Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 67.32
Liaison Jennifer Daniels
Submission Date Jan. 31, 2024

STARS v2.2

California State University, Stanislaus
EN-9: Staff Professional Development and Training

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.25 / 2.00 Jennifer Daniels
Sustainability Specialist
CPFM
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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:

A brief description of any internal sustainability professional development and training opportunities that the institution makes available to non-academic staff:
Stan State's Professional Development program offers a variety of online programs that support employee development across many areas of learning. There is a toolkit focused on Diversity and Inclusion available to all staff, which includes a library of learning through courses, webcasts, videos, and articles with the goal of increasing understanding of diversity and inclusion including how to create inclusivity, recognize biases, and learn cultural competence. There is also a Wellness Toolkit focused on mindfulness, emotional health, and physical health.

The California State University System offers a system-wide learning platform that is available to participating campuses focused on cross-campus collaboration. This platform offers all Stan State staff access to sustainability programming such as Sustainability in the CSU 101, Sustainable Living Tips and Ideas, and more.

A brief description of any external professional development and training opportunities in sustainability that are supported by the institution :
External industry conference attendance is offered upon approval for staff participation as part of professional development, or in support of speaking opportunities. Staff has attended regional, national and virtual events such as AASHE, California Higher Education Sustainability Conference (CHESC), California Resource Recovery Association (CRRA), This Way to Sustainability Conference.

Stan State offers a library of diverse training opportunities through LinkedIn Learning to designed to expand professional skillsets. This platform offers all staff access to sustainability-related content ranging from an overview of the SDGs to Climate Change to Diversity, Equity and Belonging, and more.

Optional Fields 

Estimated percentage of regular non-academic staff for which sustainability is included in performance reviews:
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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:
https://www.csustan.edu/hr/wellness-toolkit
https://www.csustan.edu/hr/diversity-inclusion-toolkit
https://www.csustan.edu/hr/csu-learn
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/

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