetings to discuss how to make dorm life more sustainable.
Number of trained student educators (1st program):
Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (1st program):
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (1st program):
Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (1st program):
Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (1st program):
If reporting students served by additional peer-to-peer programs, provide:
2nd program
A brief description of the student educators program (2nd program):
Students for Sustainability is a student group on campus administered through the Associated Students of the University of Arizona (ASUA) and the Office of Sustainability. The group's mission is to engage students around projects that build a sustainable university and community, and raise awareness for sustainability issues in student life. Students for Sustainability engages students through several of its programs. The group runs and helps maintain projects ranging from areas of electricity and water use to waste diversion to sustainable food systems and more. Throughout all of the programs, training and education is provided by the students involved as well as by other student groups that partner on the projects. Students for Sustainability has 5 active committees focused on sustainability leadership across water, waste, equity, education outreach, food and health, marketing, and energy.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (2nd program):
All main campus students.
Number of trained student educators (2nd program):
Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (2nd program):
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (2nd program):
Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (2nd program):
Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (2nd program):
If reporting students served by three or more peer-to-peer programs, provide:
3rd program
A brief description of the student educators program (3rd program):
The Sustainability Central Outreach Program is an initiative of the Office of Sustainability that focuses on providing outreach and engagement opportunities that empower students to learn about sustainability and take action on environmental issues. The Central Outreach Team is composed of a diverse group of students from various majors on campus, all united by a shared commitment to promoting sustainability. They organize a variety of events, including tabling, guided tours, classroom presentations, and more. Topics covered include how students can apply for a campus sustainability grant, ways to reduce and divert household food waste, prevention of period poverty, how to rent and repair bikes on campus at reduced costs, and other sustainability practices. Through these initiatives, the team works to raise awareness, foster meaningful conversations, and inspire their peers to actively participate in sustainability efforts on campus and off campus.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (3rd program):
All main campus students.
Number of trained student educators (3rd program):
Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (3rd program):
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (3rd program):
Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (3rd program):
Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (3rd program):
Additional programs
Number of trained student educators (all other programs):
Number of weeks, on average, the student educators programs are active annually (all other programs):
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per student educator (all other programs) :
Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (all other programs):
Part 2. Educator hours per student served by a peer-to-peer educator program
Hours worked annually by trained student sustainability educators per student served by a peer-to-peer program:
Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Data was sourced from the following: University of Arizona Students for Sustainability - https://sfsdirector.wixsite.com/sfswebsite. University of Arizona Housing and Residential Life - https://housing.arizona.edu/. University of Arizona Institutional Analytics and Research - https://uair.arizona.edu/.
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