| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 48.64 |
| Liaison | Lawrence Brien |
| Submission Date | Dec. 12, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
State University of New York at Brockport
EN-7: Employee Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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3.00 / 3.00 |
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 Department of Human Resources and CELT is responsible for providing orientation to new faculty and ongoing refresher training to existing faculty. This orientation includes educating employees in Brockport's Sustainability Policy and green initiatives.
Peer-to-peer outreach activities that are facilitated by CELT and the Department of Human Resources include the following:
Workshops
Reading Groups
Blackboard Training
Special Events such as guest lecturers
A brief description of how the employee educators are selected:
Employee educators consist of members of the Department of Human Resources and CELT. Department Heads that are selected based on their background and involvement in Brockport's sustainability and green initiatives are also responsible for disseminating sustainability and green initiative information to each faculty/staff. Guest lecturers also serve as employee educators.
A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach:
The campus reviews and revises the Faculty/Staff Handbook on an annual basis. Management and supervisors are updated regularly on the changes to the handbook and the implications to each Division of department.
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 attend meetings and disseminate information to faculty and other staff. Materials are provided by the College. CELT offers new employee/refresher training that includes sustainability and current green initiatives.
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):
Staff members within the Department of Environmental Health and Safety and where applicable, other campus employees, providing faculty/staff training fire safety, 40-hr HAZWOPER, chemical hygiene and safety, etc.
A brief description of how the employee educators are selected (2nd program):
Employee educators are selected from staff members within the Department of Environmental Health and Safety and where applicable, and other campus employees, specifically within the Department of Facilities and Planning.
A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach (2nd program):
Staff members within the Department of Environmental Health and Safety and where applicable, other members of the campus including the Facilities and Planning attend training from various local, State and Federal sources. This includes but is not limited to, fire safety, 40-hr HAZWOPER, chemical hygiene and safety, etc. Training may be in person or online.
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):
Staff attend meetings and disseminate information to faculty and other staff. Materials and other financial support are provided by the College's Office of Administration and Finance
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:
Environmental Sustainability Policy and various other "green" programs. Members of the Sustainability Task Force are updated and trained in sustainability initiatives and provide updates as necessary. Members of the MESH committee are given an overview of the current initiatives on campus. Staff members in the Environmental Health and Safety department and when applicable in the Facilities and Planning department, are selected for additional training. Members of the Sustainability Task Force provide updates on sustainability initiatives on a bi-annual basis. This information is desseminated to the MESH committee who then update their individual departments. Green initiatives and educational opportunities are listed on the Daily Eagle news link and the Green is Gold website.
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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