| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 60.97 |
| Liaison | Natalie Hayes |
| Submission Date | Aug. 6, 2020 |
Bentley University
EN-9: Staff Professional Development and Training
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.25 / 2.00 |
Natalie
Hayes Associate Director of Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
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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:
Amanda King, the Executive Director of Sustainability does a presentation once a semester on the carbon footprint of the university. Along with outlining Bentley's data she does a primer on climate change and sustainability. All staff and faculty are invited to this presentation.
Human Resources organized the first annual Community Learning Conference in July 2019. As part of this Human Resources brought programs to campus that were dedicated to professional and academic development of faculty and staff. Some sessions included social justice topics such as "Bias in the Media" and "the Powers and Perils of Code Switching." The Office of Sustainability led a "Sustainability tour of campus" which highlighted the resources available to the campus community so that they can live their lives more sustainably.
Human Resources organized the first annual Community Learning Conference in July 2019. As part of this Human Resources brought programs to campus that were dedicated to professional and academic development of faculty and staff. Some sessions included social justice topics such as "Bias in the Media" and "the Powers and Perils of Code Switching." The Office of Sustainability led a "Sustainability tour of campus" which highlighted the resources available to the campus community so that they can live their lives more sustainably.
A brief description of any external professional development and training opportunities in sustainability that are supported by the institution :
AASHE Sustainability Professionals Retreat: Natalie Hayes attended the Sustainability professionals retreat at Swarthmore College during the summer of 2018. It was extremely engaging content covering: strategy, peer to peer learning, justice and equity, waste reduction, and networking.
Facilitation Training from GreenerU
GreenerU, a engineering and change management consultant, hosted a full-day workshop for 5 Bentley employees and 9 students involved in campus sustainability efforts. The workshop focused on developing and practicing the essential skills of a confident and effective facilitator to support organizational change on campus. It specifically addressed in-person meeting facilitation. The workshop covered topics such as behavior theory as it pertains to meetings, the role of a facilitator, types of meetings, basic facilitation tools and techniques, difficult conversations and personalities, adaptive facilitation, nonverbal communication, methods of building group consensus, and a holistic process approach to facilitation.
Facilitation Training from GreenerU
GreenerU, a engineering and change management consultant, hosted a full-day workshop for 5 Bentley employees and 9 students involved in campus sustainability efforts. The workshop focused on developing and practicing the essential skills of a confident and effective facilitator to support organizational change on campus. It specifically addressed in-person meeting facilitation. The workshop covered topics such as behavior theory as it pertains to meetings, the role of a facilitator, types of meetings, basic facilitation tools and techniques, difficult conversations and personalities, adaptive facilitation, nonverbal communication, methods of building group consensus, and a holistic process approach to facilitation.
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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:
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