Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.57
Liaison Derek Nichols
Submission Date Sept. 16, 2015
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STARS v2.0

University at Buffalo
EN-8: Staff Professional Development

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Kelli Hennessy
Director
Organizational Development and Training
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Does the institution make available training and/or other professional development opportunities in sustainability to all staff at least once per year?:
Yes

A brief description of the sustainability trainings and professional development opportunities available to staff :

The University at Buffalo has an Office of Development and Training which offers services in the areas of Human Resource Development, Performance Management, Change Management and Quality & Process Improvement which includes the processes and tools to improve the needs and expectations of customers with a minimum of effort, rework and waste.
The University’s Employee Wellness Program and EAP also offer programs and services to support a healthy work environment and enhance the quality of work and personal life.
In addition, UB Sustainability works with these offices to offer sustainability walking tours on campus, behind-the-scenes tours of LEED buildings to increase understanding of sustainable building operations, and offers trainings aimed at helping offices incorporate sustainable practices into daily life.


The percentage of staff that participated in training and/or other professional development opportunities in sustainability during the previous year:
0.10

The website URL where information about staff training opportunities in sustainability is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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