| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.76 |
| Liaison | Eric Meliton |
| Submission Date | Jan. 16, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Wilfrid Laurier University
EN-1: Student Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.79 / 4.00 |
Eric
Meliton Manager: Sustainability Office Facilities and Asset Management |
Number of students enrolled for credit (headcount):
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):
Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer educator program:
Name of the student educators program:
Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (headcount):
A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities:
Sustainability Council is comprised of first year students from across campus that aim to unify Residence Life and the Sustainability Office through creating integrated programming and providing increased access to campus resources. Students involved in this Council will collaborate on planning, promoting, and executing Residence wide events and programming that enable the first year community to engage in sustainable activities and learn about their environmental impact. This council promotes environmental awareness, reducing consumption and making the Laurier Campus a greener place. Some events that Sustainability council has put on in the past are Move-out recycling programs, and Energy Consumption Dashboard Competition.
A brief description of how the student educators are selected:
Student educators are selected at the beginning of the year after applying to their respective residence council. This hiring process takes place over one weekend where close to 600 students apply to volunteer council positions
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach:
Student educators receive two formal training dates (one in the Fall to start the year, and on in the Winter as a revival training). Students are also provided informal training through regular weekly meetings and 1-on-1 meetings with a senior student advisor.
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):
This program is coordinated by a full-time staff who manages a team of senior student advisors to support the student educators. There are funds provided to the council to finance their programs and initiatives in conjunction with the Sustainability office.
Name of the student educators program (2nd program):
Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (2nd program):
A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (2nd program):
The Diversity Certificate offered through the Diversity and Equity Office (DEO) provides peer-to-peer learning opportunities to encourage creative engagement with challenging social justice topics. Topics change from year to year in order to ensure that the content speaks to current needs and interests. Six workshops are offered each year. If students participate in a minimum of four workshops, the receive the certificate.
Any student in any program can attend any of the workshops and receive the certificate on their Laurier Experience Record if they attend the required number of workshops.
A brief description of how the student educators are selected (2nd program):
Students who facilitate workshops are student leaders in the DEO (usually coordinators/execs for our four student centres).
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach (2nd program):
The training sessions are developed in collaboration with a full-time staff member, and the students don’t necessarily receive formal training to conduct the trainings, though each coordinator/exec receives training on the mission, values, and purpose of the DEO and each centre has specific trainings they offer around oppression, etc. to their student leaders.
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) (2nd program):
The program is funded through the Diversity and Equity Office base budget, which is a combination of funding provided through the University’s base operating budget and funding provided through the Student Union and Graduate Students’ Association.
Name of the student educators program (3rd program):
Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (3rd program):
A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (3rd program):
A brief description of how the student educators are selected (3rd program):
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach (3rd program):
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) (3rd program):
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:
Total number of hours student educators are engaged in peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education activities annually (all programs):
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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