| Overall Rating | Gold |
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| Overall Score | 72.78 |
| Liaison | Troy Goodnough |
| Submission Date | Feb. 10, 2022 |
University of Minnesota, Morris
EN-6: Assessing Sustainability Culture
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Troy
Goodnough Sustainability Director Office of Sustainability |
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Does the institution conduct an assessment of sustainability culture?:
Yes
Which of the following best describes the cultural assessment? The assessment is administered to::
The entire campus community (students and employees) directly or by representative sample
Which of the following best describes the structure of the cultural assessment? The assessment is administered::
Longitudinally to measure change over time
A brief description of how and when the cultural assessment(s) were developed and/or adopted:
UMN Morris Office of Sustainability screened a sample of sustainability cultural assessments used by different universities, developed a list of questions relevant to our campus, screened them, and launched the survey in 2021.
For students: freshmen and seniors receive a sustainability assessment yearly that includes questions intended to assess campus sustainability culture and knowledge.
For faculty/staff: all employees receive a survey yearly that asks a series of sustainability culture questions.
For students: freshmen and seniors receive a sustainability assessment yearly that includes questions intended to assess campus sustainability culture and knowledge.
For faculty/staff: all employees receive a survey yearly that asks a series of sustainability culture questions.
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:
Please, see the attached document for more sustainability culture survey information, including the questions. The first questions are focused on literacy -- the FINAL eleven questions at the end are focused on campus culture and personal behaviors.
A brief description of how representative samples were reached (if applicable) and how the cultural assessment is administered:
The survey is sent to the student populations (freshman/seniors) via email each year. The survey is sent to faculty/staff via an employee listserv.
A brief summary of results from the cultural assessment:
Please, see the attached document for more survey information sent to students. We received about a 25% response rate from faculty/staff. In general, the campus population would like to see even more education about waste diversion/proper recycling. The majority of the respondents think that UMN Morris is a sustainability leader, have seen some of our clean energy infrastructure, and believe climate change is important.
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