| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 72.78 |
| Liaison | Troy Goodnough |
| Submission Date | Feb. 10, 2022 |
University of Minnesota, Morris
IN-39: Sustainability Office Diversity Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.50 / 0.50 |
Troy
Goodnough Sustainability Director Office of Sustainability |
Does the sustainability office have initiatives specifically designed to recruit sustainability employees from underrepresented groups?:
A brief description of the initiatives specifically designed to recruit sustainability employees from underrepresented groups:
UMN Morris Office of Sustainability is largely staffed by student interns. UMN Morris has a program with the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion called the Morris Intercultural Sustainability Leadership program. The goal is this program is to help cultivate students that may ultimately choose to work in the Office of Sustainability.
Does the sustainability office ensure that sustainability employees complete DEI training?:
A brief description of the DEI trainings for sustainability employees:
UMN Morris Office of Sustainability employees participated in the UMN Student Engagement Leadership Forum on Sustainability (SELFsustain). This program incorporated DEI training.
Does the sustainability office regularly collaborate on events, projects, or initiatives with the institution’s DEI office/program and/or organizations that support underrepresented groups on campus?:
A brief description of events, projects, or initiatives during the previous year developed in collaboration with the DEI office/program and/or organizations that support underrepresented groups on campus:
The UMN Morris Intercultural Sustainability Leadership program is an example of this collaboration.
https://news.morris.umn.edu/news/isle
Does the sustainability office or committee include at least one individual with formal DEI and/or environmental or social justice responsibilities?:
Documentation of the formal DEI and/or environmental or social justice responsibilities:
The student intern coordinator of the Morris ISLe program discussed above is also embedded in the Morris Office of Sustainability and is tasked with growing DEI opportunities for interns and the campus.
Website URL where information about the initiatives to advance DEI within the sustainability program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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