Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 73.99
Liaison Mary-Lee Townsend
Submission Date Oct. 20, 2021

STARS v2.2

Western University
EN-1: Student Educators Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.20 / 4.00 Jessica Cordes
Sustainability Coordinator
Facilities Management
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Number of students enrolled for credit:
33,356

Total number of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
33,356

Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
100

Name of the student educators program (1st program):
EnviroWestern (includes Gardening, EnviroWestern First Year Representatives, general sustainability programming within the USC, project and advocacy committees)

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

EnviroWestern is a USC student service that seeks to promote environmental sustainability at Western. The group's mission is to make Western a more environmentally sustainable campus by leading events and initiatives to enhance student awareness of environmental issues on campus, incent student behavior change and provide a network for students to address their environmental concerns on campus and in the community. EnviroWestern believes that students can make a positive and significant impact to the environment at Western and in the community.


A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (1st program):

All undergraduate students, faculty members, and community members of Western University


Number of trained student educators (1st program):
27

Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (1st program):
40

Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (1st program):
3

Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (1st program):
3,120

Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (1st program):
Name of the student educators program (2nd program):
Western Sustainability Leaders Program (WSLP)

A brief description of the student educators program (2nd program):

The WSLP features monthly sustainability themes with educational campaigns, contests, events and presentations centred around that theme. A team of 4 student leaders co-organizes each month's activities including guest speaker arrangement, event facilitation, social media promotions & campaigns, contest outreach, etc.


A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (2nd program):

The target audience includes all Western students (graduate and undergraduate). Students can register for the WSLP at any point during the year to stay updated on activities and opportunities. The program's membership includes students from all academic levels and a diverse range of academic programs.


Number of trained student educators (2nd program):
4

Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (2nd program):
35

Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (2nd program):
1

Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (2nd program):
140

Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (2nd program):
Name of the student educators program (3rd program):
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A brief description of the student educators program (3rd program):
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A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (3rd program):
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Number of trained student educators (3rd program):
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Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (3rd program):
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Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (3rd program):
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Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (3rd program):
0

Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (3rd program):
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A brief description of all other student peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education programs:
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Number of trained student educators (all other programs):
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Number of weeks, on average, the student educators programs are active annually (all other programs):
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Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per student educator (all other programs) :
0

Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (all other programs):
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Grand total number of hours worked annually by trained student sustainability educators (all programs):
3,260

Hours worked annually by trained student sustainability educators per student served by a peer-to-peer program:
0.10

Website URL where information about the student sustainability educators programs is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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