Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 45.45
Liaison Monika Kamboures
Submission Date May 30, 2017
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STARS v2.1

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
EN-9: Staff Professional Development

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.50 / 2.00 Monika Kamboures
Sustainability Coordinator
Office of Planning, Sustainability & Transportation
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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):
25-49%

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:
Training is available through multiple avenues. Organizational Development & Training (ODT) provided employees with opportunities to improve their professional performance and by facilitating solutions for growth, change, and improved workplace relationships. Training programs include lunch & learn programs covering a variety of topics including issues of sustainability (e.g. saving water, saving power, diet and health). CPP Campus PowerSave: Provides ongoing employee training opportunities. A strongly utilized program is their GreenSpace program which includes department (and all employees) training, assessment and certification program where employees are taught how to lower their environmental impact and the department assessed and certified based on their successes. http://powersavecampuscpp.weebly.com/green-space.html

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):
Employees are encouraged to attend California Higher Education Sustainability Conference, Sustainable City Year, So Cal Gas events, etc.

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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) :
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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