| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.17 |
| Liaison | Lisa Mitten |
| Submission Date | March 2, 2023 |
State University of New York at New Paltz
EN-9: Staff Professional Development and Training
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 2.00 |
Lisa
Mitten Campus Sustainability Coordinator Office of Campus Sustainability |
Does the institution make available professional development and training opportunities in sustainability to all non-academic staff at least once per year?:
Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (the rate of staff participation in sustainability professional development and training)?:
Estimated percentage of regular, non-academic staff that participates annually in sustainability professional development and training:
A brief description of any internal sustainability professional development and training opportunities that the institution makes available to non-academic staff:
In 2021, all campus employees were invited to have the Office of Campus Sustainability pay their way to Second Nature's Climate Action Pursuits year-long training to support the campus' carbon reduction and carbon neutrality efforts.
The Office of Sustainability conducts annual sustainability trainings for the following employees at SUNY New Paltz:
* Facilities Management staff attended the Zero Net Carbon Trainings during the spring and fall of 2020
* Office of Communications and Marketing Training on the Global Goals for Sustainable Development for all staff in the spring of 2020
* Introduction to the Global Goals for Sustainable Development offered to all campus employees during the January Training of 2020 and Global Goals Week of 2020
* Global Goals for Sustainable Development Introductory Training for Administrative Council in the fall of 2019
* Global Goals for Sustainable Development Explorations with the Strategic Planning and Assessment Council
A brief description of any external professional development and training opportunities in sustainability that are supported by the institution :
The Office of Design and Construction staff participated in an 8-module training series called Zero Net Carbon Training with Passive House Principles. The training was led by Steven Winter Associates and was funded by NYSERDA. For more information about this program, visit this website: https://www.newpaltz.edu/sustainability/view-programs-and-progress/zero-net-carbon-training/
Estimated percentage of regular non-academic staff for which sustainability is included in performance reviews:
A brief description of how sustainability is included in staff performance reviews :
Website URL where information about staff professional development and training in sustainability is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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