Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 47.15
Liaison Sarah Leola Hunt
Submission Date Feb. 26, 2024

STARS v2.2

University of North Carolina, Pembroke
EN-9: Staff Professional Development and Training

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.75 / 2.00 Courtney Page
Energy and Sustainability Coordinator
Facilities Operations
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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:
50-74%

If sustainability professional development and training opportunities for staff are made available or supported, provide at least one of the following:

A brief description of any internal sustainability professional development and training opportunities that the institution makes available to non-academic staff:
"Sustainability in the Workplace" is offered through Human Resources orientation training. The training covers opportunities that faculty, students, and staff have to adopt sustainable practices in daily operations. Attendees learn how their actions affect the environmental footprint of the University and what they can do on a daily basis to help UNCP become sustainable.
Some of the things that our Eco Leaders are doing to engage others in sustainability are 1. Incorporates at least one assignment in each course that concerns environmental sustainability. 2. Co-founded the Greener Coalition student club to help the campus in "going green". 3. Replacing all light fixtures with more energy-efficient models making them more sustainable, which is saving the university money. 4. Collecting rainwater to irrigate landscape. 5. Installation of four plug-in-electric vehicle charging stations.

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

Estimated percentage of regular non-academic staff for which sustainability is included in performance reviews:
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A brief description of how sustainability is included in staff performance reviews :
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Website URL where information about staff professional development and training in sustainability is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Sustainability training is offered twice a month.

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