| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 63.24 |
| Liaison | Victoria Ho |
| Submission Date | Feb. 8, 2024 |
OCAD University
EN-1: Student Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.87 / 4.00 |
Victoria
Ho Advisor, Strategic Sustainability Office of Diversity, Equity & Sustainability Initiatives |
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Part 1. Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer, sustainability educators program
5,403
Total number of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
4,643
Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
85.93
1st program
Sustainability Committee Student Rep
A brief description of the student educators program (1st program):
The Sustainability Committee includes representation by student representatives, with the Committee mandate to continue a transition to a sustainable university, achieve widespread participation, and to inform and advance organizational change.
In addition to Committee meetings, the Rep provides peer-to-peer educational events such as through tabling and hosting lunch n' learns.
In addition to Committee meetings, the Rep provides peer-to-peer educational events such as through tabling and hosting lunch n' learns.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (1st program):
Sustainability Committee student reps target students to be aware of and to participate in institutional decision-making. For example, the Grad Student Rep and Student Union Sustainability Rep co-hosted a series of Climate Conversations to enable students to discuss their approaches to address climate through their research and/or art & design practices, and to provide feedback on how the curriculum supports this or could further support these approaches.
Number of trained student educators (1st program):
5
Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (1st program):
24
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (1st program):
2
Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (1st program):
40
Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (1st program):
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2nd program
ReUse Student Monitors
A brief description of the student educators program (2nd program):
The Reuse Depot is a student-led project to raise awareness of material sustainability and to provide and manage campus infrastructure that enables the circulation and redistribution of reusable art & design materials.
Students are currently hired by the Office of Diversity, Equity & Sustainability Initiatives and have a range of duties including: Tabling weekly to communicated directly with students on campus, managing the @OCAD_ReUse Instagram account, soliciting donations from campus and community partners, hosting art exhibition feature upcycled materials, and organizing the ReUse Depot itself.
Students are currently hired by the Office of Diversity, Equity & Sustainability Initiatives and have a range of duties including: Tabling weekly to communicated directly with students on campus, managing the @OCAD_ReUse Instagram account, soliciting donations from campus and community partners, hosting art exhibition feature upcycled materials, and organizing the ReUse Depot itself.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (2nd program):
Students are the target audience.
Number of trained student educators (2nd program):
2
Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (2nd program):
24
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (2nd program):
10
Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (2nd program):
240
Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (2nd program):
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3rd program
Peer Mentors
A brief description of the student educators program (3rd program):
Peer Mentors are knowledgeable, enthusiastic and confident upper-year undergraduate students going into second-, third-, fourth-, or upper-year studies who—through summer and early fall—assist first-year undergraduate students with their transition to OCAD University: provide support, guidance and information regarding university procedures, student services and extracurricular activities; and encourage engagement with community, peers, faculty and staff.
Peer Mentors receive orientation on sustainability services and programs available at OCAD U as well orientation on approaches to sustainability in art & design education. The Peer Mentors are empowered to share this information with incoming students.
This program is hosted by Brent James, Campus Life Coordinator, Campus Life.
Peer Mentors receive orientation on sustainability services and programs available at OCAD U as well orientation on approaches to sustainability in art & design education. The Peer Mentors are empowered to share this information with incoming students.
This program is hosted by Brent James, Campus Life Coordinator, Campus Life.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (3rd program):
First-year undergraduate students who are transitioning into University life.
Number of trained student educators (3rd program):
80
Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (3rd program):
26
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (3rd program):
2
Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (3rd program):
60
Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (3rd program):
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Number of weeks, on average, the student educators programs are active annually (all other programs):
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Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (all other programs):
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Part 2. Educator hours per student served by a peer-to-peer educator program
340
Hours worked annually by trained student sustainability educators per student served by a peer-to-peer program:
0.07
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