Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.60
Liaison Mary Lucus
Submission Date Feb. 26, 2019
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STARS v2.1

Belmont University
EN-9: Staff Professional Development

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.25 / 2.00 Mary Lucus
Director, IR
Provost
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Does the institution make available professional development and training opportunities in sustainability to all staff at least once per year?:
Yes

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

Estimated percentage of regular staff (full-time and part-time) that participates annually in sustainability professional development and training that is either provided or supported by the institution (0, 1-24%, 25-49%, 50-74%, 75% or more):
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 staff:
Annual Earth Day events are open to all staff. We also have Arbor Day and Tree Campus USA celebrations each year. In addition, employees are invited to participate in our Conservation and Sustainability committee meetings. Campus has also been a site for the Conscious College Tour the last few years, and faculty and staff are welcome to attend the Tour’s events.

A brief description of any external professional development and training opportunities in sustainability that are supported by the institution(e.g. through payment, reimbursement, or subsidy):
We are a member of the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) and the last several years have submitted a poster for NACUBO’s Campus Efficiency Meeting where other campuses also display what they are doing in regards to sustainability. Belmont commits to sending a Senior Leader to this professional development forum each year.

Optional Fields 

Estimated percentage of regular staff (full-time and part-time) for which sustainability is included in performance reviews (0, 1-24%, 25-49%, 50-74%, 75% or more) :
1-24%

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Annual Earth Day events are open to all staff. Arbor Day celebration, Tree Campus USA committee membership. Sustainability Committee meetings.

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