| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 76.21 |
| Liaison | Lindsey Kalkbrenner |
| Submission Date | May 5, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Santa Clara University
EN-7: Employee Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Cara
Uy Sustainability Coordinator Center for Sustainability |
Total number of employees (staff + faculty, headcount):
Number of employees served (i.e. directly targeted) by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program (avoid double-counting):
Percentage of employees served by a peer-to-peer educator program:
Name of the employee educators program:
Number of employees served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (headcount):
A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities:
The Workplace Sustainability Liaison program empowers Santa Clara University employees to implement the University's Strategic Plan by fostering Justice and Sustainability programs among University departments and organizations. Liaisons engage their peers in sustainable behaviors in order to develop a culture of sustainability among faculty and staff at SCU.
Workplace Liaisons meet for one hour each month during the academic year to discuss strategies to implement sustainability within their departments. Workplace Liaisons also devote one hour of paid worktime to implement a Climate Action Plan project goal within their workplace.
A brief description of how the employee educators are selected:
Any employee can join the Workplace Sustainability Liaisons. They may have been recommended by a peer or by finding out about the program via the Center for Sustainability website or during campus outreach events.
A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach:
Workplace Sustainability Liaisons meet with Center for Sustainability staff monthly, to learn about sustainability issues, community-based social marketing, and behavior-change theory.
A brief description of the financial and/or administrative support the institution provides to the program (e.g. annual budget and/or paid faculty/staff coordination):
The program is housed under the Center for Sustainability and receives financial support and worktime from a staff member.
Liaisons have received support and approval from their supervisors to spend 2 hours of paid work time on sustainable initiatives within their department.
Name of the employee educators program (2nd program):
Number of employees served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (headcount) (2nd program):
A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (2nd program):
The Faculty Sustainability Liaison program empowers Santa Clara University faculty members to implement the University's Strategic Plan by fostering Justice and Sustainability programs among University departments and organizations. Liaisons engage their peers in sustainable behaviors in order to develop a culture of sustainability among faculty and staff at SCU. Faculty who are interested in living/working more sustainably meet to discuss how to be change agents in their social and professional networks, including research and curriculum.
Faculty Liaisons meet for one hour each month during the academic year to discuss strategies to implement sustainability within their curriculum and research.
A brief description of how the employee educators are selected (2nd program):
Any faculty member can join the Faculty Sustainability Liaisons. They may have been recommended by a peer or by finding out about the program via the Center for Sustainability website or during campus outreach events.
A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach (2nd program):
Faculty Sustainability Liaisons meet with Center for Sustainability staff monthly, to learn about sustainability issues, community-based social marketing, and behavior-change theory.
A brief description of the financial and/or administrative support the institution provides to the program (e.g. annual budget and/or paid faculty/staff coordination) (2nd program):
The program is housed under the Center for Sustainability and receives financial support through the Center for Sustainability. It also receives financial support through the Provost's Office, who provides lunch for the Faculty members.
A brief description of all other employee peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education programs, including the number of employees served and how employee educators are selected, trained, and supported by the institution:
Total number of hours employee educators are engaged in peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education activities annually:
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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