| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.71 |
| Liaison | Christie-Joy Hartman |
| Submission Date | Sept. 13, 2024 |
James Madison University
EN-7: Employee Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.57 / 3.00 |
Amanda
Bodle Program Manager ISNW |
Part 1. Percentage of employees served by a peer-to-peer, sustainability educators program
Total number of employees served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
Percentage of employees served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
1st program
A brief description of the employee educators program (1st program):
JMU Building Coordinators provide a vital link between the campus community and Facilities Management (FM). Building Coordinators serve as a liaison between the building occupants and FM staff. Building Coordinators communicate to building occupants primarily through email and at meetings, and there is significant interaction on an individual level.
Building Coordinators' sustainability-related responsibilities as listed in their handbook relate to sustainability topics such as hazardous materials and waste disposal, accessibility, recycling and waste management, pest management, and injuries. There are approximately 175 Building Coordinators. They receive training two times per year, and the training is scheduled for 3 hours per session.
As an example, in Spring Semester 2024, Risk Management conducted a training on safety and health for Building Coordinators, and participants were invited to sign up for the Safety Champion Series. This training aligns with STARS PA-15: Workplace Health and Safety. The Building Coordinator Handbook section on Recycling and Waste Management were expanded in early 2024, in alignment with STARS credit OP-18: Waste Minimization and Diversion. Additionally, the Institute for Stewardship of the Natural World's professional staff and student educators worked with Building Coordinators to replace missing recycling signs and correct incorrect recycling signs across campus in Academic Year 2023-24.
A brief description of the employee educators program’s target audience (1st program):
All building occupants are the target audience.
Number of trained employee educators (1st program):
Number of weeks the employee educators program is active annually (1st program):
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained employee educator (1st program):
Total number of hours worked annually by trained employee educators (1st program):
Website URL where information about the employee educators program is available (1st program) :
If reporting employees served by additional peer-to-peer programs, provide:
2nd Program
A brief description of the employee educators program (2nd program):
A brief description of the employee educators program’s target audience (2nd program):
Number of trained employee educators (2nd program):
Number of weeks the employee educators program is active annually (2nd program):
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained employee educator (2nd program):
Total number of hours worked annually by trained employee educators (2nd program):
Website URL where information about the employee educators program is available (2nd program):
If reporting employees served by more than two programs, provide:
Additional Programs
Number of trained employee educators (all other programs):
Number of weeks, on average, the employee educators programs are active annually (all other programs):
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained employee educator (all other programs):
Total number of hours worked annually by trained employee educators (all other programs):
Part 2. Educator hours per employee served by a peer-to-peer program
Hours worked annually by trained employee sustainability educators per employee served by a peer-to-peer program:
Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Some information obtained from Jini Cook, Director of Real Property & Space Management, and Robert Weese, Manager, Central Operations.
This peer-to-peer, sustainability educators program was identified and added since the last STARS submission.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.