| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 59.14 |
| Liaison | Nurit Katz |
| Submission Date | Aug. 2, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of California, Los Angeles
ER-1: Student Sustainability Educators Program
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5.00 / 5.00 |
Nurit
Katz Chief Sustainability Officer Sustainability |
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Total number of degree-seeking students enrolled at the institution:
39,984
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Program name (1st program):
Team Green on the Hill
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Number of students served by the program to whom peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education is offered (1st program):
10,555
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A brief description of how the student educators are selected (1st program):
The Team Green program operates within on-campus housing and involves student residents. The program has two main student positions, Team Green Coordinators and Team Green Members, whom the Coordinators recruit. Team Green Coordinators apply to hold the position and are chosen by their Residential Building Association.
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A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (1st program):
The Coordinators participate in co-curricular education workshops, held five times in each ten week quarter. The workshops incorporate a presentation on an environmental topic, outline of information that can be translated into new public mediums, and examples of programs that students can create using the information.
Using the sessions as a framework, Coordinators educate the Team Green Members at monthly meetings and develop building-wide sustainability programming. Team Green Coordinators additionally monitor sustainability operations on their floors and serve as a resource for all residents for needs and interests involving waste management, sustainable food systems, water use, energy conservation, and more. Both Coordinators and Team Green Members coordinate and participate in quarterly hall and hill-wide sustainability programs and larger initiatives, such as the annual energy competition.
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A brief description of the staff and/or other financial support the institution provides to the program (1st program):
Education workshops are held by Team Green Advisors: Robert Gilbert, Sustainability Manager of Housing & Hospitality Services, Rebecca Miller, Sustainability Analyst of Housing & Hospitality Services, and Rob Kadota, Assistant Director of the Office of Residential Life. The workshops incorporate a presentation on an environmental topic, outline of information that can be translated into Coordinators’ own educational workshop, and examples of programs that students can create using the information.
Financial support has come from Housing Services and the Office of Residential Life since the program’s start in 2009. New funding was acquired from The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) in 2011 to fund stipends for the Coordinator positions.
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The website URL for 1st Program:
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Program name (2nd program):
Green Campus Program
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Number of students to whom peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education is offered (2nd program):
39,984
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A brief description of how the student educators are selected (2nd program):
The Green Campus Program seeks energy savings on university campuses through a student-led energy efficiency campaign to educate students, staff, faculty, and the local community on the importance of energy conservation and to realize energy savings by establishing ongoing environmental projects at the University of California, Los Angeles Campus. Such projects seek to reduce energy waste through improvements in energy use behaviors, student purchasing decisions, and operational changes. In doing this, we hope to demonstrate how energy and sustainability are integral to our society. Green campus interns apply and interview with UCLA stakeholders.
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A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (2nd program):
Green Campus interns receive formal training in performing energy audits and other energy related topics twice per year during semi-annual Green Campus statewide meetings.
LEED-accredited professionals also provide training on LEED related topics to Green Campus interns.
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A brief description of the staff and/or other financial support the institution provides to the program (2nd program):
The Green Campus Program is funded, supported, and supervised by the Alliance to Save Energy and UCLA Facilities Management, with UCLA stakeholders as advisors.
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The website URL for 2nd program:
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Program name (3rd program):
Earth Week Programs and Trainings
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Number of students to whom peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education is offered (3rd program):
39,984
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A brief description of how the student educators are selected (3rd program):
Earth Week at UCLA features programs such as a green jobs fair, a farmer's market, panel discussions with leading individuals, and an Earth Day Fair, with involvement from student groups as well as UCLA Faculty and Staff. Such events are open to the UCLA student community to celebrate UCLA's commitment to sustainability.
Student involvement is advised and selected by Nurit Katz, UCLA Sustainability Coordinator.
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A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (3rd program):
Nurit Katz, UCLA Sustainability Coordinator, mentors and advises student educators and groups in preparation of events.
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A brief description of the staff and/or other financial support the institution provides to the program (3rd program):
These events are supported by a variety of sources including academic departments, The Green Initiative Fund, and the UCLA Office of Sustainability.
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The website URL for 3rd program:
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Number of students to whom peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education is offered (All other programs):
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