| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 72.23 |
| Liaison | Brandon Trelstad |
| Submission Date | Jan. 31, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Oregon State University
EN-7: Employee Educators Program
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Keava
Campbell Data Analyst Sustainability Office |
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Total number of employees (staff + faculty, headcount):
6,579
Number of employees served (i.e. directly targeted) by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program (avoid double-counting):
6,579
Percentage of employees served by a peer-to-peer educator program:
100
1st Program
OSU Sustainability Advocates
Number of employees served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (headcount):
6,579
A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities:
Through OSU's Sustainability Advocate program, faculty and staff pledge to act as sustainability contacts within their campus unit by sharing information and training opportunities, networking with fellow Advocates, and promoting sustainability-related events within their unit.
A brief description of how the employee educators are selected:
Sustainability Advocates either volunteer and are approved by a supervisor or are appointed by their department head. Employees with a personal passion, not necessarily a professional responsibility, for sustainability are selected (although having both characteristics is ideal).
A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach:
Once selected, Advocates sign a registration form committing them to be the conduit between the OSU Sustainability Office and their department. Advocates are briefed on the roles and responsibilities involved with being an Advocate and commit to attending at least one session per year where training is included. Training covers basics of sustainability organization and resources offered at OSU including:
- how to share awards, scholarship and other financial opportunities with OSU students
- what sustainability best practices are occurring in other OSU departments and at other schools
- what policies and programs affect sustainability in their department's work or purview
- what is going on in the community around sustainability, and how to get non-Advocates engaged in off-campus activities
- certain sustainability competence or skill-building training.
Sustainability Advocates typically have a guest speaker at each of their quarterly meetings who goes in depth about some skill, information, or topic of interest and relevance to the group.
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):
OSU provides all costs associated with Advocate meetings and activities. It funds training materials and zero waste lunch costs for Advocates at the quarterly meetings, and provides incentives for Advocates to participate in specific programs. It also funds staff time and facility costs for any meetings.
If reporting employees served by additional peer-to-peer programs, provide:
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
OSU periodically uses Northwest Earth Institute course materials and modules for employee training and education about sustainability, and encourages self-formed discussion groups based on NWEI's platform. There is not a specific, institutionalized method for this training at this time so it is considered informal.
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