| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.10 |
| Liaison | Fortino Morales |
| Submission Date | March 5, 2021 |
University of California, Riverside
EN-1: Student Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.63 / 4.00 |
Fortino
Morales Sustainability Officer Office of Sustainability |
Number of students enrolled for credit:
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:
Name of the student educators program (1st program):
A brief description of the student educators program (1st program):
The Office of Sustainability trains interns to help in supporting UCR’s commitment to sustainability by providing guidance for campus operations, academic endeavors, and service activities. For example, the Office of Sustainability hosts an informational coffee hour every quarter where student staff, representing the working groups within the Office, talk to students, staff and faculty and answer questions about sustainability.
https://sustainability.ucr.edu/
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (1st program):
The goal of the Office of Sustainability is to make the campus more sustainable. Student team members organize outreach programs and events to educate their peers on campus. This is done through collaboration between campus departments, faculty, staff, and students.
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Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (1st program):
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Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (1st program):
Name of the student educators program (2nd program):
A brief description of the student educators program (2nd program):
Green Campus Action Plan (GCAP) promotes sustainability through Green Grants, Large Scale Initiatives, and Internship programs in order to empower students and departments to pursue sustainability projects of their own. Interns can be seen working at 7 different departments on-campus including the R'Closet and Dining Services, working on projects ranging from sustainable food initiatives to a re-used, professional clothing closet. Campus departments that have been allocated interns conduct their own hiring process and report their chosen representatives as soon as the position becomes filled. Interns are trained by campus departments and then use their knowledge to engage their student peers in these various areas and inspire change. Some responsibilities of GCAP members include coordinating sustainability related programming events, organizing tabling during the regular school year, coordinating social media outreach, presenting initiatives to students throughout campus, and coordinating specific sustainability initiatives, in addition to other duties.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (2nd program):
GCAP primarily targets students who need funds for their sustainability-related projects. Its student members work on sustainability projects and organize outreach events that educate students about sustainability. Members also host workshops and use social media to educate students.
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Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (2nd program):
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Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (2nd program):
Name of the student educators program (3rd program):
A brief description of the student educators program (3rd program):
The mission of the UCR’s Green Labs group is to promote the reduction of the energy and resource waste created by laboratories at UCR without disturbing the objectives of research. Green Labs works with lab managers, principal investigators, and lab staff workers to guide their laboratories into becoming energy efficient and sustainable. The Green Labs team is comprised of graduate and undergraduate students.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (3rd program):
Peers working with Green Labs aim to educate lab personnel on lab waste and sustainable practices, understand barriers to green lab practice, offer easy and effortless options to reduce waste from researcher, empower researchers to be strong advocates for sustainability, and create lab space that promotes sustainable practices and behaviors.
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A brief description of all other student peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education programs:
Number of trained student educators (all other programs):
Number of weeks, on average, the student educators programs are active annually (all other programs):
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The population numbers are from Fall 2019. The numbers reported for part 1 are from 2018-2019 academic year.
Hours reported exclude administrative work, strategic planning work, and related tasks.
Credit prepared by Michelle Baron and revised by Chelsea Lee.
The population numbers are from Fall 2019. The numbers reported for part 1 are from 2018-2019 academic year.
Hours reported exclude administrative work, strategic planning work, and related tasks.
Credit prepared by Michelle Baron and revised by Chelsea Lee.
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