| Overall Rating | Bronze |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 38.36 |
| Liaison | Marga Martinez |
| Submission Date | Oct. 10, 2024 |
Oakton College
EN-6: Assessing Sustainability Culture
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 1.00 |
Debra
Kutska Sustainability Specialist IT |
Does the institution conduct an assessment of sustainability culture?:
Which of the following best describes the cultural assessment? The assessment is administered to::
Which of the following best describes the structure of the cultural assessment? The assessment is administered::
A brief description of how and when the cultural assessment(s) were developed and/or adopted:
Our first sustainability and transportation survey was administered in spring 2019 to all current students and employees. It was composed of questions related to individuals' understanding of sustainability itself, knowledge of sustainable initiatives on campus, and personal sustainable behavior and transportation choices related to campus use. Questions were developed by researching other institutions' surveys as well as goals for our programs.
A copy or sample of the questions related to sustainability culture:
A sample of the questions related to sustainability culture or the website URL where the assessment tool is available:
1. Are you
- Student
- Faculty
- Staff
2. What is your primary means of getting to campus?
-Drive
-Bike
-Walk
- Motorcycle
-Public Transportation
- Carpool
- UBER/LYFT
2.1 If you choose public transportation, how much do you spend monthly on your
transportation?
2.3 what type of car are you driving?
- Hybrid
- Electric
- Gasoline
- Diesel
2.4 How many gallons of Diesel or Gasoline do you consume every week?
3. How far do you live from the campus?
-Less than a mile
- 1.0 – 2.9 miles
- 3.0 miles – 4.9 miles
- 5.0 miles to 7.9 miles
- 8.0 miles – 11.9 miles
- 12.0 miles to 14.9 miles
- 15 miles or more
4. How often do you go to school?
- Everyday
- 4 times a week
- 3 times a week
- twice a week
- Once a week
We’d like to know more about your sustainability opinions. On a scale of 1 to 7 where 1 is "Strongly disagree" and 7 is "Strongly agree", please choose your level of agreement with each statement below.
Equal rights for all people strengthens a community.
Community cooperation is necessary to solve social problems.
Generally speaking consumerism is not sustainable.
Access to clean water is a universal human right.
I am willing to put forth a little more effort in my daily life to reduce my environmental impact.
An unsustainable economy values personal wealth at the costs of others.
I believe that many people can work together to solve global problems.
Clean air is part of a good life.
Our present consumption of natural resources will result in serious environmental challenges for future generations.
The well-being of others affects me.
Biological diversity in itself is good.
I think it is important for sustainability issues to be addressed on college and university campuses.
It’s important to me for Oakton College to be a leader in sustainability.
I think everyone needs to do their part to help with campus sustainability.
A brief description of how representative samples were reached (if applicable) and how the cultural assessment is administered:
The survey was administered digitally using Survey Monkey. Employees were emailed about the survey and it was shared in our internal digital newsletter. Students were reached via email to all current students, requests from faculty during active courses, Student Government and club leaders, participants at sustainability-focused events. Incentives of Amazon gift cards were raffled off to encourage participation. After the survey, all students were offered a sustainable prizes (a bamboo utensil and reusable straw set).
A brief summary of results from the cultural assessment:
We run the survey for 3 months, we post it on different platforms. We also offer incentives to students to answer our survey. We got 24 responses.
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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