| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.39 |
| Liaison | Marianne Martin |
| Submission Date | Sept. 22, 2021 |
University of Colorado Boulder
EN-6: Assessing Sustainability Culture
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Marianne
Martin Associate Director Environmental Center |
Does the institution conduct an assessment of sustainability culture?:
Which of the following best describes the cultural assessment? The assessment is administered to::
Which of the following best describes the structure of the cultural assessment? The assessment is administered::
A brief description of how and when the cultural assessment(s) were developed and/or adopted:
The survey instrument that serves the foundation for the current survey was developed in 2009 with an assessment professional and Environmental Center staff for incoming students. The Environmental Center has conducted surveys of behavior and values since it's founding in 1970. The 2020 Survey consulted with graduate students working with Dr. Leaf van Boven's lab. Van Boven’s research lies at the intersection of social, environmental, and political psychology. He uses laboratory experiments, national surveys, and field studies to examine the processes that shape people’s everyday lives.
A copy or sample of the questions related to sustainability culture:
A sample of the questions related to sustainability culture or the website URL where the assessment tool is available:
A brief description of how representative samples were reached (if applicable) and how the cultural assessment is administered:
2021 Engagement Data
2021 Engagement Data
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Fall 2020 Campus Sustainability Survey distributed to a representative sample of all undergrad and grad students (sample size 4386) and to a representative sample of faculty and staff (sample size 2013). Samples generated by office of Institutional Research. A 29 question online Qualtrics survey was administered to a representative samples of both graduate and undergraduate CU Boulder students and staff/faculty over a three week period during Fall 2020 semester. For students, the survey invitation was sent by email to the pool and there was a 15% response rate with 658 students participating. For faculty and staff, 765 participated at a 38% response rate in the survey. The response rate for both students and faculty/ staff increased over 2017 helping to build confidence in the results. Prior to 2017, the sustainability survey was administered to incoming students.
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Fall 2020 Campus Sustainability Survey distributed to a representative sample of all undergrad and grad students (sample size 4386) and to a representative sample of faculty and staff (sample size 2013). Samples generated by office of Institutional Research. A 29 question online Qualtrics survey was administered to a representative samples of both graduate and undergraduate CU Boulder students and staff/faculty over a three week period during Fall 2020 semester. For students, the survey invitation was sent by email to the pool and there was a 15% response rate with 658 students participating. For faculty and staff, 765 participated at a 38% response rate in the survey. The response rate for both students and faculty/ staff increased over 2017 helping to build confidence in the results. Prior to 2017, the sustainability survey was administered to incoming students.
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A brief summary of results from the cultural assessment:
The most recent (fall 2020) Campus Sustainability Survey student results are consistent with previous surveys (2014, 2017):
95% of students said it was important to them that CU Boulder has a strong public commitment to climate and the environment.
92% of students said it was important to them that CU Boulder has a strong public commitment to social justice.
87% of students agree that CU is making a strong effort to increase its sustainability performance.
95% of students said they try to make environmentally sustainable choices in the way they live.
47% of students report they chose to attend CU in part because of its sustainability reputation. (A 7% increase over 2017 survey results.)
82% of students consider themselves to have somewhat to moderately sustainable and low-carbon lifestyles. Only 1% consider their lifestyle to be “extremely” sustainable. Yet, 56% of students say they want to be “extremely” sustainable.
98% agree that climate change is a concern for their generation (75% strongly agree)
95% agree that climate change is importance to them personally (61% strongly agree)
Faculty and staff results are in line with the student perspectives.
Website URL where information about the assessment of sustainability culture is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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