| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 67.34 |
| Liaison | Jennifer Andrews |
| Submission Date | July 29, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of New Hampshire
EN-1: Student Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
4.00 / 4.00 |
Jackie
Cullen Program Support Assistant Sustainability Institute |
Does the institution coordinate one or more ongoing student, peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education programs that meet the criteria for this credit?:
Number of degree-seeking students enrolled at the institution:
Name of the student educators program (1st program):
Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (1st program):
A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (1st program):
In fall 2013, the Sustainability Institute launched a new Sustainability Ambassadors program. Any undergraduate student can apply to be be one of four Sustainability Ambassadors, each receiving a paid stipend and sustainability training. Ambassadors represent students on four sustainability task forces: Energy Task Force, Ecosystem Task Force, Sustainable Food System Task Force, and Culture and Sustainability Task Force. They help the task forces in making recommendations in these areas across curriculum, operations, research and engagement. They also assist with student outreach and communications, including blogging on the Sustainability Institute blog.
A brief description of how the student educators are selected (1st program):
Students are required to fill out an application and supply essays on why they want to be a Sustainability Ambassador, and a subset of applicants are interviewed. Applicants are chosen by UNHSI staff with input from task force chairs.
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (1st program):
Students receive training and one-on-one mentoring by UNHSI staff. Training includes information on what sustainability is, what UNHSI and the task forces do, and how to be effective student leaders and communicators. Training also happens on a project-by-project basis depending on what the Ambassadors are working on for their assigned task force.
A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (1st program):
UNHSI provides each Ambassador with a $500 stipend, and a full-time UNHSI staff member tasked with student engagement mentors each Ambassador.
Name of the student educators program (2nd program):
Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (2nd program):
A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (2nd program):
In 2012, Sustainability Institute began a new alliance of residence hall council representatives on campus. Each resident hall recruits a designated Ecological Advocate position that sits on hall councils. In 2013, Residential Life took over mentoring these representatives, though UNHSI staff are still involved, providing sustainability information and outreach.
A brief description of how the student educators are selected (2nd program):
Students who want to be EA's sign up with their residence hall director during the fall semester and run to be elected by their fellow residence hall residents.
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (2nd program):
EA's receive information on sustainability at UNH from a designated UNHSI staff person, UNHSI student intern(s), and UNH Student Sustainability Ambassadors.
A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (2nd program):
UNH Residential Life and Sustainability Institute staff interacts with the EA's. UNHSI student intern(s) and Student Ambassadors also support EA campaigns and programs by providing information and sometimes in-person meetings or trainings.
Name of the student educators program (3rd program):
Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (3rd program):
A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (3rd program):
A brief description of how the student educators are selected (3rd program):
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (3rd program):
A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (3rd program):
Name(s) of the student educator program(s) (all other programs):
Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by all other student educator programs:
A brief description of the program(s), including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (all other programs):
A brief description of how the student educators are selected (all other programs):
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (all other programs):
A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (all other programs):
Total number of hours student educators are engaged in peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education activities annually:
The website URL for the peer-to-peer student outreach and education program(s):
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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