Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	57.96
Liaison	Tracey Coronado
Submission Date	March 15, 2018
Executive Letter	Download

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Missouri State University
EN-7: Employee Educators Program

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	1.40 / 3.00	Doug Neidigh Sustainability Coordinator Environmental Management

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Total number of employees (staff + faculty, headcount):

2,900

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

1,351

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

46.59

1st Program

Name of the employee educators program:

Green Teams

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

1,351

A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities:

The Green Teams program gives Missouri State University employees an opportunity to reduce the environmental footprint of their office or department and the campus as a whole. Any faculty or staff member can start a Green Team. This process includes designating an Eco-Ambassador as the primary contact for the Green Team, submitting a Green Team Application Packet, compiling a list of members, and completing a Green Office Certification Checklist. Some of the peer-to-peer outreach activities the Green Teams facilitate are creating office displays as a visual reminder to increase participation, maintain recycling bins in the common areas, and including sustainability related articles or columns in their weekly/monthly newsletters.

A brief description of how the employee educators are selected:

Any faculty or staff member can start a Green Team.

A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach:

Eco-Ambassadors must attend an orientation/training each year, where they receive resources and information regarding sustainability, as well as education on how to best disseminate this information and increase peer participation.

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):

Eco-Ambassadors and their Green Teams receive ongoing support from the Sustainability Coordinator. Support includes, but is not limited to, yearly trainings, information about sustainability happenings on campus, opportunities for engagement, as well as methods for reducing their environmental footprint.

If reporting employees served by additional peer-to-peer programs, provide:

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:

http://www.missouristate.edu/Sustainability/Green-Teams.htm

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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