| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 59.33 |
| Liaison | Olivia Shehan |
| Submission Date | May 31, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Wellesley College
SD-1: New Student Orientation
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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N/A |
Patrick
Willoughby Sustainability Director Facilities |
Does new student orientation include presentations, speakers, or skits that address sustainability and take place in large venues that most or all first-year students attend?:
Provide a brief description of the presentations, speakers or skits:
Does new student orientation incorporate sustainability information into presentations (e.g., made by Residential Advisors to individual dorm floors)?:
Provide a brief description of the presentations:
Residential Advisors discuss recycling information and moving-in/out waste. They also encourage students to turn off lights and not leave the water running. Eco-Reps are also elected for each dormitory to help keep sustainability up in the residence halls. They work with the Eco-Rep Coordinators and also the Office of Sustainability.
Does new student orientation actively engage students in activities that raise awareness about sustainability, highlight how sustainability plays out on campus, or allows students to take part in a productive green activity?:
Provide a brief description of the activities:
Does the institution make new student orientation more sustainable via efforts such as a zero-waste meal or carbon offsets?:
Provide a brief description of the efforts:
A recycling and composting program is implemented each year into the lunch for the new students and parents.
Does the institution incorporate sustainability into new student orientation in other ways?:
Provide a brief description:
There is a "Welcome Wagon" day for new students and their parents in which different departments on campus set up tables and relay important information to the visitors. The Office of Sustainability sets up a table each year educating students about sustainability organizations on campus, what the Office is doing for the community and environment, and green tips. We also provide CFL bulbs for the students in their dormitories.
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