| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 54.80 |
| Liaison | Daniel Dixon |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Maine
EN-1: Student Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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4.00 / 4.00 |
Karina
Graeter Sustainability Coordinator Office of Sustainability |
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Number of students enrolled for credit (headcount):
11,240
Total number of students enrolled for credit that are served (i.e. directly targeted) by a student peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program (avoid double-counting to the extent feasible):
11,240
Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer educator program:
100
1st Program
Green Campus Initiative
Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (headcount):
11,240
A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities:
UMaine Green Campus Initiative (GCI) is a student peer-to-peer educator program. GCI’s mission is “to create a sustainable campus culture and environment, to improve outreach and engagement on sustainability issues, and to inform our community about sustainability related issues in the great state of Maine. We imagine a responsible, healthy, and prosperous community in which individuals are committed to caring for and valuing the environment, for the short and long-term benefit of the UMaine community” (https://umaine.edu/gci/). GCI members are supported by UMaine’s Auxiliary Services, which provides management and financial support to the student educators. GCI events and activities are targeted toward the entire student body. These include: The UMaine Sustainability Handbook, Greenzines (a semi-monthly zine featuring up-to-date sustainability-related information geared toward the UMaine community), Zero-Waste dining events, sustainability-centered bulletin boards, tabling on sustainability topics, hosting events for the Green Living and Learning Community, and volunteering for sustainability-related causes.
A brief description of how the student educators are selected:
GCI members are hired by Auxiliary Services. Interested students are asked to submit a cover letter, resume, contact information for three professional references (including at least one UMaine professor, if possible). The ideal candidates will be reliable and self-motivated with proven abilities to produce results with little supervision. A minimum one year commitment is required.
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach:
GCI works as a team to collectively train new employees. There are initiated team building activities, recycling education, and formal training at the beginning of every year.
A brief description of the financial and/or administrative support the institution provides to the program (e.g. annual budget and/or faculty/staff coordination):
GCI is supported by the University of Maine Auxiliary Services.They encourage sustainability by continuously initiating new sustainable practices, encouraging collaboration with various departments across the campus, providing funding for the coordinator of GCI (a UMaine staff employee) as well as providing an annual budget to run the GCI program.
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