| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 45.57 |
| Liaison | Steven Sypniewski |
| Submission Date | Jan. 24, 2025 |
SUNY Buffalo State
EN-3: Staff Engagement and Training
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 8.00 |
Sarah
Reid Campus Planner Campus Planning |
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:
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:
Social Justice at Buffalo State
At Buffalo State, we believe that social justice is the undeniably human right to dignity, equity, and full participation in society. Some programs that are supported by Buffalo State University:
AFP celebrates positive innovations in the face of adversity. The fesival provides multidisciplinary workshops and artworks that teach the tools and vocabulary to tell stories in challenging times to inspire hope and build strong, safe communities.
Film series organized around categories of diversity including, but not limited to, race, gender, class, sexual orientation, and abilities, with an emphasis on intersectionality.
A restorative justice framework that provides space for discussion, action, planning, and addressing harm at the group and individual levels. The circles are facilitated by a wide variety of faculty and staff members on campus and from the greater Buffalo community.
Butler Library Information on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Initiative
Diversity, equity, inclusion and accessability are core values at E.H. Butler Library, as they are core values to librarianship. Butler Library adopts the policy objectives of the American Library Association (ALA) pertaining to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessability. We strive to create accessable ans equitible physical and digital learning environments. We regularly assess our spaces and resources to ensure that no barriers exist to library and information services.
Dr. Katherine S. Conway-Turner Office of Civic and Community Engagement
The Civic and Community Engagement Office is a one stop destination to get involved with the community. With curricular and co-curricular activities, we connect students, faculty, and staff with schools, government agencies, non-profit organizations, and other community partners to learn, grow, and create change around key social justice and community priorities
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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:
Non academic staff members of Buffalo State University must complete annual trainings on the following topics.
https://hr.buffalostate.edu/employee-mandatory-compliance-training
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title IX
Workplace Violence Prevention Training
Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
Information Security Awareness Training
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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:
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Optional documentation
Additional documentation for this credit:
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