| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 76.41 |
| Liaison | Krista Bailey |
| Submission Date | Dec. 12, 2023 |
Pennsylvania State University
EN-8: Employee Orientation
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Lydia
Vandenbergh Assoc. Dir. Employee Engagement & Education Sustainability Institute |
Percentage of new employees that are offered orientation and/or outreach and guidance materials that cover sustainability topics:
A brief description of how sustainability is included in new employee orientation:
In 2022, Penn State overhauled its employee orientation program and specifically included sustainability and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging into its toolkit for new employees. Penn State, in partnership with LinkedIn Learning and Skillsoft, offers a large library of online courses for employees to explore.
There are hundreds of sustainability-related courses available to new and existing employees through our Learning Resource Network. This cover topics such as: BUILD (Broadening Understanding and Inclusion through Learning & Dialogue); critical thinking; controlling conflict; Equality, Equity, and Social Justice; Digitizing Products for Sustainability's Sake; Tech and Sustainability: Building a Sustainability Action Report; Sustainability Strategies; Learning Design for Sustainability; Business and Sustainability; Sustainability for Design, Construction, and Manufacturing; Bridge the Gender Gap as a Manager; and Climate Adaptation and the Cost of Inaction.
In addition, in early 2023, Penn State Sustainability developed a one-hour course introducing all employees to sustainability at Penn State.
Website URL where information about sustainability in employee orientation is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
We used calendar year 2022 for this section
We used calendar year 2022 for this section
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