Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 60.60
Liaison Jay Price
Submission Date March 2, 2018
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STARS v2.1

University of Tennessee at Knoxville
EN-6: Assessing Sustainability Culture

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 1.00 Preston Jacobsen
Sustainability Manager
Facilities Services
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Does the institution conduct an assessment of sustainability culture (i.e. the assessment focuses on sustainability values, behaviors and beliefs, and may also address awareness of campus sustainability initiatives)?:
Yes

Which of the following best describes the cultural assessment? The assessment is administered to::
A subset of the campus community or a sample that may not be representative of the entire community

Which of the following best describes the structure of the cultural assessment? The assessment is administered::
Without a follow-up assessment of the same cohort or representative samples of the same population

A brief description of how and when the cultural assessment(s) were developed and/or adopted:

The UT Office of Sustainability collaborated with a group of students taking a Sustainability Psychology course during the Spring 2017 semester. The completed survey was distributed electronically to a random sample of the campus population, including students, faculty, and staff.


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:
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A brief description of how representative samples were reached (if applicable) and how the cultural assessment is administered:

The assessment was distributed electronically via Qualtrics to a randomized sample of student, faculty, and staff emails obtained from the Office of Strategic Enrollment Reporting and Analysis.


A brief summary of results from the cultural assessment, including a description of any measurable changes over time:

At the time of submission, the survey is still being conducted. Adequate results will be analyzed so long as 14% of the respondents who received the link complete the assessment.


The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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