| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 58.11 |
| Liaison | Elizabeth Drake |
| Submission Date | April 19, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Swarthmore College
EN-9: Staff Professional Development
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.50 / 2.00 |
Aurora
Winslade Director of Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
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Does the institution make available professional development and training opportunities in sustainability to all staff at least once per year?:
Yes
Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (the rate of employee participation in sustainability professional development and training)?:
Yes
Estimated percentage of regular staff (full-time and part-time) that participates annually in sustainability professional development and training that is either provided or supported by the institution (0, 1-24%, 25-49%, 50-74%, 75% or more):
25-49%
If sustainability professional development and training opportunities for staff are made available or supported, provide at least one of the following:
- Out of Sight, But Not Out of Mind: Covanta Incinerator Site Visit (27 attendees)
- Understanding the Carbon Charge (18 attendees)
- Food for Thought- Community Shared Agriculture & Local Farm Share Opportunities (34 attendees)
- Facilitating Meetings that Matter (39 attendees)
- Sustainability & Reducing Your Environmental Footprint (15 attendees)
- Sustainability at Home- What Can I Do? (36 attendees)
- Understanding Sustainability at Swarthmore (37 attendees) - Managing Conflict: Why Can't We All Just Get Along
- Ethical Blind Spots: Why We Often Fail To Do the Right Thing, Even When We Want To
- Common Ground: How to Listen and Breakdown Age Barriers in the Workplace
- Recognizing and Addressing Micro aggressions
A brief description of any external professional development and training opportunities in sustainability that are supported by the institution(e.g. through payment, reimbursement, or subsidy):
1. Office of Sustainability sent Contracts and Purchasing Manager, Cindy Urick, to a conference on sustainable purchasing.
2. A institutional changemaking workshop was led by Leith Sharp. Sharp is a thought leader in organizational design and change management for sustainability. This workshop brings together faculty, staff, and students to engage in hands-on activities, as well as short lectures and case studies on understanding change at the institutional level.
Optional Fields
75% or more
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Information provided by Zenobia Hargust, Director, Equal Opportunity and Engagement; Deputy Title IX Coordinator, zhargus1@swarthmore.edu, 610-328-8398.
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