| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 78.11 |
| Liaison | Kristin Larson |
| Submission Date | Oct. 23, 2023 |
San Diego State University
EN-7: Employee Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Molly
Weber AASHE STARS Student Intern Office of Energy & Sustainability |
Total number of employees:
Total number of employees served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
Percentage of employees served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
Name of the employee educators program (1st program):
A brief description of the employee educators program (1st program):
The Green Office Certification Program (GOCP) is an SDSU program created by the Office of Sustainability. Our purpose is to engage faculty and staff in sustainable practices within the office to promote a sustainable campus culture.
Hosting meetings with Green Office Program members to discuss their current sustainable practices and in what areas we can make sustainable improvements.
A brief description of the employee educators program’s target audience (1st program):
The GOCP is an SDSU program that rewards certificates to sustainable offices on campus that encourages faculty and staff to reduce participating offices’ negative environmental impact. The certification that an office receives (either bronze, silver, gold, or platinum) is based on its sustainability practices, which are evaluated through a self-assessment proctored by one of our student interns.
Number of trained employee educators (1st program):
Number of weeks the employee educators program is active annually (1st program):
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained employee educator (1st program):
Total number of hours worked annually by trained employee educators (1st program):
Website URL where information about the employee educators program is available (1st program) :
Name of the employee educators program (2nd program):
A brief description of the employee educators program (2nd program):
The Campus Compost Pilot is a program created by the Office of Energy and Sustainability. This program offers composting services to offices on campus and educates about composting practices. Employees of the office are trained to pick up compost bins from the offices and dispose of them. Additionally, the employees provide support to the offices and an infographic about what can be composted.
A brief description of the employee educators program’s target audience (2nd program):
The target audience of this program is all employees who have offices on campus and do not have access to composting services.
Number of trained employee educators (2nd program):
Number of weeks the employee educators program is active annually (2nd program):
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained employee educator (2nd program):
Total number of hours worked annually by trained employee educators (2nd program):
Website URL where information about the employee educators program is available (2nd program):
A brief description of all other employee peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education programs:
Social media accounts: Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin, website 3 hrs/week
These accounts provide information about our office and sustainability initiatives to a wider audience. We promote events, make educational posts, and inform faculty and staff about our office.
Green Labs 3 hrs/week
The Green Labs Assistant reaches out to professors, researchers, and department chairs to educate them about sustainable alternatives for lab equipment and facilitates certification of laboratories.
Tabling - avg 2hr/week
Engage in campus education including faculty and staff. OE&S and the Black Resource Center were able to collaborate as a result of a tabling event. Tabling promotes collaboration among departments.
STARS Report - 20-40 hrs/week
The AASHE STARS assistant conducts outreach to various departments and auxiliaries on campus, many of whom did not previously know about the report. They engage in education about the report and how to complete it.
Sustainability Hub Open House Event - 10 hrs
Event educating about campus sustainability and OE&S reaching 100+ people, majority faculty and staff.
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Hours worked annually by trained employee sustainability educators per employee served by a peer-to-peer program:
Website URL where information about the employee sustainability educators programs is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.