Transcript Honing Student Involvement

HONING
STUDENT
INVOLVEMENT:
STRUCTURING
PROGRAMS FOR
SUCCESS
ROADMAP
 Understanding Millennials
 Example Programs
 Workshop – Improving yours!
WORKING WITH MILLENNIALS
Attitudes, beliefs, behaviors
Work styles and patterns
Social and cultural influences
SEVEN CHARACTERISTICS OF MILLENNIAL
COLLEGE STUDENTS:
Pressured
Achieving
Confident
Sheltered
Special
Conventio
nal
TeamOriented
RESOURCES
 Beloit College Mindset List
 Serving the Millennial Generation: New
Directions for Student Services
 Millennial Marketing
 The Futures Company Monitor Download
 Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, & World
Affairs #values2012 project
 Students themselves!
COMMON THREADS
Recruitment
& Training
Learning
outcomes &
deliverables
Incentives
The “flair”
SUSTAINABILITY HUT
Target: Individual
Goal: To educate & empower students to take action on campus
Tools: Streamlined training & volunteering process; innovative games and takeaways; Wiggio site
Incentives: T-shirts for volunteers; entry point to leadership roles
TAILGATOR GAME DAY RECYCLING
Target: Individual / Small Group /Large Group
Goal: reduce waste on football game days and engage the UF community at large on recycling and
being a responsible TailGator.
Tools: Streamlined planning, promotion and volunteering process; coordinated branding and
partnership with Athletic Association
Incentives: Fundraiser for student organizations; T-shirts for volunteers
ADOPT-A-“SWAMP”
Target: Small Group / Large Group
Goal: educate the UF community on the individual and collective impacts of behaviors on campus and
engage them to play a part in restoring, protecting and bettering our university environment.
Tools: Simple application and training process; target zones map; litter index
Incentives: cleanup materials provided; plug-and-play program for student groups
INTERNSHIPS
Target: Individual
Goal: recruit and retain student leaders who will play a key role in advancing sustainability at UF, while
acquiring critical skills and connections they can use in future careers.
Tools: Gradual recruitment process; clear expectations and deadlines; weekly group meeting paired
with biweekly one-on-one meetings; social activities to encourage team-building.
Incentives: Leadership training and professional development; exclusive member of the Sustainable UF
family/club; resume fodder.
ECO-REPS
Target: Individual
Goal: conduct a year-long professional development and leadership training workshop for a cohort of
freshmen to make their mark throughout their college career.
Tools: Application and interview process to critically evaluate candidates
Incentives: Semester stipend; exclusive opportunity; structured professional development; resume
fodder
CLIMATE SHOWCASE
Target: Individual
Goal: improve the sustainability of local NPOS and make the connection between classroom and
community in a tangible way.
Tools: Leadership training; streamlined scheduling/auditing process; programmatic report format for
recommended changes.
Incentives: Compensation; unique exposure to Baltimore City; networking opportunity; resume fodder
SUSTAINABLE HOPKINS INFRASTRUCTURE
PROGRAM (SHIP)
Target: Individual / Small Group
Goal: identify development and retrofit projects that improve campus sustainability and reduce costs.
Tools: Project criteria; executive body and evaluation committee; regular meetings; accountability to
administration.
Incentives: Exclusive proximity to key decision makers; expedited process for project implementation;
resume fodder
GREENING THE OUTLIERS
You don’t have to be a
sustainability organization,
to be a sustainable one.
Goal: engage student groups and organizations of all shapes and sizes on how to integrate
sustainability into their actions and operations
Tools: Resources (i.e., guides and workshops); Leverage partnerships; Peer to peer engagement
Incentives: Be a part of a larger university commitment and culture; positive PR opportunities;
potentially reduce costs; new experiences!
KEEP IN TOUCH
Stephanie Sims
Ashley Pennington
Implementation Coordinator
Outreach Coordinator
Office of Sustainability, University of
Florida
Office of Sustainability, Johns
Hopkins University
352-392-7578
443-997-5040
[email protected]
[email protected]
Facebook/Pinterest: Sustainable UF
Facebook: Hopkins Sustainability
Network
Twitter: @Sustainable UF
YouTube: SustainableUF
Twitter: @Sustainable JHU