| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.84 |
| Liaison | Troy Goodnough |
| Submission Date | June 2, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Minnesota, Morris
EN-1: Student Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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Troy
Goodnough Sustainability Director Office of Sustainability |
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Does the institution coordinate one or more ongoing student, peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education programs that meet the criteria for this credit?:
Yes
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Number of degree-seeking students enrolled at the institution:
1,846
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Name of the student educators program (1st program):
Green Ambassador Program
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Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (1st program):
1,846
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A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (1st program):
Some of the key activities in this area include campus tours of our many sustainability-related assets: the on-campus biomass gasification plant, the two 1.65MW wind turbines, the 32-panel solar thermal system, solar PV, our recycling center and more.
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A brief description of how the student educators are selected (1st program):
Any student interested in being a Green Ambassador is invited to attend a training session.
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A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (1st program):
The students spend an afternoon with the staff of the Office of Sustainability talking about the different efforts on campus. They then take a tour of the wind turbine, biomass plant, Welcome Center (a green building), and solar thermal arrays.
They are provided with formal publications about the sustainability efforts of campus as well as a script and audio information to improve their skills at delivering the tour.
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A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (1st program):
The Office of Sustainability provides staff time to train and support the Green Ambassadors.
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Name of the student educators program (2nd program):
Sustainability Training of Community Advisors
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Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (2nd program):
934
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A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (2nd program):
Sustainability-outreach and educational activities take place within Office of Residential life, including the new Green Prairie Community Residence hall. CAs are trained to highlight certain sustainability ideas with their residents and expected to provide sustainability floor programs for residents.
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A brief description of how the student educators are selected (2nd program):
Community advisors are hired by residential life at Morris to serve in the residence halls.
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A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (2nd program):
The Office of Sustainability and Residential Life staff work work with CAs on articulating Morris's sustainability mission and vision and provides resources to help residents think more about sustainability in their everyday campus life.
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A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (2nd program):
Office of Sustainability and the Office of Residential Life provide support for this program in time and labor. Office of Residential life also provides funds for student floor programming and sustainability-related engagement with the rest of campus.
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Name of the student educators program (3rd program):
Green Prairie Leadership Cohort
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Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (3rd program):
72
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A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (3rd program):
The Green Prairie Community residence hall at Morris supports the Green Prairie Leadership Cohort. Students work with Morris Healthy Eating, Office of Sustainability, Residential Life, and Environmental Studies faculty on community-building and campus projects.
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A brief description of how the student educators are selected (3rd program):
Students living in Green Prairie are invited into the program. Students who agree to participate log hours and receive a benefit which reduces their housing costs.
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A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (3rd program):
Students meet with mentors on a weekly basis during the semester and sustainability themes, ideas and process planning is discussed.
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A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (3rd program):
Student received discounted housing rates for participation in the program.
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Name(s) of the student educator program(s) (all other programs):
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Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by all other student educator programs:
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A brief description of the program(s), including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (all other programs):
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A brief description of how the student educators are selected (all other programs):
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A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (all other programs):
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A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (all other programs):
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Total number of hours student educators are engaged in peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education activities annually:
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The website URL for the peer-to-peer student outreach and education program(s):
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Fall 2013, fall headcount, degree-seeking, 2014-2014 UMM Databook, 1846
Fall 2013, fall headcount, 1946
48% of student body lives on campus
http://reports.morris.umn.edu/2013-14_UMM_DataBook.pdf
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