| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 69.05 |
| Liaison | Katherine Spector |
| Submission Date | March 3, 2023 |
State University of New York at Oswego
EN-7: Employee Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.97 / 3.00 |
Jonathan
Mills Administrator Sustainability Office |
Total number of employees:
Total number of employees served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
Percentage of employees served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
Name of the employee educators program (1st program):
A brief description of the employee educators program (1st program):
The Objective of the Sustainability Ambassador Program (SAP) at SUNY Oswego is to reinforce and broaden sustainable practices within campus buildings and beyond through peer education and collective action. This newly created network of Ambassadors, facilities professionals, faculty, staff, and students, will support one another in assessing, identifying, and troubleshooting issues and celebrating achievements.
Employees in SAP are trained by the Office of Sustainability and Facilities Services staff in monthly meeting on topics relating to sustainability and building operations. Topics include but are not limited to: Waste Diversion & Separation, Energy Consumption, Environmental Health & Safety, Building Maintenance, Transportation, Water Consumption, and Green Purchasing.
Employees in SAP will:
-Champion sustainable behaviors, on-campus activities and events, practices and operations within the assigned and adjacent areas through clear communication, facilitation and education
-Implement energy and water conservation measures
-Support sustainable waste management practices
-Serve as a contact point, as needed, to facilitate productive communication among facilities staff, faculty and students as it pertains to outage notices, work orders and building issues
-Share relevant educational opportunities both within and outside of the institution
-Support staff within the assigned building in the attainment of sustainability certifications
-Actively participate in monthly meetings with Ambassador Staff and Office of Sustainability
-Provide support to EH&S in ensuring campus-wide compliance with federal, state and local environmental, safety and fire regulations
A brief description of the employee educators program’s target audience (1st program):
The target audience for SAP is all faculty and staff occupying and utilizing any building on campus. Each building, aside from Residence Halls and Dining Facilities, have once Building Coordinator.
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A brief description of all other employee peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education programs:
Number of trained employee educators (all other programs):
Number of weeks, on average, the employee educators programs are active annually (all other programs):
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