| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 72.06 |
| Liaison | Dave Barbier |
| Submission Date | March 22, 2024 |
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
EN-1: Student Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.91 / 4.00 |
Sergio
Romero Data Analyst Office of Sustainability |
Part 1. Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer, sustainability educators program
Total number of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
1st program
A brief description of the student educators program (1st program):
Main duties are to work with different environmental student organizations, to coordinate environmental awareness, events, and to implement and enforce environmental policies campus wide. Examples of outreach include: -Organize and facilitate working relationships among student leaders and groups on campus to help address environmental and sustainable issues -Work on Projects addressing the environment and sustainability issues on Campus and system-wide -Promote and administer the SGA Green Fund -Total Committee includes students, staff/faculty rep, and Director of Environmental and Sustainability Affairs
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (1st program):
The target audience for this committee is the entire UWSP student body. We've said 100% here as it is open to all and actions of this groups can end up impacting the whole of the student body or representing them as such. All of the events hosted by this group are free and open to all students. Student educators are trained by attending weekly committee meetings and being paired with a project co-lead. A more experienced member is placed with a new member to transfer knowledge and skills. An example of an outreach activity was hosting the Bee Movie in Fall 2019. We had a presentation beforehand about native pollinator species and the importance of home gardens. This event was accessible in our campus theatre and open to all students. The program also works on passing campus legistaion that can be used as a teaching tool to student and in some cases even community members about relevant issues to sustainability, such as divestment, single use plastic and zero waste efforts and DEI issues. This committee actively engages in tabling and student involvement fairs and campus Earthday efforts adding to their outreach and education goals.
Number of trained student educators (1st program):
Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (1st program):
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Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (1st program):
Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (1st program):
If reporting students served by additional peer-to-peer programs, provide:
2nd program
A brief description of the student educators program (2nd program):
The Office of Sustainability employs:
4 Undergraduate student positions: Free Store/Staff Lead, Communications Specialist, Event Coordinator & Bee Campus USA Lead, Transportation & Green Advocates Coordinator
2 graduate student positions: Emissions Analyst, Climate Action & Resiliency Planning Coordinator
1 High School intern: Free Store Coordinator
2 undergraduate student volunteers: Special Projects, Special Projects
8 total UWSP students
Students employed in the Office of Sustainability are responsible for Sustainability Outreach and Event Planning mainly geared towards students. Some examples of educational outreach activities include: *Create, organize and implement activities in order to achieve behavioral transformation in students, faculty and staff (sustainability movies) *Engage the student community in initiatives that advance campus sustainability, for example Campus Sustainability Day (October) and Food Day (October)and the Eco-Fair (April) *Create and distribute a sustainability newsletter to students *Contribute ideas for sustainability focused articles written for the Pointer (campus newspaper) *Social media that includes posting on Facebook, Instagram, etc. * Utilize campus' Message of the Day program to advertise events and outreach activities
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (2nd program):
The Office of Sustainability student employees are trained through bi-weekly meetings with the campus Office of Sustainability. Students are also trained through collaboration with experienced students in the office. The Office of Sustainability holds bi-weekly staff meetings compiled of group educational activities, relationship building, and collaboration. An example of an outreach activity would be the Sustainability Winter Workshop Series. The Office of Sustainability collaborates with student organizations on campus to host workshops related to DIY sustainability projects individuals can take home with them.
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Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (2nd program):
Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (2nd program):
If reporting students served by three or more peer-to-peer programs, provide:
3rd program
A brief description of the student educators program (3rd program):
Green Advocates promote and support residence hall and campus wide environmental efforts and initiatives to UWSP residents and staff. The green advocate team is comprised of green advocate representatives, green advocate general members and green advocate program facilitator(s). Each residence hall leadership team must include a green advocate representative position. The green advocate representative is coached by the hall director as a leadership team member with programming duties.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (3rd program):
Green advocates are trained by their hall directors. Students and staff collaborate to create events targeting the specific residential hall. An event example is a compost and coffee chat. The green advocate will teach students in the hall about things that are and are not compostable while living in the dorms.
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Additional programs
Earth Week Planning Committee: The EW planning committee is lead by students to plan and organize Earth Week at UWSP. This team meets bi-weekly and is in charge of all outreach pertaining to Earth Week. They work directly with student organizations, education departments and local businesses to involve many different voices during Earth Week every year. 15 active students.
Dining Advisory Board: This board advises the Dining and Summer Conferences (DSC) management team on matters relevant to delivery services by dining operations on the campus. This helps to ensure customer needs and preferences are represented in decisions related to menus, facilities, and services.The responsibilities of DAB include: gathering input and advocating for user issues in the DSC community, proposing educational programming, providing input on budget and policies, offering input on new and revised contracts and contract bids. There are 2 specific students within this team that are focused on sustainability iniatives & procurement.
Bee Campus USA Committee: This committee is focused on recertifying UWSP via Bee Campus USA on a continuous basis. They also work on additional events and projects such as "No Mow May" or maintaining pollinator spaces on campus. They work to educate students on what Bee Campus USA is and how students can get involved in securing safe pollinator spaces in their environment. 5 active students.
Number of trained student educators (all other programs):
Number of weeks, on average, the student educators programs are active annually (all other programs):
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Part 2. Educator hours per student served by a peer-to-peer educator program
Hours worked annually by trained student sustainability educators per student served by a peer-to-peer program:
Optional Fields
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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