| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 48.20 |
| Liaison | Lauren Poole |
| Submission Date | Dec. 10, 2021 |
Colorado School of Mines
IN-39: Sustainability Office Diversity Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.50 / 0.50 |
Lauren
Poole Sustainability Coordinator EHS |
Does the sustainability office have initiatives specifically designed to recruit sustainability employees from underrepresented groups?:
A brief description of the initiatives specifically designed to recruit sustainability employees from underrepresented groups:
The Sustainability Office gets requests from students about paid internships from many students each year. The Sustainability Coordinator ensures employees represent a variety of groups on campus, including underrepresented groups, including the LGBTQ community. The Sustainability Coordinator contacts our representatives from community alliance groups (e.g., Black Community Alliance and Latinx Community Alliance) on campus to notify them of internships available.
Does the sustainability office ensure that sustainability employees complete DEI training?:
A brief description of the DEI trainings for sustainability employees:
Does the sustainability office regularly collaborate on events, projects, or initiatives with the institution’s DEI office/program and/or organizations that support underrepresented groups on campus?:
A brief description of events, projects, or initiatives during the previous year developed in collaboration with the DEI office/program and/or organizations that support underrepresented groups on campus:
Events where we collaborated with underrepresented groups include:
Earth Day Fair and Campus Sustainability Month activities. We invite DEI program members to exhibit or speak at events. In spring 2021, we included a virtual social justice and the environment art session as part of Earth month activities.
Does the sustainability office or committee include at least one individual with formal DEI and/or environmental or social justice responsibilities?:
Documentation of the formal DEI and/or environmental or social justice responsibilities:
One member of our sustainability committee is also responsible for the Diversity & Inclusion program on campus.
Website URL where information about the initiatives to advance DEI within the sustainability program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The video presentation found above is from Julianna Valenzuela, who was an intern for the Sustainability Office as an undergraduate. This presentation was done as a project for the Sustainability Office.
The video presentation found above is from Julianna Valenzuela, who was an intern for the Sustainability Office as an undergraduate. This presentation was done as a project for the Sustainability Office.
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