Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 58.68
Liaison Margaret Lo
Submission Date July 21, 2021

STARS v2.2

Ball State University
EN-9: Staff Professional Development and Training

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.25 / 2.00 Kate Stoss
Director of University Human Resources
University Human Resources
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Does the institution make available professional development and training opportunities in sustainability to all non-academic staff at least once per year?:
Yes

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (the rate of staff participation in sustainability professional development and training)?:
Yes

Estimated percentage of regular, non-academic staff that participates annually in sustainability professional development and training:
1-24%

If sustainability professional development and training opportunities for staff are made available or supported, provide at least one of the following:

A brief description of any internal sustainability professional development and training opportunities that the institution makes available to non-academic staff:
The L&D session, Overview - Decisions for Sustainability - The BSU Story, is offered annually during the fall semester to all employees, including faculty. The session description is as follows:
Overview - Decisions for Sustainability - The BSU Story
Sustainability – What is it? You’ve probably heard that Ball State University has been nationally recognized for sustainability programs and initiatives. At this session, you’ll learn about current sustainability efforts at BSU from Robert J. Koester, AIA LEED AP, a BSU Professor of Architecture. He is also Founding Director of the Center for Energy Research / Education / Service (CERES). Robert will also outline planned sustainability projects, both short-range and long-range. Perhaps most importantly, you’ll learn how individual employees and departments can contribute to BSU sustainability.

A brief description of any external professional development and training opportunities in sustainability that are supported by the institution :
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Estimated percentage of regular non-academic staff for which sustainability is included in performance reviews:
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A brief description of how sustainability is included in staff performance reviews :
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Website URL where information about staff professional development and training in sustainability is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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