Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 52.81
Liaison Stephan Classen
Submission Date Oct. 14, 2021

STARS v2.2

Cascadia College
EN-8: Employee Orientation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Stephan Classen
Assistant Director of Sustainable Practices
Student Learning
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Percentage of new employees that are offered orientation and/or outreach and guidance materials that cover sustainability topics:
100

A brief description of how sustainability is included in new employee orientation:

We have created a sustainability module for sustainability elements with our Human Resources department. Each employee is given a quick training on sustainability on campus, and the campus grounds as a required module for their new-employee orientation.


Website URL where information about sustainability in employee orientation is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Here is the text the new employees receive, though the in-article links are not included here, but are copied below. Photos could not be included.

If you haven't noticed already, you work on a beautiful campus. Not only a beautiful campus, but the #1 ranked campus for sustainable grounds in the nation!

We have a progressive approach to our grounds given our commitment to sustainability. For example, you will find native plants and a number of features that allow us to be certified salmon safe and pollinator-friendly. Our newest building, CC3, was awarded LEED Platinum status due to its sustainable use of materials and energy-saving systems.

Read all about our campus actions around sustainability here -- we do a lot! You can also read the sustainability blog starting with this highlight of campus sustainability features.

We are proud of our campus grounds and surrounding environment and encourage you to take the time to walk around the enjoy the sights.

Below are a few features you may not have seen yet. (Followed by all the pictures.)

https://cascadiaupdates.wordpress.com/2019/09/17/cascadia-again-rated-1-in-the-nation-for-our-grounds/

https://salmonsafe.org/get-certified/

http://www.cascadia.edu/discover/about/sustainability/sustainablecampus.aspx

https://cascadiaupdates.wordpress.com/sustainability/

https://cascadiaupdates.wordpress.com/2019/02/26/sustainability-features-of-cascadias-campus/


Here is the text the new employees receive, though the in-article links are not included here, but are copied below. Photos could not be included.

If you haven't noticed already, you work on a beautiful campus. Not only a beautiful campus, but the #1 ranked campus for sustainable grounds in the nation!

We have a progressive approach to our grounds given our commitment to sustainability. For example, you will find native plants and a number of features that allow us to be certified salmon safe and pollinator-friendly. Our newest building, CC3, was awarded LEED Platinum status due to its sustainable use of materials and energy-saving systems.

Read all about our campus actions around sustainability here -- we do a lot! You can also read the sustainability blog starting with this highlight of campus sustainability features.

We are proud of our campus grounds and surrounding environment and encourage you to take the time to walk around the enjoy the sights.

Below are a few features you may not have seen yet. (Followed by all the pictures.)

https://cascadiaupdates.wordpress.com/2019/09/17/cascadia-again-rated-1-in-the-nation-for-our-grounds/

https://salmonsafe.org/get-certified/

http://www.cascadia.edu/discover/about/sustainability/sustainablecampus.aspx

https://cascadiaupdates.wordpress.com/sustainability/

https://cascadiaupdates.wordpress.com/2019/02/26/sustainability-features-of-cascadias-campus/

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