| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 57.85 |
| Liaison | Chad Carwein |
| Submission Date | Jan. 17, 2023 |
East Carolina University
EN-9: Staff Professional Development and Training
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.25 / 2.00 |
Chad
Carwein University Sustainability Manager HSC Facilities Services |
Does the institution make available professional development and training opportunities in sustainability to all non-academic staff at least once per year?:
Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (the rate of staff participation in sustainability professional development and training)?:
Estimated percentage of regular, non-academic staff that participates annually in sustainability professional development and training:
A brief description of any internal sustainability professional development and training opportunities that the institution makes available to non-academic staff:
In spring 2022, the University Sustainability Manager hosted a virtual training session on Green Purchasing and Environmentally Preferred Procurement (EPP) Practices. The session was part of a virtual Financial Services Workshop hosted annually and the Green Purchasing session was attended by over 200 procard and port users on campus.
There are multiple courses offered by the ECU Lifelong Learning Program that are open to current and former non-academic staff. The sustainability-related courses from the Fall 2022 catalog include:
- Garden Smarter, Not Harder
- Community Resiliency Model (CRM)
- The Tuscarora of Eastern North Carolina
- The Universe Story
- Outer Banks Field Trip: Marine Science Research and Education at ECU's Coastal Studies Institute (CSI)
Fall 2019 ECU LLL Programs:
- Real Energy Savings
- Basics of Beekeeping
- ECU Sustainability Program
- Sustainability in Health Care
- Nature's Treasures at our Door Step
- Climate Change and Mass Biological Extinctions
A brief description of any external professional development and training opportunities in sustainability that are supported by the institution :
The University Sustainability Manager is funded to attend multiple training opportunities each year, including the annual AASHE Conference. In addition, other staff within Facilities, Dining, Parking, Transit, Grounds, and other Campus Living and Campus Operations units attend the Appalachian Energy Summit every summer and many also attend conferences with sustainability tracks in their own fields of practice.
Estimated percentage of regular non-academic staff for which sustainability is included in performance reviews:
A brief description of how sustainability is included in staff performance reviews :
There are only a handful of positions (e.g. sustainability manager, director of facilities, energy manager, bikeshare coordinator, recycling coordinator, and grounds and utility shop supervisors) that have sustainability metrics in their annual performance reviews.
Website URL where information about staff professional development and training in sustainability is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Source: Andrew Ross, Lifelong Learning Program Coordinator
Source: Andrew Ross, Lifelong Learning Program Coordinator
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