Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 47.76
Liaison Sarah Temple
Submission Date March 1, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Louisiana State University
EN-7: Employee Educators Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Sarah Temple
Manager
Campus Sustainability
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Total number of employees (staff + faculty, headcount):
4,895

Number of employees served (i.e. directly targeted) by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program (avoid double-counting):
4,895

Percentage of employees served by a peer-to-peer educator program:
100

1st Program 

Name of the employee educators program:
Sustainability Awareness at LSU

Number of employees served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (headcount):
4,895

A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities:
All employees receive education on sustainability and the sustainability program at LSU annually from select members on the Campus Committee for Sustainability. Campus Sustainability has an outreach program, targeting each Department at the University. Campus Sustainability staff talk to all employees in a 20-30 minute presentation, including information on the sustainability program, ways employees can reduce their carbon footprint, save energy and the proper ways to recycle at LSU.

A brief description of how the employee educators are selected:
Employee educators are selected by being a part of the Campus Committee for Sustainability (CCS), which rotates staff / employee members each year.

A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach:
The employee educators on the Campus Committee for Sustainability receive a "train the trainer" training from the Office of Sustainability before they give talks to each department in various staff meetings about sustainability. This "train the trainer" program includes updated information about recycling procedures, recycling locations, new sustainability programs, upcoming events, and ways to reduce carbon footprint at LSU.

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 Campus Sustainability annual operating budget supports this program.

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2nd Program

Name of the employee educators program (2nd program):
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Number of employees served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (headcount) (2nd program):
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A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (2nd program):
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A brief description of how the employee educators are selected (2nd program):
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A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach (2nd program):
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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):
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Additional Programs 

A brief description of all other employee peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education programs, including the number of employees served and how employee educators are selected, trained, and supported by the institution:
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Optional Fields 

Total number of hours employee educators are engaged in peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education activities annually:
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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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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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