| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 83.26 |
| Liaison | Megan Litke |
| Submission Date | Feb. 12, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
American University
PAE-15: Employee Sustainability Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.62 / 5.00 |
Joshua
Kaplan Sustainability Outreach Specialist Office of Sustainability |
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Total number of people employed by the institution:
3,328
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Program name (1st program) :
Green Office (GO!) program
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Number of employees served by the program (1st program):
951
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A brief description of how the employee educators are selected (1st program):
Each office or department selects a Green Office Liaison who attends monthly training sessions, distributes a monthly newsletter, and conducts monthly activities in the office such as hands-on waste/energy audits and sustainable food demos. Liaisons serve for the entirety of the academic year. Some self-nominate, while others are selected by department or office heads.
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A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive (1st program):
The liaisons attend monthly training sessions where they learn about sustainability topics incorporated in the program, and outreach techniques to facilitate behavior change in their offices .
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A brief description of the staff and/or other financial support the institution provides to the program (1st program):
The Sustainability Coordinator oversees the Green Office program. Incentives and awards are provided to participants, including a dedicated tree planting in April for the office with the highest number of green "actions" taken in that year. Actions are tallied using the AsustainableU online tool: http://www.american.edu/asustainableu
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Program name (2nd program):
Green Teaching Program
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Number of employees served by the program (2nd program):
127
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A brief description of how the employee educators are selected (2nd program):
Faculty are encouraged to apply to register their courses for the program through advertisements at the Ann Ferren Teaching Conference and frequent postings on university mailing lists and newsletters.
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A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive (2nd program):
Faculty are provided resources from the Center for Teaching, Research, and Learning on how to green their course materials. They can earn between 1 and 4 "green apples", and upon completing a certain number of sustainability criteria, they can place a logo representing the number of apples they earned directly onto their course syllabus. They also receive a water bottle, lunchbox, or similar branded item that encourages sustainability and promotes the program.
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A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (2nd program):
Staff resources from the Center for Teaching, Research, and Learning are dedicated to this program.
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The total number of employees correspond to the Fall 2013 semester, and is accurate as of December 1st, 2013 based on employee compensation records. Data for total employees was provided by the Director of Employee Compensation. The number of employees reached by the Green Office program was tallied by the Office of Sustainability and is accurate as of January 29, 2014. The number of faculty participating in the Green Teaching program was provided by the Center for Teaching, Research, and Learning and is accurate as of January 22, 2014.
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.