| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 53.99 |
| Liaison | Amy Parrish |
| Submission Date | Feb. 19, 2025 |
Boise State University
EN-4: Sustainability Culture Assessment
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.50 / 3.00 |
4.1 Sustainability culture assessment design and administration
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of of the instruments/tools used to assess sustainability culture:
Sustainability Culture Assessment
In the Spring of 2022 a survey was sent to a representative sample of sophomores and juniors. The survey carried out by students doing their capstone project.The survey consisted of both multiple choice and open responses. The questions and more information can be found via the link.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_KLxrJmhZwEuEaWgDxAUUPM-2yrqzQpg2uIGbJZr3HU/edit
Description of the institution’s recent sustainability culture assessment findings and any notable trends:
Notable findings:
91% of respondents were moderately to very certain that human-caused climate change is happening.
83% of respondents were moderately to very concerned about climate change
41% of respondents believe that sustainability is extremely or very important to their career path.
Before students took their knowledge-based survey questions, the surveyors wanted to see how comfortable students were with sustainability. This helped the surveyors to compare their confidence vs. their test results.
66% of them think they are somewhat knowledgeable about sustainability and know it when they see it.
30% of them think they are very knowledgeable and could explain it to others
4% think they are not sure or have no knowledge about the topic.
Is the culture assessment designed and administered in such a way that the results can be used to measure change over time?:
Description of how the design and administration of the sustainability culture assessments supports the measurement of change over time:
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:
4.2 Percentage of students assessed for sustainability culture
Description of the process used to measure or estimate the percentage of students assessed for sustainability culture:
A random, representative sample of sophomores and juniors was surveyed. The sample was selected by Institutional Research. 180 students responded to the survey.
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:
4.3 Percentage of employees assessed for sustainability culture
Description of the process used to measure or estimate the percentage of employees assessed for sustainability culture:
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:
Optional documentation
An Excel Spreadsheet of the survery has been included. The blue header section represents questions relating to Sustainability Literacy whilst the green header sections represnet questions relating to Sustainability Culture.
Additional documentation for this credit:
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.