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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:

SpecialSheltered

Confident

Conventional

Team-Oriented

Achieving

Pressured

RESOURCES

Beloit College Mindset ListServing the Millennial Generation: New Directions for Student Services

Millennial MarketingThe Futures Company Monitor DownloadBerkley Center for Religion, Peace, & World Affairs #values2012 project

Students themselves!

COMMON THREADS

Recruitment &

Training

Learning outcomes

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IncentivesThe “flair”

SUSTAINABILITY HUT

Target: IndividualGoal: To educate & empower students to take action on campusTools: Streamlined training & volunteering process; innovative games and

takeaways; Wiggio siteIncentives: T-shirts for volunteers; entry point to leadership roles

TAILGATOR GAME DAY RECYCLING

Target: Individual / Small Group /Large GroupGoal: 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 AssociationIncentives: 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: IndividualGoal: 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 candidatesIncentives: 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

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!

You don’t have to be a

sustainability organization,

to be a sustainable

one.

WORKSHOP

Stephanie SimsImplementation CoordinatorOffice of Sustainability, University

of Florida352-392-7578stephanieasims@ufl.edu

Facebook/Pinterest: Sustainable UF

Twitter: @Sustainable UFYouTube: SustainableUF

Ashley PenningtonOutreach CoordinatorOffice of Sustainability, Johns

Hopkins University443-997-5040apennington@jhu.edu

Facebook: Hopkins Sustainability Network

Twitter: @Sustainable JHU

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