| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 77.56 |
| Liaison | Ruairi O'Mahony |
| Submission Date | Feb. 15, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Massachusetts Lowell
EN-7: Employee Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Ruairi
O'Mahony Executive Director Rist Institute for Sustainability and Energy |
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Total number of employees (staff + faculty, headcount):
2,230
Number of employees served (i.e. directly targeted) by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program (avoid double-counting):
2,230
Percentage of employees served by a peer-to-peer educator program:
100
1st Program
Sustainability Ambassadors Program
Number of employees served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (headcount):
2,230
A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities:
Sustainability Ambassadors at UMass Lowell play a vital roles in providing personal sustainability connections to the campus community. The Sustainability Ambassadors program was established by the Climate Action Plan Steering Committee and has representation from each functional area on campus. Peer-to-peer examples include our Director of Campus Recreation instructing colleagues on how to utilize our Freewheelers Bike Share Program, students educating students on recycling programs and sustainable move-out operations, and key faculty serving as a resource for the entire campus community that are interested in sustainability teaching and research.
A brief description of how the employee educators are selected:
Sustainability Ambassadors are formally designated by the CAP Steering Committee based on their individual area of expertise in sustainability.
A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach:
Office of Sustainability staff worked with the Sustainability Ambassadors to discuss the importance of peer-to-peer outreach and where needed, provide the members with the literature and resources needed to serve in the role.
A brief description of the financial and/or administrative support the institution provides to the program (e.g. annual budget and/or paid faculty/staff coordination):
The Office of Sustainability offers administrative support to the Sustainability Ambassadors.
If reporting employees served by additional peer-to-peer programs, provide:
2nd Program
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Number of employees served (i.e. directly targeted) by the program (headcount) (2nd program):
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A brief description of the program, including examples of peer-to-peer outreach activities (2nd program):
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A brief description of how the employee educators are selected (2nd program):
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A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive to prepare them to conduct peer outreach (2nd program):
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A brief description of the financial and/or administrative support the institution provides to the program (e.g. annual budget and/or paid faculty/staff coordination) (2nd program):
NA
Additional Programs
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