Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.89
Liaison Marian Brown
Submission Date Dec. 13, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Wells College
EN-1: Student Educators Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.72 / 4.00 Marian Brown
Director
Center for Sustainability and the Environment
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Number of students enrolled for credit (headcount):
515

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):
479

Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer educator program:
93.01

1st Program 

Name of the student educators program:
Eco-Reps

Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (headcount):
479

A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities:
EcoReps support sustainability educational programs in the five on-campus residence halls (Dodge, Glen Park, Leach, Weld and Main Building), which if at full occupancy, house 479 students. Examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities include working with RAs to develop floor programs, providing in-hall support for recycling system monitoring (signage replacement, special collections during RecycleMania, etc.) and energy and water conservation efforts (signage, special promotions like Energy Challenges).

A brief description of how the student educators are selected:
EcoReps are self-selected with ideally one representative for each residence hall, but depending upon volunteer interest, more in residence halls with larger populations.

A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach:
At the start of their service term, EcoReps are provided with training and supporting reference materials. Plus, EcoReps are able to access the EcoReps leader in the event that questions about education on proper procedures arise. Printed materials (signage, RA flyers, etc) are supported by the Center for Sustainability in the Environment and/or the Dean of Students.

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):
EcoReps are volunteers, but all training and resource and outreach materials are provided to them free of charge. For special promotional campaigns, the Center for Sustainability may provide incentives (GOTCHA cards, food, freebies).

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2nd Program

Name of the student educators program (2nd program):
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Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (2nd program):
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A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (2nd program):
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A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach (2nd program):
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3rd Program 

Name of the student educators program (3rd program):
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Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (3rd program):
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A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (3rd program):
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Additional Programs 

A brief description of all other student peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education programs, including the number of students served and how student educators are selected, trained, and supported by the institution:
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Optional Fields 

Total number of hours student educators are engaged in peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education activities annually (all programs):
25

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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