Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.28
Liaison Kevin Kirsche
Submission Date April 29, 2014
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STARS v1.2

University of Georgia
SD-1: New Student Orientation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete N/A Andrew Lentini
Sustainability Coordinator
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

Provide a brief description of the presentations, speakers or skits:

Office of Sustainability personnel present to incoming freshmen, transfer students, and graduate students each year during orientation.


Does new student orientation incorporate sustainability information into presentations (e.g., made by Residential Advisors to individual dorm floors)?:
Yes

Provide a brief description of the presentations:

Residence hall members of the Green Team/Eco Rep present to their residence on a monthly basis.


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?:
No

Provide a brief description of the activities:
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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

Provide a brief description of the efforts:

reduced paper by offering digital content


Does the institution incorporate sustainability into new student orientation in other ways?:
No

Provide a brief description:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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