| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 81.02 |
| Liaison | Sam Lubow |
| Submission Date | June 29, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Stanford University
EN-7: Employee Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Moira
Hafer Sustainability Specialist Office of Sustainability |
Total number of employees (staff + faculty, headcount):
Number of employees served (i.e. directly targeted) by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program (avoid double-counting):
Percentage of employees served by a peer-to-peer educator program:
Name of the employee educators program:
Number of employees served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (headcount):
A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities:
The Central Energy Facility docents are responsible for leading tours of the new Stanford Energy System Innovations (SESI) Central Energy Facility (CEF). The new CEF came online in April 2015 and received acclaim both internally and externally because it reduces Stanford's emissions by 68%, surpassing all state, federal, and international 2020 targets. SESI's innovative nature makes it popular among the Stanford community, so a tour system was set up for staff in several departments to become docents and subsequently lead tours for other Stanford staff, faculty, students, and other visitors. As of May 2016, over 2,000 people have toured the facility through these docent-led tours, the majority of them faculty, staff or students.
A brief description of how the employee educators are selected:
Initially, directors within the Department of Sustainability and Energy Management and the Department of Project Management were asked to nominate employees in their groups to attend the docent training. Subsequently, volunteers were also accepted if they met qualifications.
A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach:
The typical path to become a docent is outlined as follows:
1) Pre-reading of the tour guide packet and other materials
2) 90 minute training session, led by Office of Sustainability staff and CEF facility managers
3) A group "test tour" is required for evaluation purposes, as either a technical tour leader or a general tour leader.
4) Office of Sustainability staff match tour requests with docents and notify the docent of the time, nature of the group and expected attendance.
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):
Staff in the Office of Sustainability coordinate the training program, and the time spent giving tours by all docents is paid staff time funded by the Office of Sustainability.
Name of the employee educators program (2nd program):
Number of employees served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (headcount) (2nd program):
A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (2nd program):
Stanford’s Haas Center for Public Service launched the Cardinal Connectors program in 2015 that pairs staff and faculty who actively participate in and have a deep commitment to community service with other employees and students who are interested in a service experience at Stanford. All Cardinal Connectors are put on an email distribution list that encourages idea sharing, notification of service opportunities, and other community service announcements. They also are invited to join the annual Walk the Talk and Friends of Haas awards luncheon each April and receive swag designed to spark a conversation about public service (i.e. mugs, stickers and office signs). Finally, Cardinal Service Connectors are all listed publicly on the Haas Center website at the following link: https://haas.stanford.edu/students/start-your-service-stanford/cardinal-service-connectors
A brief description of how the employee educators are selected (2nd program):
This is a voluntary program. Any Stanford staff or faculty member is eligible to volunteer as a Cardinal Connector by signing up for a Cardinal Connector information session.
A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach (2nd program):
The Haas Center for Public Service hosts several information sessions to share information about Cardinal Service with potential Cardinal Connectors and encourage each faculty or staff participant to identify ways that he/she can help to spread the word.
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):
The Haas Center for Public Service devotes staff time to coordination of this program.
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:
Through the Cardinal Green Office Program, the Office of Sustainability engages building managers and occupants in office buildings across campus in improving the sustainability performance of their space. The program has worked with over 80 buildings as of 2016. In each volunteer building, the Office of Sustainability works with a point person, who is often the building manager but can also be a community member interested in promoting sustainability throughout their space. These individuals are encouraged to spread sustainability knowledge to the other occupants in their buildings, and the Office of Sustainability provides a suite of tools and resources via the Cardinal Green Office Resource Library to assist them in this effort. Examples of the materials provided are email templates on sustainability topics and with sustainability tips, flyers, fact sheets, and how-to guides to help increase sustainability awareness and knowledge throughout each building.
Total number of hours employee educators are engaged in peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education activities annually:
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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