| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 56.90 |
| Liaison | Paul Mathisen |
| Submission Date | April 16, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
EN-1: Student Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.79 / 4.00 |
Liz
Tomaszewski Facilities Systems Manager/Sustainability Coordinator Facilities Department |
Does the institution coordinate one or more ongoing student, peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education programs that meet the criteria for this credit?:
Number of degree-seeking students enrolled at the institution:
Name of the student educators program (1st program):
Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (1st program):
A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (1st program):
The aim of the program is to have an Eco-Rep in each education building/residence hall present to answer questions, publicize ways to being sustainable on campus, and run events. The Eco-Reps helped with the Dorm Energy Challenge, the Zero Waste Challenge, energy efficiency work on campus, and other outreach efforts focused on sustainability topics.
A brief description of how the student educators are selected (1st program):
Each potential student educator must submit an application and the best candidates are interviewed. The EcoRep team is selected based on experience as well as organizational and leadership skills.
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (1st program):
GreenerU and WPI provided training. Student Eco-Reps each received four hours of training about 1) how to communicate effectively on sustainability issues and change behavior and 2) how to implement campaigns focused on energy conservation behavior changed and other sustainability topics.
A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (1st program):
Liz Tomaszewski, Ashley Merchant and GreenerU provided training and adminstrative support for the Eco-Rep program. GreenerU provided a budget that was split evenly between the three institutions (WPI, Clark, Holy Cross).
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):
A brief description of how the student educators are selected (2nd program):
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (2nd program):
A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (2nd program):
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 (3rd program):
A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (3rd program):
Name(s) of the student educator program(s) (all other programs):
Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by all other student educator programs:
A brief description of the program(s), including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (all other programs):
A brief description of how the student educators are selected (all other programs):
A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (all other programs):
A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (all other programs):
Total number of hours student educators are engaged in peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education activities annually:
The website URL for the peer-to-peer student outreach and education program(s):
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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