| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.74 |
| Liaison | Justin Owen |
| Submission Date | July 22, 2024 |
Weber State University
EN-1: Student Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.04 / 4.00 |
Analeah
Vaughn Green Department Program Manager Energy & Sustainability Office |
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):
The Environmental Ambassadors (EA) is a student-driven sustainability education and outreach program. The program seeks to create a culture of sustainability on campus by promoting sustainable social, economic, and environmental behaviors. EA members are dedicated to increasing overall student awareness of environmental actions and ways to influence positive change. Sustainability education is done through a variety of projects, activities, and collaborations. The Environmental Ambassadors work hand-in-hand with the Food Recovery Network and Garden Club, which are also run out of the Energy & Sustainability Office (WSU Sustainable Clubs). Activities organized by the Sustainable Clubs typically include the following: Green Move In/Move Out, Free Swap, Tree Plantings, Xeriscape Projects, the WSU Clear the Air Challenge, Compost Bin Workshops, Student Light Bulb Exchanges, Zero Waste Athletics, Meal-kit Building, Food Recoveries, Gardening events, and more. The three club presidents (Environmental Ambassadors, Garden Club, Food Recovery Network) are paid and trained positions. Once hired, these students go through a half-day orientation that covers volunteer recruitment and management, and peer mentoring. They are also assigned required readings on behavior change techniques, mentoring techniques, and club management tips. In addition, they are required to attend WSU's Club and Orgs monthly meetings where they receive regular training on leadership, budget management, club management, volunteer recruitment, etc.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (1st program):
Student leaders from the Energy and Sustainability Office run the WSU Sustainable Clubs to train a core group of students as environmental educators and activists. The primary target audience of each of the clubs is WSU students, but faculty and staff are welcome to participate in activities as well. The efforts of the WSU Sustainable Clubs reach beyond the students and campus borders to help support a healthy and sustainable community.
Number of trained student educators (1st program):
Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (1st program):
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (1st program):
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):
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (2nd program):
Number of trained student educators (2nd program):
Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (2nd program):
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (2nd program):
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):
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (3rd program):
Number of trained student educators (3rd program):
Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (3rd program):
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (3rd program):
Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (3rd program):
Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (3rd program):
Additional programs
Number of trained student educators (all other programs):
Number of weeks, on average, the student educators programs are active annually (all other programs):
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per student educator (all other programs) :
Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (all other programs):
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
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The number of students enrolled for credit differs from PRE-5 because concurrent enrollment students who do not attend classes on campus were taken out of the total. (Total headcount: 29,914 - concurrent enrollment: 13,059 = students on campus: 16,855)
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