Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.31
Liaison Amy McElhinney
Submission Date Sept. 29, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of Mount Union
EN-7: Employee Educators Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 3.00 Jamie Greiner
Sustainability and Campus Outreach Manager
Nature Center
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Total number of employees (staff + faculty, headcount):
541

Number of employees served (i.e. directly targeted) by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program (avoid double-counting):
0

Percentage of employees served by a peer-to-peer educator program:
0

Name of the employee educators program:
Lunch and Learn Seminar Series - Gardening for Beginners Seminar

Number of employees served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (headcount):
25

A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities:

Karen Santee (Facilities Manager) at the Huston-Brumbaugh Nature Center presented a program for first time gardeners about how to start a backyard garden.


A brief description of how the employee educators are selected:

Karen Santee from the Nature Center was selected because she is a Master Gardener and has been in charge of the gardening program at the Nature Center for many years.


A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach:

All staff at he Nature Center attend continuous education programs/conferences throughout the year to stay abreast of current issues and initiatives in their areas of expertise.


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 Lunch and Learn Seminar series is supported through the Healthy Campus initiative, which has a paid Director and student staff.


Name of the employee educators program (2nd program):
Lunch and Learn Seminar Series - Holiday Sustainability Seminar

Number of employees served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (headcount) (2nd program):
25

A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (2nd program):

The program engaged participants in a fun sustainability trivia exercise then walked them through the 12 "Sustainable" Days of Christmas - focused on sharing tips and suggestions for improving sustainability at the holidays (ranging from travel, food, purchases, decor, lighting, etc.).


A brief description of how the employee educators are selected (2nd program):

Jamie Greiner (Sustainability and Campus Outreach Manager) was selected based on her knowledge and skill set.


A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach (2nd program):

All staff at he Nature Center attend continuous education programs/conferences throughout the year to stay abreast of current issues and initiatives in their areas of expertise.


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 Lunch and Learn Seminar series is supported through the Healthy Campus initiative, which has a paid Director and student staff.


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:
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Total number of hours employee educators are engaged in peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education activities annually:
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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:

Information entered by Jamie Greiner


Information entered by Jamie Greiner

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