Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 26.70
Liaison Raymond Bowdish
Submission Date Feb. 4, 2020
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STARS v2.1

State University of New York at Potsdam
EN-6: Assessing Sustainability Culture

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Heather Sullivan-Catlin
Professor, Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies
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Does the institution conduct an assessment of sustainability culture (i.e. the assessment focuses on sustainability values, behaviors and beliefs, and may also address awareness of campus sustainability initiatives)?:
Yes

Which of the following best describes the cultural assessment? The assessment is administered to::
The entire campus community (students, staff and faculty), directly or by representative sample

Which of the following best describes the structure of the cultural assessment? The assessment is administered::
Longitudinally to measure change over time

A brief description of how and when the cultural assessment(s) were developed and/or adopted:

This past semester we took part in a sustainability culture assessment which was was developed and administered by
Sean Vormwald
PhD Student, Environmental Communication
Graduate Program in Environmental Science
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

It was sent to all faculty, staff, and students. We do not have the results from Sean yet, but we anticipate using the findings to help develop our campus sustainability plan. This first one will serve as a baseline and we will repeat it at multi-year intervals to track our progress.


A copy or sample of the questions related to sustainability culture:
A sample of the questions related to sustainability culture or the website URL where the assessment tool is available:

I uploaded the student version above. There is also a version sent to faculty and staff, but this seems to only accept one upload. I added it below.


A brief description of how representative samples were reached (if applicable) and how the cultural assessment is administered:

We did not sample, we sent the link to all faculty, staff, and students. It went out in an email from the college president with several follow-up reminders and incentive gifts offered.


A brief summary of results from the cultural assessment, including a description of any measurable changes over time:

It was completed last month and we do not yet have our results.


The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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