Saint Mary's College of California
EN-1: Student Educators Program
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3.25 / 4.00 |
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Part 1. Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer, sustainability educators program
1,980
Total number of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
1,238
Percentage of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
62.53
1st program
Residence Hall Compost & Recycling Ambassador Program
A brief description of the student educators program (1st program):
All Resident Advisors (RAs) are provided with zero waste training and best practices for peer outreach. After the formal training, the student RAs are required to employ passive and/or engaged peer-to-peer educational programming in each of their residence halls so that all residents on the Saint Mary’s campus are served. The focus of the educational programming is on composting, recycling and waste sorting into our three-stream waste system. Each RA is provided with educational and marketing resources (posters, flyers, compost pails) from our waste provider (Republic Services), as well as support in administering these programs from our Office of Sustainability.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (1st program):
Fellow SMC students.
Number of trained student educators (1st program):
28
Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (1st program):
45
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):
1,680
Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (1st program):
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2nd program
Green Gaels Student Chartered Organization
A brief description of the student educators program (2nd program):
The Green Gaels Student Chartered Organization has 5 members on their executive team who receive training and administrative support from Saint Mary's Office of Sustainability. The organization also receives financial resources from Associated Students. The Executive Team members are trained in sustainability practices as well as effective outreach and engagement practice to they can share what they have learned with their classmates/peers. Green Gaels often table on-campus, do in-class presentations, hold workshops in the Legacy Garden all in the spirit of training their peers about sustainability.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (2nd program):
Fellow SMC students.
Number of trained student educators (2nd program):
5
Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (2nd program):
35
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (2nd program):
3
Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (2nd program):
525
Website URL where information about the student educators program is available (2nd program):
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3rd program
Free Store Managers
A brief description of the student educators program (3rd program):
The Free Store Managers educate their peers on the impact of reusing and thrifting. The Free Store holds pop-up shops, has a website and a several social media platforms, employs education and outreach campaigns throughout the year in an effort to educate peers on the importance of re-use and waste diversion.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (3rd program):
Fellow SMC students
Number of trained student educators (3rd program):
3
Number of weeks the student educators program is active annually (3rd program):
45
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained student educator (3rd program):
6
Total number of hours worked annually by trained student educators (3rd program):
810
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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Part 2. Educator hours per student served by a peer-to-peer educator program
3,015
Hours worked annually by trained student sustainability educators per student served by a peer-to-peer program:
2.44
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Total number of students served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program was calculated based on number of students living on-campus.
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