Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 54.80
Liaison Daniel Dixon
Submission Date March 1, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of Maine
EN-9: Staff Professional Development

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.25 / 2.00 Karina Graeter
Sustainability Coordinator
Office of Sustainability
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Does the institution make available professional development and training opportunities in sustainability to all staff at least once per year?:
Yes

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

Estimated percentage of regular staff (full-time and part-time) that participates annually in sustainability professional development and training that is either provided or supported by the institution (0, 1-24%, 25-49%, 50-74%, 75% or more):
1-24%

A brief description of any internal sustainability professional development and training opportunities that the institution makes available to staff:
Each year, the Office of Sustainability works with different groups on campus to bring a professional development workshop to campus. For the past two years, we have hosted professional development workshops conducted by Jamie Cloud of the Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education. These workshops have focused on how to inspire people to contribute to the shift toward a sustainable future. The workshops include lecture, interactive exercises and hands-on activities to bring the broad reaching concepts of sustainability down to a personal level. These workshops are free and open to all UMaine staff, faculty, and students.

A brief description of any external professional development and training opportunities in sustainability that are supported by the institution(e.g. through payment, reimbursement, or subsidy):
N/A

Estimated percentage of regular staff (full-time and part-time) for which sustainability is included in performance reviews (0, 1-24%, 25-49%, 50-74%, 75% or more) :
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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