Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 32.74
Liaison William Hargrove
Submission Date April 29, 2016
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STARS v2.0

University of Texas at El Paso
EN-1: Student Educators Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.00 / 4.00 Frank Grijalva
Grant Administrator
Office of Student Affairs
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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

Number of degree-seeking students enrolled at the institution:
23,000

Name of the student educators program (1st program):
Miner Recycling System

Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (1st program):
13,000

A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (1st program):

Miner Recycling System - Educational campaign on recycling and sustainability. Earth-week a full week of activities where student engage in learning on sustainable habits and trends.


A brief description of how the student educators are selected (1st program):

They are hired by the Green Fund Committee a student referendum to implement a sustainable recycling program.


A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (1st program):

Information session where the importance of recycling and sustainability is discussed. Training or information session offer the student educators to learn how the recycling program functions.


A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (1st program):

The Green Fund a Student Government Association entity has sponsored both project managers to educate the population of campus.


Name of the student educators program (2nd program):
The Conspiracy of Global Climate Change: Science and Politics in Today's World

Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (2nd program):
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A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (2nd program):
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A brief description of how the student educators are selected (2nd program):
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A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (2nd program):
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A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (2nd program):
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Name of the student educators program (3rd program):
Center for Civic Engagement

Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (3rd program):
13,000

A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (3rd program):

The Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) has a long-standing history of working with community organizations and partners on a variety of initiatives, programs, and events. The CCE counts on the engagement and participation of faculty, students and other UTEP departments to work closely with nonprofits, public entities, and organized community groups in the El Paso-Cd. Juarez Region.

Please browse through our links to the right to learn more about how the CCE may serve and partner with you.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at cce@utep.edu.


A brief description of how the student educators are selected (3rd program):

Basically through volunteering for activities.


A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (3rd program):

UTEP staff instructs students and or volunteers as to responsibilities


A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (3rd program):

Financial support would come from in-kind contributions or donations.


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:
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