Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 52.69
Liaison Ian McKeown
Submission Date Jan. 27, 2012
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Loyola Marymount University
PAE-15: Employee Sustainability Educators Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.11 / 5.00 Marieclare Sia
Human Resources Specialist -Wellness
Human Resources
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Total number of people employed by the institution:
2,463

Program name (1st program) :
Green Office Program

Number of employees served by the program (1st program):
5

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

A Green Leader from each office would be invited to participate in the Green Office Program through an announcement from their Senior Vice Presidents and outreach from the Green LMU office.


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

Green Leaders would be required to fill out an online survey about their green office practices in their own office. It would then be followed up with a visit from Green LMU where work-study students and the Campus Sustainability Manager would evaluate the office and points. The Green Leader will then be trained on what he/she could do to improve the sustainability of the office and educate his/her fellow co-workers. A certification would then be given to the office and the Green Leader would keep in communicate with Green LMU via e-mail and newsletters to attend upcoming workshops.


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

A pilot program is in progress and consists of a collaboration between staff from the sustainability office and human resources. Much of the work is done by work-study students from these departments.


The website URL where information about the program is available (1st program):
Program name (2nd program):
Ten Ways to Promote Sustainability at the Office

Number of employees served by the program (2nd program):
20

A brief description of how the employee educators are selected (2nd program):

There is a wellness facilitator hired by the university. The employee facilitator's primary role is to provide research and local resources to the attending employees and implement the information into small group discussion throughout the workshop.


A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive (2nd program):

A facilitated meeting provided a list of ten ways to promote sustainability at the office. This workshop included a brief lecture on each of the 10 ways, as well as an open discussion as to how individuals can implement these practices on campus.


A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (2nd program):

Facilitator = salary based. Materials used during programs consist of printing materials and donations.


The website URL where information about the program is available (2nd program):
Program name(s) (all other programs):
Living Green Program

Number of employees served by the program(s) (all other programs):
30

A brief description of how the employee educators are selected (all other programs):

There is a wellness facilitator hired by the university. The employee facilitator's primary role is to provide research and local resources to the attending employees and implement the information into small group discussion throughout the workshop.


A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive (all other programs):

The Living Green Program provides employees with a number of ways to improve the quality of their lives by considering lifestyle changes having to do with green cleaning supplies, a healthier diet, walking and bicycling instead of driving, drinking clean filtered water, and much more. The facilitator provides short lectures followed by discussion from the group.


A brief description of the staff and/or other financial support the institution provides to the program(s) (all other programs):

Facilitator = salary based. Materials used during programs consist of printing materials and donations.


The website URL where information about the program(s) is available (all other programs):
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