| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.20 |
| Liaison | Eric Boles |
| Submission Date | March 8, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Arkansas
EN-1: Student Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.34 / 4.00 |
Eric
Boles Director Office for Sustainability |
Does the institution coordinate one or more ongoing student, peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education programs that meet the criteria for this credit?:
Number of degree-seeking students enrolled at the institution:
Name of the student educators program (1st program):
Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (1st program):
A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (1st program):
Ten (10) students from diverse fields of study were hired to serve as interns for the Office for Sustainability in the Spring 2013 semester. That number has grown to over 15 paid interns in 2017. Interns spearheaded their own sustainability events, programs, and projects, as well as collaboratively worked to accomplish goals set forth by the Office for Sustainability. Peer-to-peer outreach in the form of events; programs and projects include sustainability capstone research conducted via internship positions; RecycleMania; an e-Waste drive to collect and sustainably dispose of or reuse old electronic products; a book drive which resulted in the recycling or selling of several unused book; a Sustainability Open House event in which students were invited to eat and learn more about the Office for Sustainability, all that OFS does for the campus, and how they can get involved; Campus Conservation Nationals- a competition to reduce energy usage on campus; etc.
A brief description of how the student educators are selected (1st program):
Out of a pool of 70 applicants for the sustainability student internship program, 15 were interviewed and 10 were chosen based on the skills they could offer the OFS, commitment to sustainability, and background knowledge of sustainability. Their backgrounds varied from law to architecture to politics, and half of them were actively pursuing a minor in sustainability.
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (1st program):
Interns completed a 1 day training session prior to the beginning of the school year in which they were familiarized with the Office for Sustainability, its mission, goals and expectations for the interns over the semester. The goal of hiring interns was to increase outreach of sustainability efforts to the student body at large.
A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (1st program):
The interns are led by Office for Sustainability Director, Eric Boles. Boles assists in assigning tasks to interns and helping relay necessary funding for any events that interns are working on to Mike Johnson, Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities.
Name of the student educators program (2nd program):
Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (2nd program):
A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (2nd program):
A brief description of how the student educators are selected (2nd program):
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (2nd program):
A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (2nd program):
Name of the student educators program (3rd program):
Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (3rd program):
A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (3rd program):
A brief description of how the student educators are selected (3rd program):
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (3rd program):
A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (3rd program):
Name(s) of the student educator program(s) (all other programs):
Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by all other student educator programs:
A brief description of the program(s), including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (all other programs):
A brief description of how the student educators are selected (all other programs):
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (all other programs):
A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (all other programs):
Total number of hours student educators are engaged in peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education activities annually:
The website URL for the peer-to-peer student outreach and education program(s):
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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