| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.63 |
| Liaison | Amy Kadrie |
| Submission Date | Jan. 6, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Rochester
EN-6: Employee Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Amy
Kadrie Recycling Coordinator Facilities |
Does the institution administer or oversee an ongoing faculty/staff peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Total number of employees:
Name of the employee educators program (1st program) :
Number of employees served by the program (1st program):
A brief description of how the employee educators are selected (1st program):
Employees sign up on a volunteer basis.
A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive (1st program):
Employees will be invited to an initial kick-off event to give them information. Each member will be asked to take the University’s Go Green Pledge (http://www.rochester.edu/sustainability/pledge/index.php) and to encourage others in their department to do the same. Each month employees receive a newsletter with information on a particular topic. The newsletter will include ideas on how to educate their peers and how to encourage sustainable behaviors on the topic. For the first pilot year of the program, the topics will be narrowly focused on items in the Go Green Pledge (e.g. reusing materials, energy saving, alternative transportation, etc.)
A brief description of the staff and/or other financial support the institution provides to the program (1st program):
A working group was created from the University Council on Sustainability to launch the program. The group consists of six staff members of various departments and is supported by the Council.
The website URL where information about the program is available (1st program):
Name of the employee educators program (2nd program):
Number of employees served by the program (2nd program):
A brief description of how the employee educators are selected (2nd program):
A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive (2nd program):
A brief description of the financial or other support the institution provides to the program (2nd program):
The website URL where information about the program is available (2nd program):
Name(s) of the employee educator program(s) (all other programs):
Number of employees served by all other programs:
A brief description of how the employee educators are selected (all other programs):
A brief description of the formal training that the employee educators receive (all other programs):
A brief description of the staff and/or other financial support the institution provides to the program(s) (all other programs):
The website URL where information about the program(s) is available (all other programs):
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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