| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 71.18 |
| Liaison | Kelli O'Day |
| Submission Date | Sept. 13, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of California, Davis
SD-1: New Student Orientation
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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Camille
Kirk Director of Sustainability and Campus Sustainability Planner Office of Sustainability |
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Does new student orientation include presentations, speakers, or skits that address sustainability and take place in large venues that most or all first-year students attend?:
Yes
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Provide a brief description of the presentations, speakers or skits:
Students are introduced to the Go Zero Waste by 2020 campaign in summer orientation and in Fall Welcome. The concept of sustainability is integrated in many presentations.
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Does new student orientation incorporate sustainability information into presentations (e.g., made by Residential Advisors to individual dorm floors)?:
Yes
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Provide a brief description of the presentations:
. Sustainability concepts are in Community Development 1 and Community Development 2 meetings that are held by the Resident Advisors and are mandatory for residents to attend.
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Does new student orientation actively engage students in activities that raise awareness about sustainability, highlight how sustainability plays out on campus, or allows students to take part in a productive green activity?:
Yes
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Provide a brief description of the activities:
All catered events throughout orientation are zero waste events. When residents eat in the dining facilities, they are exposed to numerous educational materials about local purchasing, going meat-less, and eating healthy. The resource fair, as part of Fall Welcome, includes a variety of sustainability-focused and -related groups including the Student Housing Sustainability Interns that work directly with students living in the residence halls.
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Does the institution make new student orientation more sustainable via efforts such as a zero-waste meal or carbon offsets?:
Yes
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Provide a brief description of the efforts:
All meals in the dining facilities and catered events are designed to be zero waste.
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Does the institution incorporate sustainability into new student orientation in other ways?:
Yes
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Provide a brief description:
Student Housing makes an effort to ensure all events are zero waste. There is a lot of passive education with websites, posters, and similar materials that are made available to educate students on sustainable practices.
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