| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.27 |
| Liaison | Katie Maynard |
| Submission Date | May 9, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of California, Santa Barbara
PAE-15: Employee Sustainability Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.79 / 5.00 |
Katie
Maynard Sustainability Coordinator Geography & Sustainability |
Total number of people employed by the institution:
Program name (1st program) :
Number of employees served by the program (1st program):
A brief description of how the employee educators are selected (1st program):
All UCSB employees are encouraged to become Change Agents. It is not an exclusive group. When initially launching the group, we sought participation from key operational, administrative, and academic departments spanning all divisions of the university. Subsequently, we have continued to challenge ourselves to consider which divisions/departments are not well represented and to actively seek new members from those divisions/departments. We also advertise the opportunity to be a Change Agent at public events throughout the year.
A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive (1st program):
UC Santa Barbara has engaged over 80 staff in our Change Agent Program. As a Change Agent, staff attend regular meetings composed of educational material and collaboration opportunities. Those Change Agents are then responsible for being ambassadors for integrating sustainability into their own work and department or division as a whole.
A brief description of the staff and/or other financial support the institution provides to the program (1st program):
UC Santa Barbara funds a Campus Sustainability Coordinator in Administrative Services, Jasmine Syed. Her job description includes the management of the Change Agent Program.
The website URL where information about the program is available (1st program):
Program name (2nd program):
Number of employees served by the program (2nd program):
A brief description of how the employee educators are selected (2nd program):
The PACES Program coordinates with the Green Building Program to identify the buildings that it would be best to focus on, based on our LEED certification timeline for existing buildings, and then we target our recruitment to departments in those buildings. Though the PACES certification is focused on the building occupants rather than the building itself, we have found it productive to partner with the LEED Program in order to share energy, purchasing, water, and waste auditing data. We also advertise our program broadly and are open to working with any department that shows interest in the program.
*Numbers include departments assessed through the 2010-2011 academic year; given the number of departments who have already shown interest in participating in Spring and Winter Quarter of 2012, we expect this number to grow quickly.
A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive (2nd program):
The PACES Program collects baseline data on current practices and policies of the department, as well as attitudes of building occupants. One of the steps of data collection includes an electronic survey of all department staff, faculty, and graduate students who have an office. With this data, PACES creates a tailored presentation and action plan for the department that recognizes the department's strengths and weaknesses. Throughout the presentation and in the writing of the plan, PACES focuses on the unique role of each staff member who is leading a sustainability effort within their department. We provide information and resources to empower every staff member to become an educator in their department.
A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (2nd program):
The UCSB Geography Department generously donates office space, office equipment, and administrative support for student interns.
The website URL where information about the program is available (2nd program):
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Number of employees served by the program(s) (all other programs):
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A brief description of the staff and/or other financial support the institution provides to the program(s) (all other programs):
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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