| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 49.37 |
| Liaison | Beth Klein |
| Submission Date | Feb. 5, 2025 |
State University of New York at Cortland
EN-3: Staff Engagement and Training
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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5.00 / 8.00 |
Megan
Swing Energy and Sustainability Engagement Coordinator Sustainability Office |
3.1 Staff sustainability network or engagement program
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the sustainability-focused staff networks and engagement programs:
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Green Ambassadors Program – The SUNY Cortland Green Ambassadors Program is designed to support a more sustainable campus by involving faculty and staff representatives to engage in generating new ideas, establishing new partnerships, and sharing information about sustainable practices both at work and home.
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Green Ambassador meetings are held 1-2 times each semester. These meetings will include sessions on campus sustainability initiatives, tours of sustainable features on campus and in the community, and opportunities to discuss ideas and collaborate on solutions to the challenges we face on campus and in the surrounding community.
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Ambassador Expectations:
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attend 1-2 meetings/workshops per semester
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educate colleagues on available resources, initiatives, events, and other sustainability information
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encourage sustainable actions
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serve as a liaison between the Campus Sustainability Coalition and your colleagues
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assist in promoting campus sustainability initiatives and events
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Ambassador Opportunities:
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collaborate and network with colleagues from across campus to facilitate positive change
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gain access to a variety of sustainability tools and resources
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play a key role in shaping the campus and workplace environment
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provide a meaningful service to the College
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eligible to apply for a $100 grant to implement a “green” project in your office/department
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Does the institution have at least one staff network or engagement program focused on a topic other than sustainability that is advancing ecological integrity and/or racial equity and social justice?:
Narrative or website URL providing an overview of the staff networks and engagement programs that are advancing ecological integrity and/or racial equity and social justice:
- Anti-Racism Task Force - To proactively identify and address matters related to racism on campus that serve as barriers or inhibitors of maximum academic, social and personal success for our BIPOC students. Furthermore, we strive to contribute to the creation of a campus climate that is socially and racially inclusive, diverse and just for ALL our students. We intend to fulfill this mission through: education, multimedia and communications, policies and procedures, and data collection/analysis.
- Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Committee - SOGIE fosters a safe and positive environment for the LGBTQIAP communities at SUNY Cortland. We provide advocacy and support the development of curriculum, scholarship, events and programs that are both educational and social and are designed to cultivate positive attitudes toward LGBTQIAP individuals and issues.
- Beloved Community Narratives Project - In the spirit of Dr. King's powerful vision, SUNY Cortland's Beloved Community Narratives Project will offer students, faculty, staff and alumni an opportunity to share their diverse stories. This project will feature a collaboration of photographic portraits created by photographer Adam Mastoon, and powerful text and artwork created by courageous, empowered SUNY Cortland community members, willing to share their voices and vision with the community at large. The resulting exhibit will generate an inspiring and insightful window into the lives of SUNY Cortland students, faculty, staff and alumni who are committed to creating a “beloved community” of acceptance, civility, diversity and respect for self and others.
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3.2 Sustainability-focused staff training
Description of and/or website URL for at least one of the institution’s sustainability-focused staff training opportunities:
As mentioned above part of the Green Ambassadors Program is to provide sustainability-focused training to participants. Either engaging directly with the program as an ambassador or engaging with an individual who is an ambassador, presents opportunitites to develop sustainability skills, knowledge and expertise. Green Ambassadors are eligible to apply for a $100 grant to implement a “green” project in their office/department.
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3.3 Percentage of employees that participate in sustainability activities
Percentage of employees that participate in sustainability activities:
Approach used to determine the percentage of employees that participate in the institution’s sustainability activities:
Narrative outlining how employee participation in the institution’s sustainability activities was determined:
Below is an estimate of the membership of different sustainability activities. There is some overlap in the people involved in the various sustainability activities, the numbers in the table reflect the amount of different people involved in each activity and accounts for people being involved in multiple activities thereby figures have been adjusted downward to avoid double-counting.
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Sustainability Coalition |
12 |
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Green Ambassadors |
28 |
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Model Garden/ Tree Campus / Bee Campus Committees |
23 |
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Sustainability Curriculum |
14 |
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Community Bike Program |
54 |
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Green Days Planning |
6 |
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Total |
137 |
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Total Employees |
1291 |
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Percentage |
10.6% |
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