Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 70.92
Liaison Katie Maynard
Submission Date Aug. 19, 2014
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STARS v2.0

University of California, Santa Barbara
EN-6: Employee Educators Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.02 / 3.00 Katie Maynard
Sustainability Coordinator
Geography & Sustainability
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Does the institution administer or oversee an ongoing faculty/staff peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

Total number of employees:
4,394

Name of the employee educators program (1st program) :
Facilities Management Custodial Senior Leads Meeting

Number of employees served by the program (1st program):
31

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

The employee educators are selected on the basis of their supervisory role in the Facilities Management Grounds Department. Each one of them is responsible for coordinating the daily tasks and projects within the department. An example are the Zone Leads who lead and supervise a team.


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

The Facilities Management Grounds Leads Meeting is a two-hour meeting that occurs every month. Attendees are provided with updates on projects, safety practices, sustainability initiatives and practices, and notes on how to better support the needs of the UCSB community. Each Lead staff member is trained in sustainability practices and resource conservation efforts. Employee educators are engaged in peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education activities approximately 30 hours each year. Information presented at the meeting is relayed to the other staff members in the Facilities Management Grounds Department. The Refuse, Recycling & Water Efficiency Manager then visits each zone to ensure the sustainability practices are being implemented.


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

Each meeting is organized and led by the Associate Director for Landscaping and Custodial Services, the Facilities Management Grounds Superintendent, and the Refuse, Recycling, & Water Efficiency Manager.


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