| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 69.86 |
| Liaison | Nicole Arsenault |
| Submission Date | April 3, 2024 |
York University
EN-1: Student Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.04 / 4.00 |
Nicole
Arsenault Program Director, Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
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Number of students enrolled for credit:
55,826
Total number of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
1,136
Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
2.03
Name of the student educators program (1st program):
SDG Student Hub
A brief description of the student educators program (1st program):
The SDG Student Hub at York University is a student-driven initiative targeted towards learning, engaging, and acting on the SDGs at York University and locally. The SDG Hub is a partnership between York and the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). Students can join the SDG Hub to network with other students at York University and other SDSN-member universities, learn critical skills and earn credits towards the SDG Students Program Certificate, a non-credit certificate jointly developed by SDSN Youth, the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens and the SDG Academy. Hub members can meet fellow students who share a passion for the Sustainable Development Goals, they network to share ideas, collaborate on solutions, and meet professionals working in sustainability.
To earn the certificate, students must fulfill requirements in three components focusing on learning about, engaging with and taking action on the SDGs. In 2021, the Hub planned two types of events to help students achieve the certificate: ‘Education,’ which helps students achieve the engagement component of the certificate, and ‘Solutions,’ which helps students achieve the action component.
To earn the certificate, students must fulfill requirements in three components focusing on learning about, engaging with and taking action on the SDGs. In 2021, the Hub planned two types of events to help students achieve the certificate: ‘Education,’ which helps students achieve the engagement component of the certificate, and ‘Solutions,’ which helps students achieve the action component.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (1st program):
Undergraduate and graduate students at York University. The Student Hub is lead by a lead coordinator and other student officers.
Number of trained student educators (1st program):
10
Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (1st program):
20
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (1st program):
7.50
Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (1st program):
1,500
Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (1st program):
Name of the student educators program (2nd program):
Sustainability Champions Network
A brief description of the student educators program (2nd program):
The Sustainability Champions Network is a peer mentoring and engagement program intended to foster a community of sustainability and climate action throughout York University. Through this program, student volunteers affiliated with the Office of Sustainability increase sustainability engagement and awareness by participating in tabling events and classroom presentations. One of the main goals of this program is to inform students of academic and extracurricular resources and engagement opportunities on how to get involved. The student volunteers help to build individual and campus-wide awareness and engagement on climate action, the Sustainable Development Goals, the University’s Sustainability Strategy, and much more. This helps to foster a community and culture of sustainability throughout York University while providing volunteers with experiential learning and professional development opportunities.
This past year as part of our Sustainability Champions Network we had a team of placement students who went into classrooms to do peer-to-peer engagement and discuss awareness of sustainability and the consultation process for the renewal of our sustainability strategy and how students can take action on campus.
This past year as part of our Sustainability Champions Network we had a team of placement students who went into classrooms to do peer-to-peer engagement and discuss awareness of sustainability and the consultation process for the renewal of our sustainability strategy and how students can take action on campus.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (2nd program):
This program is intended for students, staff, and faculty of York University.
Number of trained student educators (2nd program):
5
Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (2nd program):
32
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (2nd program):
7.50
Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (2nd program):
1,200
Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (2nd program):
Name of the student educators program (3rd program):
Student Counselling, Health & Wellbeing (SCHW)
A brief description of the student educators program (3rd program):
As part of Student Counselling, Health & Wellbeing, Health Education & Promotion provides York University students with person-centred, health and well-being support through education, empowerment and access while working towards supplying students with the skills to foster balanced and sustainable choices regarding their health. The main goal is to create proactive approaches to well-being on campus. Students can reach out for a range of services including training programs, workshops and peer-to-peer consulting. Health Education & Promotion educates in the areas of mental health and well-being, physical health, nutrition, sleep, sexual health, alcohol, cannabis and other drugs.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (3rd program):
The primary aim of SCHW is to support students in realizing and developing their personal potential and manage the demands of university life.
Number of trained student educators (3rd program):
14
Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (3rd program):
30
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (3rd program):
12
Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (3rd program):
300
Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (3rd program):
A brief description of all other student peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education programs:
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Number of trained student educators (all other programs):
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Number of weeks, on average, the student educators programs are active annually (all other programs):
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Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per student educator (all other programs) :
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Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (all other programs):
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Grand total number of hours worked annually by trained student sustainability educators (all programs):
3,000
Hours worked annually by trained student sustainability educators per student served by a peer-to-peer program:
2.64
Website URL where information about the student sustainability educators programs is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Peer-to-peer sustainability classroom presentations:
https://yuoffice.sharepoint.com/:x:/s/YORK-SustainabilityStrategyRenewal/EXctyjvzxS5KrjqO1IOLBn4BkpA9kFyiKOf5fOyJoqwcFQ?e=bAhDPl
https://yuoffice.sharepoint.com/:x:/s/YORK-SustainabilityStrategyRenewal/EXctyjvzxS5KrjqO1IOLBn4BkpA9kFyiKOf5fOyJoqwcFQ?e=bAhDPl
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