| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 63.74 |
| Liaison | Derek Martin |
| Submission Date | Feb. 18, 2023 |
California State University, Monterey Bay
EN-9: Staff Professional Development and Training
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.25 / 2.00 |
Lacey
Raak Sustainability Director Campus Planning and Development |
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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:
The Sustainability Certification program aims to provide a professional development opportunity that:
Educates participants on a variety of sustainability issues
Encourages and motivates actions to support sustainability on campus and in our community
Enables participants to feel positive and optimistic about the role they have in ensuring a viable future for our campus, our region, and our world
Build participants' self-efficacy toward leadership efforts in sustainability
Program Components
The Sustainability Certificate Program lasts an entire academic year, divided into two semesters - Fall 2021 and Spring 2022. There are 3 elements to the program and in order to achieve certification, all 3 elements must be completed. You are welcome to complete just the learning series, but certification will not be granted until all parts are completed.
Sustainability Learning Series (SLS): Fall 2021 - Comprised of 8 core courses, the SLS will provide foundational knowledge of sustainability systems and elicit increased awareness of specific areas within the field of sustainability as well as intersectionality that organically exists between topics.
Complete the Sustainability Literacy Assessment (SULITEST): Fall 2021 - The SULITEST is developed by the United National Higher Education Sustainability Initiative and the Kedge School of Business in Germany. It has been administered to students at CSUMB as part of a research project. Participants will not be graded or evaluated based on their SULITEST results, rather, the "assessment" is a learning tool to help deepen understanding of global and regional concepts as well as prepare participants to deepen their thinking and get in the "mindset" of sustainability.
Develop an Independent Sustainability Project: Spring 2022 - Participants will research and develop their own project that could be implemented within their department or office. Participants may work in pairs. The project will be developed at the end of Fall semester, and implemented Spring semester.
Educates participants on a variety of sustainability issues
Encourages and motivates actions to support sustainability on campus and in our community
Enables participants to feel positive and optimistic about the role they have in ensuring a viable future for our campus, our region, and our world
Build participants' self-efficacy toward leadership efforts in sustainability
Program Components
The Sustainability Certificate Program lasts an entire academic year, divided into two semesters - Fall 2021 and Spring 2022. There are 3 elements to the program and in order to achieve certification, all 3 elements must be completed. You are welcome to complete just the learning series, but certification will not be granted until all parts are completed.
Sustainability Learning Series (SLS): Fall 2021 - Comprised of 8 core courses, the SLS will provide foundational knowledge of sustainability systems and elicit increased awareness of specific areas within the field of sustainability as well as intersectionality that organically exists between topics.
Complete the Sustainability Literacy Assessment (SULITEST): Fall 2021 - The SULITEST is developed by the United National Higher Education Sustainability Initiative and the Kedge School of Business in Germany. It has been administered to students at CSUMB as part of a research project. Participants will not be graded or evaluated based on their SULITEST results, rather, the "assessment" is a learning tool to help deepen understanding of global and regional concepts as well as prepare participants to deepen their thinking and get in the "mindset" of sustainability.
Develop an Independent Sustainability Project: Spring 2022 - Participants will research and develop their own project that could be implemented within their department or office. Participants may work in pairs. The project will be developed at the end of Fall semester, and implemented Spring semester.
A brief description of any external professional development and training opportunities in sustainability that are supported by the institution :
The University Personnel department relaunched the Employee Development website in 2023 with self-paced learning opportunities aligned with the CSUMB core value of Sustainability. The learning engagements include 3rd party articles, courses, and videos on Sustainability.
Optional Fields
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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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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The Director of Sustainability oversees the information requested in internal and external sustainability training opportunities.
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