Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.16
Liaison Elaine Durr
Submission Date Nov. 9, 2015
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STARS v2.0

Elon University
EN-6: Employee Educators Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.31 / 3.00 Jessica Bilecki
Assistant Director for Education and Outreach
Office of Sustainability
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Does the institution administer or oversee an ongoing faculty/staff peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

Total number of employees:
1,475

Name of the employee educators program (1st program) :
Sustainability Leaders Program

Number of employees served by the program (1st program):
150

A brief description of how the employee educators are selected (1st program):

An email advertising the program is sent to all faculty and staff once a semester. Educators then self-select to participate.


A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive (1st program):

Educators attend an initial 'Creating a More Sustainable Workplace' lunch session where they learn about sustainability and what the university is doing to address it. They also receive and discuss using a sustainable workplace assessment tool to help them advance sustainability in their office/department. After attending the first session, Sustainability Leaders are invited to a lunch every semester where they hear about sustainability updates related to the university and discuss successes and challenges in promoting sustainability in their office/department.


A brief description of the staff and/or other financial support the institution provides to the program (1st program):

Leaders have access to a Moodle site, which provides easy access to each other, information about sustainability at the university and additional resources to assist with their sustainability efforts in their offices/department. Participating leaders are also treated to a lunch once a semester and have the opportunity to share meals with guest speakers hosted by the Office of Sustainability. Sustainability Leaders are eligible to apply for funding, $100 - $1,000, to assist with integrating more sustainable practices into their office/department. Staff in the Office of Sustainability are also available upon request to help them with their efforts.


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