| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 59.78 |
| Liaison | Joseph Wasylycia-Leis |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Winnipeg
EN-1: Student Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.89 / 4.00 |
Joseph
Wasylycia-Leis Campus Sustainability Coordinator Campus Sustainability Office |
Number of students enrolled for credit (headcount):
Total number of students enrolled for credit that are served (i.e. directly targeted) by a student peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program (avoid double-counting to the extent feasible):
Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer educator program:
Name of the student educators program:
Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (headcount):
A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities:
The CSO coordinates ECO Team UWinnipeg, a student sustainability ambassador program focusing on outreach, engagement and creating opportunities for taking action on environmental issues. In the past year, students have hosted a "Where's Your Greenspace" activity at the University's week-long, annual health and wellness fair, conducted binside education efforts, and promoted our annual sustainability festival "Grass Routes."
A brief description of how the student educators are selected:
Interested students are on the Eco Team mailing list and get invites to our events. All students are welcome to the core planning meeting which currently have roughly 10 students involved.
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach:
We conducted a one-hour lunch training in face-to-face communication, postering, tabling, and waste disposal/reduction practices in September. A CSO staff member works with all Green Ambassadors on their first shift tabling/waste educating.
A brief description of the financial and/or administrative support the institution provides to the program (e.g. annual budget and/or faculty/staff coordination):
The CSO has a $1200 budget for the Green Ambassador Program this year, as well as 10 hours of staff time per month. We also have one work-study placement working 5 hours a week coordinating the group.
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):
The Health & Wellness Peer Educators work in collaboration with The University of Winnipeg and the UWSA and are a group committed to increasing campus awareness around the 7 dimensions of wellness.
Social
Spiritual
Occupational
Emotional
Physical
Environmental
Intellectual
Health & Wellness Peer Educators actively participate in the promotion of health and wellness education on campus through planning, preparing delivering and being actively involved in outreach opportunities. They strive to encourage The University of Winnipeg community to engage in positive, strengths based behaviours when being faced with adversity, difficulties and individual challenges. They are also dedicated to the continuous development of a diverse and inclusive campus community that is committed to the values associated with Positive Space.
Become a Health & Wellness Peer Educator
Get involved on your campus & in your community:
Boost your resume & gain valuable skills.
Improve public speaking skills.
Take part in unique leadership opportunities.
Participate in exclusive training.
Plan large campus events.
Make a difference on your campus.
Have fun!
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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 to prepare them to conduct peer outreach (3rd program):
A brief description of the financial and/or administrative support the institution provides to the program (e.g. annual budget and/or faculty/staff coordination) (3rd program):
A brief description of all other student peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education programs, including the number of students served and how student educators are selected, trained, and supported by the institution:
Total number of hours student educators are engaged in peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education activities annually (all programs):
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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