| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.48 |
| Liaison | Amy Brunvand |
| Submission Date | Oct. 21, 2020 |
University of Utah
EN-2: Student Orientation
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.50 / 2.00 |
Ayrel
Clark-Proffitt Campus Engagement Manager Sustainability Office |
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Are the following students provided an opportunity to participate in orientation activities and programming that prominently include sustainability?:
| Yes or No | |
| First-year students | Yes |
| Transfer students | Yes |
| Entering graduate students | No |
Percentage of all entering students that are provided an opportunity to participate in orientation activities and programming that prominently include sustainability:
75
A brief description of how sustainability is included prominently in new student orientation :
New and transfer undergraduate come to the university for two-day campus visits from late May to early August. The University of Utah Sustainability Office engages in multiple ways with incoming students’ orientation:
• Sustainability staff coach Orientation leaders on a wider range of programming and opportunities so the leaders can better answer student questions;
• During all tours, Orientation leaders highlight the location of the campus farmers market, bike parking, and the university’s first building with a path to be net neutral;
• Sustainability staff participate in all information sessions during orientations to help provide interested students with more detail about sustainability programming and values, with a particular emphasis on the campus farmers market and its Double Your Dollars program, a food security effort that provides $1-for-$1 matches for students to purchase more grocery items;
• Safe and sustainable transportation modes are included in the Transportation breakout session; Finally, sustainability is highlighted throughout New Student Orientation’s Parent & Family Handbook.
In 2019, the Sustainability and Orientation & Transition offices partnered to reduce waste at the annual New Student BBQ, held the Saturday before school begins. At the event:
• Food and beverage items, such as chips, lemonade, and condiments, were served in bulk;
• Organic waste was collected;
• All attendees received reusable silverware giveaways that include fork, spoon, knife, and chopsticks in a neoprene case.
The Sustainability Office also tables at International Student Orientation.
• Sustainability staff coach Orientation leaders on a wider range of programming and opportunities so the leaders can better answer student questions;
• During all tours, Orientation leaders highlight the location of the campus farmers market, bike parking, and the university’s first building with a path to be net neutral;
• Sustainability staff participate in all information sessions during orientations to help provide interested students with more detail about sustainability programming and values, with a particular emphasis on the campus farmers market and its Double Your Dollars program, a food security effort that provides $1-for-$1 matches for students to purchase more grocery items;
• Safe and sustainable transportation modes are included in the Transportation breakout session; Finally, sustainability is highlighted throughout New Student Orientation’s Parent & Family Handbook.
In 2019, the Sustainability and Orientation & Transition offices partnered to reduce waste at the annual New Student BBQ, held the Saturday before school begins. At the event:
• Food and beverage items, such as chips, lemonade, and condiments, were served in bulk;
• Organic waste was collected;
• All attendees received reusable silverware giveaways that include fork, spoon, knife, and chopsticks in a neoprene case.
The Sustainability Office also tables at International Student Orientation.
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75% of entering students provided an opportunity to participate in orientation activities and programming that prominently include sustainability: Incoming graduate students are not required to attend orientation. However, all students attending orientation are provided an opportunity for this participation.
Access the Orientation Parent & Family Handbook at https://orientation.utah.edu/parents/Parent%20Family%20Handbook%202019.pdf.
75% of entering students provided an opportunity to participate in orientation activities and programming that prominently include sustainability: Incoming graduate students are not required to attend orientation. However, all students attending orientation are provided an opportunity for this participation.
Access the Orientation Parent & Family Handbook at https://orientation.utah.edu/parents/Parent%20Family%20Handbook%202019.pdf.
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