| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 71.57 |
| Liaison | Greg Maginn |
| Submission Date | Jan. 22, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
The Ohio State University
EN-1: Student Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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4.00 / 4.00 |
Michaela
Martin Wellness Ambassador Coordinator Student Life Wellness Center |
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Does the institution coordinate one or more ongoing student, peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education programs that meet the criteria for this credit?:
Yes
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Number of degree-seeking students enrolled at the institution:
55,663
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Name of the student educators program (1st program):
Wellness Ambassadors
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Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (1st program):
55,663
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A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (1st program):
Wellness Ambassadors serve as a liaison between Student Life and other students on campus. Wellness Ambassadors play a vital role in supporting the mission of Student Life, which aims to promote wellness among Ohio State students and their communities. Wellness Ambassadors deliver educational presentations in a variety of settings and work together to plan, publicize, and implement events highlighting the 9 dimensions of wellness including: Emotional, Career, Social, Intellectual, Spiritual, Physical, Financial, Creative, and Environmental.
One peer-to-peer outreach activity happens at the Student Wellness Center’s livewell hut where students are asked to sort different items into categories of: recyclable or not recyclable. Upon sorting the Wellness Ambassadors give students creative tips on ways to reuse the different items, provide an information flier, typically a giveaway.
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A brief description of how the student educators are selected (1st program):
Students can submit an application for the Wellness Ambassador Development Program. In order to submit, student must meet certain criteria including having a 2.5 GPA or higher, be a full –time student at Ohio State, strong communication skills, and an ability to commit a minimum of 3 volunteer hours each week. Upon completion of the application students go through an individual interview and group interview process.
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A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (1st program):
Students go through an 8 week long development program that equips them to be successful Wellness Ambassadors. Students will learn about their personal wellness, have a better understanding of Student Life Student Wellness Center resources and knowledge of other campus resources, take a strengths assessment, learn presentation and facilitation techniques, and practice public speaking.
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A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (1st program):
Funding is provided for a full time Wellness Ambassador coordinator and funds for outreach programming.
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Name of the student educators program (2nd program):
Residence Halls Sustainability
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Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (2nd program):
11,400
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A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (2nd program):
Each of the residence halls have a student government (Hall Council). Each of these Hall Councils has on their executive board a Sustainability Chair. The chairs are responsible for three general events each quarter based on that quarter’s sustainability theme. In 2011-12 Autumn Quarter’s theme was Energy Conservation, Winter Quarter was Recycling and Spring was water conservation. In 2011-12, the three events in their residence halls expected each quarter from each chair were 1) a sustainability themed presentation, icebreaker or discussion at a Hall Council meeting 2) a “Door to Door” which was an outreach where Chairs went to each student room and promoted some aspect on sustainability in a creative way 3) A Hall wide program with a sustainability theme.
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A brief description of how the student educators are selected (2nd program):
Sustainability Chairs are elected members of their Hall Council Executive Board. The residents of the particular residence hall community elect them.
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A brief description of the formal training that the student educators receive (2nd program):
Chairs have a fall training meeting in which we go over the program expectations and the mechanics about how some of the events can be done. They receive additional content specific information throughout the academic year during meetings that take place twice each quarter. They also receive support for programming form residence hall staff members, their advisor as well as other Hall Council executive board members.
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A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (2nd program):
The Hall Councils are funded through fees that students living in a particular residence hall pay. The Sustainability Chair programs and events are funded by the Hall Councils.
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Name of the student educators program (3rd program):
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Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (3rd program):
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A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (3rd program):
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A brief description of how the student educators are selected (3rd program):
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A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (3rd program):
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Name(s) of the student educator program(s) (all other programs):
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Number of students served (i.e. directly targeted) by all other student educator programs:
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A brief description of the program(s), including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (all other programs):
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A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (all other programs):
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Total number of hours student educators are engaged in peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education activities annually:
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The website URL for the peer-to-peer student outreach and education program(s):
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