Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 60.54
Liaison Sarah Fortner
Submission Date March 6, 2020
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STARS v2.1

Carleton College
EN-2: Student Orientation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Alexandra Miller
Sustainability Program Coordinator
Energy and Sustainability
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Are the following students provided an opportunity to participate in orientation activities and programming that prominently include sustainability?:
Yes or No
First-year students Yes
Transfer students Yes
Entering graduate students N/A - institution does not have graduate students

Percentage of all entering (i.e. new) students (including transfers and graduate students) that are provided an opportunity to participate in orientation activities and programming that prominently include sustainability (0-100):
100

A brief description of how sustainability is included prominently in new student orientation (including how multiple dimensions of sustainability are addressed):
Prior to the start of New Student Week, Carleton sustainability assistants (STAs) train to be peer leaders, the group of students who lead new student groups. The STAs manage a table at the New Student Welcome Fair and offer wind turbine, steam plant/geothermal plant and student organic farm tours to students and parents. Later in the week, the STAs provide a presentation to all incoming firstyears to inform them of various campus sustainability initiatives and provide suggestions on how they can get involved in sustainability-related student groups and activities. The College posts a "New Student Green Guide" on the new student website to provide incoming students with a preview of Carleton's sustainability programs and opportunities.

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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Specific links include: Green Guide: https://apps.carleton.edu/newstudents/nsw/greenguide/ Sustainability at Carleton Presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15p_Z-MNEiEF2qefI-QD8DuPliFwg5FZL_a99vk7CJFY/edit?usp=sharing

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