Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 48.43
Liaison Tony Gillund
Submission Date Sept. 12, 2013
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The Ohio State University at Newark
PAE-14: Sustainability in New Employee Orientation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Sherry Abbott
Human Resources Generalisst
Human Resouces
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Does the institution cover sustainability topics in new employee orientation and/or in outreach and guidance materials distributed to new employees, including faculty and staff?:
Yes

A brief description of how sustainability is included in new employee orientation:

The Office of Human Resources for the Newark Campus (The Ohio State University at Newark and Central Ohio Technical College) has an extensive New Hire Orientation checklist. The checklist includes a variety of topics, including recycling practices.


The website URL for the information about sustainability in new employee orientation:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Per the New Hire Orientation checklist (attached), employees are encouraged to view the OSU Ergonomics video for the proper work station setup for the employee.

YP4H Program – encouragement to participate in health-related activities including lunch-learn workshops, health screenings, smoking cessation, weight loss, stress management programs, explained as part of the available health benefits information

OSU employees – encouraged to enroll online for eligible benefits (not available to COTC employees) and other online options at the employee self-serve website.

COTC/OSU Newark employees are encouraged to view benefit and provider information online rather than printing complete plan details with website information provided in the new hire packet.

Will include recycling details on our new hire checklist form for future new hires

http://www.newark.osu.edu/FACULTYSTAFF/CAMPUSDEPARTMENTS/HUMANRESOURCES/Pages/OSUNewHire.aspx
http://hr.osu.edu/benefits/healthbenefits.aspx
http://www.cotc.edu/faculty-and-staff/hr/Pages/employment.aspx#benefits


Per the New Hire Orientation checklist (attached), employees are encouraged to view the OSU Ergonomics video for the proper work station setup for the employee.

YP4H Program – encouragement to participate in health-related activities including lunch-learn workshops, health screenings, smoking cessation, weight loss, stress management programs, explained as part of the available health benefits information

OSU employees – encouraged to enroll online for eligible benefits (not available to COTC employees) and other online options at the employee self-serve website.

COTC/OSU Newark employees are encouraged to view benefit and provider information online rather than printing complete plan details with website information provided in the new hire packet.

Will include recycling details on our new hire checklist form for future new hires

http://www.newark.osu.edu/FACULTYSTAFF/CAMPUSDEPARTMENTS/HUMANRESOURCES/Pages/OSUNewHire.aspx
http://hr.osu.edu/benefits/healthbenefits.aspx
http://www.cotc.edu/faculty-and-staff/hr/Pages/employment.aspx#benefits

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