Overall Rating Reporter - expired
Overall Score
Liaison Alan Burr
Submission Date Feb. 29, 2016
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STARS v2.0

University of Wisconsin-Platteville
EN-1: Student Educators Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Amy Seeboth-Wilson
Sustainability Coordinator
Facilities Management
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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:
7,878

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

Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (1st program):
1,238

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

We have done the Recycling Ambassador program for two years, we do it during our annual Recyclemania competition which lasts most of spring semester. Ambassadors are provided with training and series of activities that they can lead their area in to improve recycling and win awards. Activities this year include an online pledge, a paper drive, an e-waste drive, waste audits, Q&A sessions, and a litter pick up event.


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

Our Recycling Ambassadors self-select. We send out campus announcements and those who are interested sign up.


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

We begin the semester with a 1-hour training on how to properly recycling and divert waste on campus.


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

We provide nominal prizes to the winning groups (donuts and pens for example).


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

Number of students served by the program:
Southwest Hall: 475
Dobson Hall: 320
Biology Majors: 443 (report from Udelhofen, enrollment by major, '15)


Number of students served by the program:
Southwest Hall: 475
Dobson Hall: 320
Biology Majors: 443 (report from Udelhofen, enrollment by major, '15)

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