Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 45.46
Liaison Tess Esposito
Submission Date Jan. 31, 2014
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STARS v1.2

University of Dayton
SD-2: Food Education

Status Score Responsible Party
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Are students educated in an academic class about how to make eco-positive food choices?:
Yes

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Provide a brief description:
Food choices and sustainable eating are discussed in several courses in the Sustainability Minor, and in our Living Simply and Sustainably mini-course.

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Are students educated in dining facilities about how to make eco-positive food choices?:
Yes

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Provide a brief description:
Dining Services puts out a range of educational materials about food and compost every year.

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Are students educated during orientation about how to make eco-positive food choices?:
Yes

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Provide a brief description:
Students attend a no-waste picnic during orientation.

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Are students educated in other venues about how to make eco-positive food choices?:
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Provide a brief description:
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Is there a program by which students are encouraged to and/or taught how to grow their own food?:
Yes

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Provide a brief description of the program:
Students in Sustainability Special Interest Houses have been encouraged to create and tend their own organic garden. This garden is currently in its second growing season.

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