the resident hall. The RAs undergo background checks and are trained on working with “Minors on Campus” through Syracuse University College. We try to ensure at least one of our RAs each year is an engineering student or has a degree in engineering to help serve as a STEM mentor. Assistant to the Coordinator: We also hire one assistant to the Coordinator each year from early June through the last day of the program to help with program details such as registration, photography, Facebook administration (loading program photos during the week(s), etc. Faculty: Over 10 University faculty members and two graduate students volunteer their time and talents to provide lessons, laboratory and other
operations can provide valuable lessons to faculty, staff, students, and localcommunity members. The development of Alfred-brand “business” or operating modelsthat include policies and practices to impart sustainability will likely be influenced by thestudents and their potential employers. This effort’s drivers need to purposefully observeattitudes, policies, and practices regarding sustainability. Particularly, there is acontinuous need to learn the best practices in operations and public relations and to gainskills and knowledge useful to the next generation of scholars and workforce (i.e., ourproducts). On the operations side, the University added solar energy to its energy profileand reduced fossil fuel usage,27-28 achieving a reduction in