| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 50.80 |
| Liaison | Aldo Pierini |
| Submission Date | March 27, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Villanova University
EN-1: Student Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.55 / 4.00 |
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Number of students enrolled for credit (headcount):
10,728
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):
9,526
Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer educator program:
88.80
1st Program
Presidents Environmental Sustainability Committee, Student Working Group
Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (headcount):
9,526
A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities:
Presidents Environmental Sustainability Committee (PESC), Student working group is focused on engaging the Villanova students population regarding campus sustainability efforts. Students work to draw attention to campus, local, national, and global sustainability issues via projects such as: designing boards for residential assistants on sustainability topics; coordinating a Earth Week activities including the Earth Day of Service trip; developing a bike share program targeted at all students; engaging with athletics through Zero Waste games; hosting twice a year clothing swaps; organizing a number of other events and starting a Villanova Sustainability Facebook page.
A brief description of how the student educators are selected:
Students apply to serve on the working group through a written application and interview. Applications are reviewed and chosen by existing working group members. The application process occurs at the start of the Spring semester.
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach:
Before the fall semester starts, student working group members are required to attend a three day training, unless the student is required to report to other training such as RA, Orientation or sports. One day of training is spent on team building, leadership training, and updates on coming years activities. Day two is spent working the orientation caravel, helping to share information on campus sustainability efforts with incoming freshman. Day three is an educational trip off campus to learn about sustainability efforts in the surrounding area.
A similar outline is followed for spring training in January. training is only one day long. the first half is a field trip to a sustainable business/area and the second half is a group meeting/working session.
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):
Steven Goldsmith, a faculty member at Villanova, volunteers as the Student working group faculty adviser; several other faculty members of PESC provide support as-needed. The sustainability manager provides financial and organizational support as needed.
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