| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.36 |
| Liaison | Marianella Franklin |
| Submission Date | Jan. 10, 2023 |
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
EN-7: Employee Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.79 / 3.00 |
Marianella
Franklin Director of Sustainability The Office For Sustainability |
Total number of employees:
Total number of employees served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
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Name of the employee educators program (1st program):
A brief description of the employee educators program (1st program):
The Office for Sustainability's Chief Sustainability Officer and two Program Coordinators provide educational presentations to the leadership of departments representing every AASHE STARS category, who become peer educators themselves when they disseminate the information to their colleagues and departments' employees. Leaders representing every academic college and managers of campus operations become peer-to-peer educators themselves after receiving their sustainability training and can form sub-committees to achieve sustainability goals.
OFS peer outreach also includes monthly meetings with the leaders of UTRGV's Staff Senate, Faculty Senate, and Student Government Association. These leaders disseminate the information provided from OFS to their organizations, who share the information further with their peers, and implement it into their organizations.
A brief description of the employee educators program’s target audience (1st program):
Leadership of departments as they disseminate information to colleagues and department’s employees. Managers of campus operations. Also leaders of staff senate, faculty senate and SGA.
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UTRGV worked in partnership with the Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) to host an intensive two-day faculty development program entitled the International Center for Sustainability Across the Curriculum (ICSAC) Conference in 2019. Growing out of our university’s successful Project Sin Fronteras, the program has a common goal that brings together faculty from all fields, allowing for an exchange of ideas nurturing an enriching collaborative atmosphere. This interdisciplinary exercise helps faculty to explore the shifts in pedagogy needed to incorporate sustainability concepts, problems, or solutions into new or existing courses. Drawn from experienced faculty and professionals on issues of sustainability, environment, and curriculum, these instructional materials, activities, and presentations will support the education for sustainable development in higher education.
A brief description of the employee educators program’s target audience (2nd program):
Faculty, new faculty.
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A brief description of all other employee peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education programs:
UTRGV Supervisor Excellence Series- The human resources department coordinates and provides professional development opportunities for managers and supervisors including aspiring supervisors through its UTRGV Supervisor Excellence Series which runs four times per year. The workshops aim to enhance existing skills and to develop best practices to promote excellence, effectiveness and efficiencies. Since leadership training is the most powerful way to transform institutions, all sessions contribute to sustainable futures at UTRGV. However, among these there are some specifically designated as UTRGV Sustainable Leader sessions. These sessions provide guidance on ways in which departments can think and act more sustainably.
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The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.