| Overall Rating | Reporter - expired |
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| Overall Score | |
| Liaison | Jennifer Lamy |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Emerson College
EN-7: Employee Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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Reporter |
Amy
Elvidge Sustainability Coordinator Campus Services |
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Total number of employees (staff + faculty, headcount):
1,170
Number of employees served (i.e. directly targeted) by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program (avoid double-counting):
1,170
Percentage of employees served by a peer-to-peer educator program:
100
1st Program
Clean Out Your Office Day
Number of employees served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (headcount):
1,170
A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities:
The Sustainability Coordinator and the Archives Department host a biannual Clean Out Your Office day event for staff and faculty to bring unwanted items to be traded, donated or recycled.
A brief description of how the employee educators are selected:
Staff from the most relevant groups and selected to host the event, and key administration staff in each campus office are chosen to communicate the message with their staff.
A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach:
None
A brief description of the financial and/or administrative support the institution provides to the program (e.g. annual budget and/or paid faculty/staff coordination):
The event occurs during regular office hours and the custodial department provides support with organizing and transporting collected materials for donation.
If reporting employees served by additional peer-to-peer programs, provide:
2nd Program
Green Team
Number of employees served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (headcount) (2nd program):
616
A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (2nd program):
The staff Green Team consists of staff volunteers working to effect positive change in support of sustainability efforts on Emerson’s campus. “Green Team” leaders collaborate to plan professional development activities and events to aide in meeting our greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals.
Emerson Green Team leaders are expected to dedicate 4 hours per month to Green Team initiatives, education and outreach.
Example activities and events will include:
1. Office waste audits
2. Educational brown bag lunches
3. Film screening
4. Zero-waste event planning
5. Lunch walk/run to the esplanade or Mindfulness sessions
6. Earth Day celebrations
7. Office gardening project
8. Green Office Certification Program
A brief description of how the employee educators are selected (2nd program):
The program is advertised at staff events and in staff news. The program is open to all staff and individual staff self nominate.
A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach (2nd program):
Team members attend a sustainability info session and meet and great each fall before the school year to begins. The info session includes greenhouse gas emissions benchmarking and sustainable strategic planning.
A brief description of the financial and/or administrative support the institution provides to the program (e.g. annual budget and/or paid faculty/staff coordination) (2nd program):
The team is supported by two staff co-chairs and one advisor (Sustainability Coordinator). Green Team members can apply for funding for events and activities through the Sustainability Coordinator.
Additional Programs
All faculty receive a green guide in their welcome packet during orientation. Please see attached.
Optional Fields
1,200
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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