Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 68.39
Liaison Marianne Martin
Submission Date Sept. 22, 2021

STARS v2.2

University of Colorado Boulder
EN-9: Staff Professional Development and Training

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.25 / 2.00 Marianne Martin
Associate Director
Environmental Center
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Does the institution make available professional development and training opportunities in sustainability to all non-academic staff at least once per year?:
Yes

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (the rate of staff participation in sustainability professional development and training)?:
Yes

Estimated percentage of regular, non-academic staff that participates annually in sustainability professional development and training:
1-24%

A brief description of any internal sustainability professional development and training opportunities that the institution makes available to non-academic staff:

The annual Campus Sustainability Summit is a vehicle for students, faculty and staff to engage in sustainability goals, planning and updates. The annual Diversity Summit has featured the workshop "Justice: An Integral Part of Sustainability". A monthly sustainability workshop and tour series was held to share information and resources on campus sustainability programs and initiatives (food, energy, grounds, etc). Campus Dining Services provides ongoing sustainability training for all dining staff, roughly 303 employees. Housing Environmental Services staff (over 100) are trained on sustainability and composting. CU has developed a skillsoft-based course on campus sustainability available for all employees.


A brief description of any external professional development and training opportunities in sustainability that are supported by the institution :

UCB provides support for external opportunities: AASHE, APPA, USGBC national conferences. These are not centrally tracked. In 2020, CU Boulder was host campus sponsor of GSCHE which afforded the opportunity for all students, faculty and staff to participate.


Estimated percentage of regular non-academic staff for which sustainability is included in performance reviews:
1-24%

A brief description of how sustainability is included in staff performance reviews :

This varies by department.


Website URL where information about staff professional development and training in sustainability is available:
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