Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 57.96
Liaison Tracey Coronado
Submission Date March 15, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Missouri State University
EN-9: Staff Professional Development

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.25 / 2.00 Doug Neidigh
Sustainability Coordinator
Environmental Management
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Does the institution make available professional development and training opportunities in sustainability to all staff at least once per year?:
Yes

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (the rate of employee participation in sustainability professional development and training)?:
Yes

Estimated percentage of regular staff (full-time and part-time) that participates annually in sustainability professional development and training that is either provided or supported by the institution (0, 1-24%, 25-49%, 50-74%, 75% or more):
1-24%

A brief description of any internal sustainability professional development and training opportunities that the institution makes available to staff:

In 2015, Missouri State University began offering training to all employees on various sustainability topics. Training topics have included sustainable living, energy conservation, and waste reduction and recycling. In addition, the following trainings are offered upon request:
1. Universal Waste - This covers proper management for recycling items like fluorescent bulbs, batteries, and electronic waste. This topic is presented to all Facilities Maintenance and Residence Life Maintenance personnel, but the sessions are open to all employees.
2. Lab Waste Management - Part of this training class involves waste minimization, which considers what people can do to generate less waste. This is presented each fall to (most) all of the Chemistry and Biomedical Science graduate assistants and some faculty members, but the sessions are open to all interested employees.


A brief description of any external professional development and training opportunities in sustainability that are supported by the institution(e.g. through payment, reimbursement, or subsidy):
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Estimated percentage of regular staff (full-time and part-time) for which sustainability is included in performance reviews (0, 1-24%, 25-49%, 50-74%, 75% or more) :
0

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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