Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 52.21
Liaison David Husemoller
Submission Date June 7, 2017
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STARS v2.1

College of Lake County
EN-9: Staff Professional Development

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.25 / 2.00 David Husemoller
Sustainability Manager
Facilities
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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):
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 staff:
Professional workshops have taken place for faculty on campus over the past several years. In the 2016 fall semester, one faculty member has trained ten others on how to incorporate sustainability in various disciplines. In the spring semester the instructors are incorporating what they have learned and will be sharing their results.

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):
CLC has sent faculty members to AASHE's Sustainability Across the Curriculum Leadership Workshop in years past. Those faculty members have gone on to train other faculty members. CLC is engaged in a 2 year extended AQIP project evaluating opportunities for sustainability in the curriculum. In 2016, CLC hired Debra Rowe to train faculty members about how to incorporate sustainability into the curriculum. Now in 2017, the AQIP is now training faculty to incorporate sustainability into curriculum across diverse academic departments. CLC hired Stephenie Presseller to consult with this project.

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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) :
75% or more

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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