Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.74
Liaison Stephen Ellis
Submission Date March 1, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Boston University
EN-6: Employee Educators Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Dennis Carlberg
Associate Vice President for Sustainability
BU Sustainability
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Does the institution administer or oversee an ongoing faculty/staff peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

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Total number of employees:
8,979

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Name of the employee educators program (1st program) :
Sustainability Liaisons and Ambassadors

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Number of employees served by the program (1st program):
8,979

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A brief description of how the employee educators are selected (1st program):
The Sustainability Liaison program was created to promote campus sustainability through peer-to-peer awareness within each of the schools and colleges on both the Charles River Campus and the Boston University Medical Campus. Sustainability Ambassadors were included in the program in order to increase involvement on the Medical Campus. Faculty and staff either volunteer to become Sustainability Liaisons and Ambassadors or are appointed by their dean/director.

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A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive (1st program):
Sustainability Liaisons and Sustainability Ambassadors meet quarterly with sustainability@BU to improve communication on campus sustainability issues, discuss potential projects within individual schools, and share challenges, solutions, and successes. All volunteers are provided with information and materials to promote sustainable initiatives among their faculty, staff or students.

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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 Outreach Coordinator serves as a leader and educator for the Sustainability Liaisons Program. There is no financial support provided by the institution.

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