| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.78 |
| Liaison | Julia Carlow |
| Submission Date | July 25, 2024 |
American University of Sharjah
EN-1: Student Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.61 / 4.00 |
Nathalie
Curabba Sustainability Coordinator Sustainability |
Part 1. Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer, sustainability educators program
Total number of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
1st program
A brief description of the student educators program (1st program):
Established in 2018 at AUS, the EcoRep Program recruits four students every year to promote sustainable change on campus. These are paid student worker positions. AUS EcoReps educate and work with their student peers on issues such as waste reduction, energy conservation, nutrition and wellbeing, diversity, and tolerance. Through guest speakers, events, and outings, EcoReps deepen their own understanding of their sustainable campus and become better advocates for environmental action. They host both in-person and virtual events and activities over the course of the academic year. These include: - EcoRep Round Table Discussions (monthly open-mic session; previous topics included: responsible consumerism, eco fashion, sustainable foods, careers in sustainability, waste-not, how to be eco-friendly in a pandemic) - EcoRep Movie Nights (1-2X/semester with changing focus topics, previous movies included: "The Minimalists", "Bag It", "Merchants of Doubt", This Changes Everything", "Kiss the Ground")* - EcoRep Video Series (EcoReps produce one video per semester about how to be more sustainable on campus and beyond. These videos are broadcasted across various AUS social media platforms to reach all students. Previous videos were themed around "How to incorporate sustainability in your daily life at AUS", "How to go plastic free", "How to reduce waste in the Student Center", "How to make your own produce bag"; EcoRep Sustainability Event (once per semester, EcoReps organize an interactive event such as a sustainable treasure hunt, sustainability challenge, competition, or quiz night where interdisciplinary teams compete against each other for cash prizes and giveaways. Examples include "Inter-college plastic bottle collection", "Trashtag Challenge", "Inter-dorm recycling challenge", "COP28 Quiz Night") -EcoReps committed to participating in the first edition of the weekly AUS Farmers market to help sell produce to peers while educating them on the benefits of locally sourced, organic and/or hydroponically grown produce. Since Fall 2023, the AUS Farmers Market has expanded and EcoReps attend periodically to interact with their peers as well as the farmers and sellers at the market. -EcoReps contribute to AUS Sustainability's Instagram account -EcoReps host a dedicated podcast called "EcoTalks - We Want Answers"
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (1st program):
The target audience is the campus at large. The EcoReps speak directly to, develop campaigns, and create events for students across the 4 colleges, all majors, all years, whether residents or not. Special targeted events are held for residents on campus. Students are targeted via meet & greet discussions and social media.
Number of trained student educators (1st program):
Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (1st program):
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (1st program):
Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (1st program):
Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (1st program):
If reporting students served by additional peer-to-peer programs, provide:
2nd program
A brief description of the student educators program (2nd program):
The EcoRep Media Amabassador program was established in Fall 2023 to highlight the importance of media and communication in sustainability. Two students are allocated to this role in support of the EcoRep program. EcoRep Media Ambassadors plan marketing campaigns and graphically design and create various posters, electronic booklets (such as the Green Living Guide and Green Events Guide), social media videos, reels, posts, infographics, and more in support of the various events planned around sustainability on campus. Additionally, as part of this role, the EcoRep Media Ambassadors engage with their peers via interviews, challenges, games, to raise awareness about their sustainable campus and the various behaviors they can each employ, as students, to contribute to this culture of sustainability.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (2nd program):
The target audience consists of all current students on campus across all four colleges in every major and every year, both residents and non-residents alike, as well as undergraduate, graduate, and certificate-program students.
Number of trained student educators (2nd program):
Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (2nd program):
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (2nd program):
Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (2nd program):
Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (2nd program):
If reporting students served by three or more peer-to-peer programs, provide:
3rd program
A brief description of the student educators program (3rd program):
The School of Business Administration established a program in Fall 2023 to allocate one student to represent the college in various sustainability-led events related to business. This student works closely with the EcoReps in the Office of Sustainability on campus to provide comprehensive and integrated programs, events, field trips, etc. to the student body.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (3rd program):
The target audience for the student educator is all the students enrolled in the School of Business Administration mostly, but events do extend to the wider campus.
Number of trained student educators (3rd program):
Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (3rd program):
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (3rd program):
Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (3rd program):
Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (3rd program):
Additional programs
Number of trained student educators (all other programs):
Number of weeks, on average, the student educators programs are active annually (all other programs):
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per student educator (all other programs) :
Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (all other programs):
Part 2. Educator hours per student served by a peer-to-peer educator program
Hours worked annually by trained student sustainability educators per student served by a peer-to-peer program:
Optional Fields
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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