Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 56.88
Liaison Laura Young
Submission Date Feb. 11, 2016
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STARS v2.0

Michigan State University
EN-6: Employee Educators Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Sean Barton
Former Project Coordinator
IPF Sustainability
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Does the institution administer or oversee an ongoing faculty/staff peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

Total number of employees:
11,956

Name of the employee educators program (1st program) :
EcoReps (formely Environmental Stewards)

Number of employees served by the program (1st program):
11,956

A brief description of how the employee educators are selected (1st program):

EcoReps were recruited from every department and building on-campus. MSU has 579 buildings and 323 departments.

EcoReps:
* promote environmental changes among co-workers
* are points of contact for their department for questions and information on environmental stewardship
* are liaisons between Campus Sustainability and buildings for suggestions, improvements and progress


A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive (1st program):

EcoReps are given a training document and a welcome email with detailed instructions on responsibilities and support network. They are given periodic updates on initiatives and receive calls to action on various campus sustainability events.


A brief description of the staff and/or other financial support the institution provides to the program (1st program):

The Eco Reps program has one dedicated full-time staff support from MSU Sustainability.


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