| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 60.54 |
| Liaison | Jane Stewart |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2024 |
Washington and Lee University
EN-1: Student Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.38 / 4.00 |
Jane
Stewart Energy Specialist Treasurer's office |
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Part 1. Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer, sustainability educators program
2,238
Total number of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
1,398
Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
62.47
1st program
Residential Advisors
A brief description of the student educators program (1st program):
Residential and Community Advisors in all campus residences are contractually engaged to "support sustainability initiatives to reduce waste, recycle, and conserve energy." The Office of Sustainability partners with the Office of Residential Life to train all the advisors in these key areas of practical sustainable living and to support and/or run various initiatives throughout the year. These include orienting all new residents to sustainable living tips and expectations; administering the Winter Break Energy Checklist program, collaborating on energy reduction competitions between dorms, educating about and supporting recycling and composting in the campus residences, and collaborating on low-waste move-out programs. While these students perform residence life work year round, and that includes addressing sustainability operations issues as they arise, the specific, focused work is concentrated during two weeks in the fall term, two weeks in the winter term, and three weeks in the spring term, centered on key initiatives related to Move-In, Holiday Break Energy Conservation, Spring energy reduction challenges and spring Move-out, for a total of seven weeks with a specific sustainability focus.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (1st program):
The target audience is all W&L students living in university housing.
Number of trained student educators (1st program):
46
Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (1st program):
7
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (1st program):
1.50
Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (1st program):
483
Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (1st program):
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2nd program
Sorority Compost Coordinators
A brief description of the student educators program (2nd program):
Post-consumer compost collection in the six sorority houses on campus is administered by a volunteer peer educator in each house. These students were trained by the Office of Sustainability in the importance of composting and the practical requirements of running a successful program in their house. These reps are responsible for sharing relevant information with their fellow sorority members at regular membership meetings, including updating them on progress/results of the program and correcting behaviors when challenges arise. These reps are also responsible for managing the compost bins in the house dining rooms.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (2nd program):
This program serves all members of sororities with an on-campus residence.
Number of trained student educators (2nd program):
6
Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (2nd program):
28
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):
168
Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (2nd program):
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3rd program
Campus Garden Interns
A brief description of the student educators program (3rd program):
The Office of Sustainability oversees a 1/2 acre campus garden which serves as a production space for growing fresh produce for campus dining, the student food pantry, and local hunger assistance programs; a demonstration space for sustainable growing practices; and a host space for student garden plots. Campus Garden Interns are trained in both the concepts and operations of sustainable gardening by the Campus Garden Manager, a member of the Office of Sustainability staff. In addition to working in the garden themselves they, 1) train other students who will supervise work in the garden, namely volunteers with the Campus Kitchen Program which grows produce for local area hunger reduction programs, and 2) lead three garden volunteer shifts a week, instructing peers in both the why and how of sustainable gardening.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (3rd program):
The target audience includes all volunteers in the campus garden. This includes interested individuals as well as multiple organized groups, from athletics teams, to student organizations to fraternity and sorority groups.
Number of trained student educators (3rd program):
5
Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (3rd program):
28
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (3rd program):
1
Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (3rd program):
140
Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (3rd program):
Additional 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) :
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Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (all other programs):
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Part 2. Educator hours per student served by a peer-to-peer educator program
791
Hours worked annually by trained student sustainability educators per student served by a peer-to-peer program:
0.57
Optional Fields
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The number of weeks listed for both sorority compost coordinators and campus garden interns reflects the number of weeks in the academic year minus holidays and academic breaks when students are not necessarily on campus.
Chris Reid, director of residence life, and Nicole Poulin, campus garden manager, contributed to the data provided here.
Chris Reid, director of residence life, and Nicole Poulin, campus garden manager, contributed to the data provided here.
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