| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.12 |
| Liaison | Maria Dahmus |
| Submission Date | March 5, 2021 |
University of St. Thomas
EN-7: Employee Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.00 / 3.00 |
Natasha
Rodich Director, Strategic HR Partnering & Talent Management Human Resources |
Total number of employees:
Total number of employees served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
Percentage of employees served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
Name of the employee educators program (1st program):
A brief description of the employee educators program (1st program):
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Number of weeks the employee educators program is active annually (1st program):
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Website URL where information about the employee educators program is available (1st program) :
Name of the employee educators program (2nd program):
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A brief description of the employee educators program’s target audience (2nd program):
Number of trained employee educators (2nd program):
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Website URL where information about the employee educators program is available (2nd program):
A brief description of all other employee peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education programs:
Number of trained employee educators (all other programs):
Number of weeks, on average, the employee educators programs are active annually (all other programs):
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While the University does not currently offer a formal employee peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program, it has several relevant employee peer-to-peer education and outreach programs in place.
1. Developing & Piloting a Sustainability Educators Program for Employees
In 2020, Human Resources and the Office of Sustainability Initiatives partnered to engage a team of employees in the Emerging Leaders Institute (ELI) to develop and pilot a sustainability peer educators for employees. Six ELI participants were selected for this action learning project. ELI was put on hold in April due to COVID-19, so this project did not proceed to completion. We anticipate revisiting this project in the future, as there was significant interest and engagement within the leadership cohort.
2. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Ambassadors
The Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion recently launched a DEI Ambassador Program. It consists of approximately 20 designated employee liaisons from departments across the university who are supported to facilitate, connect, and coordinate DEI efforts within their respective divisions.
3. Seeking Education Equity and Diversity (SEED)
In the last few years, dozens of St. Thomas employees have participated in this peer-led, professional development program that creates conversational communities to drive personal, organizational, and societal change toward greater equity and diversity. Developed by the National SEED Project, SEED seminars are facilitated by faculty and staff who have been trained as SEED leaders. These leaders facilitate experiential, interactive activities and conversations often stimulated by films and readings. Through personal reflection and testimony, listening to others' voices, and learning collectively, SEED equips us to connect our lives to one another and to society at large by acknowledging systems of oppression, power, and privilege — and challenges us to push for change. SEED values your voice so you can, in turn, better value the voices of your students and colleagues.
While the University does not currently offer a formal employee peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program, it has several relevant employee peer-to-peer education and outreach programs in place.
1. Developing & Piloting a Sustainability Educators Program for Employees
In 2020, Human Resources and the Office of Sustainability Initiatives partnered to engage a team of employees in the Emerging Leaders Institute (ELI) to develop and pilot a sustainability peer educators for employees. Six ELI participants were selected for this action learning project. ELI was put on hold in April due to COVID-19, so this project did not proceed to completion. We anticipate revisiting this project in the future, as there was significant interest and engagement within the leadership cohort.
2. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Ambassadors
The Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion recently launched a DEI Ambassador Program. It consists of approximately 20 designated employee liaisons from departments across the university who are supported to facilitate, connect, and coordinate DEI efforts within their respective divisions.
3. Seeking Education Equity and Diversity (SEED)
In the last few years, dozens of St. Thomas employees have participated in this peer-led, professional development program that creates conversational communities to drive personal, organizational, and societal change toward greater equity and diversity. Developed by the National SEED Project, SEED seminars are facilitated by faculty and staff who have been trained as SEED leaders. These leaders facilitate experiential, interactive activities and conversations often stimulated by films and readings. Through personal reflection and testimony, listening to others' voices, and learning collectively, SEED equips us to connect our lives to one another and to society at large by acknowledging systems of oppression, power, and privilege — and challenges us to push for change. SEED values your voice so you can, in turn, better value the voices of your students and colleagues.
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