Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 61.37
Liaison Laura Bain
Submission Date Jan. 31, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Furman University
SD-1: New Student Orientation

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Does new student orientation include presentations, speakers, or skits that address sustainability and take place in large venues that most or all first-year students attend?:
No

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Provide a brief description of the presentations, speakers or skits:
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Does new student orientation incorporate sustainability information into presentations (e.g., made by Residential Advisors to individual dorm floors)?:
No

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Does new student orientation actively engage students in activities that raise awareness about sustainability, highlight how sustainability plays out on campus, or allows students to take part in a productive green activity?:
No

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Does the institution make new student orientation more sustainable via efforts such as a zero-waste meal or carbon offsets?:
No

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Does the institution incorporate sustainability into new student orientation in other ways?:
Yes

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Furman’s Shi Center for Sustainability educates new students about the important roles and practices of sustainability on Furman’s campus. The presentations provide information about student academic resources, extracurricular groups, and community organizations through which students can become more involved in sustainability efforts. Presentations also include information about how to live sustainably while at Furman, particularly about Furman’s recycling programs and other sustainable campus policies. These presentations are part of a menu of optional sessions that new students can attend.

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