Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 72.46
Liaison Paul Mathisen
Submission Date May 22, 2020
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
EN-9: Staff Professional Development

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.50 / 2.00 Paul Mathisen
Dir. of Sustainability & Assoc. Prof
Civil & Environmental Engineering
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Does the institution make available professional development and training opportunities in sustainability to all staff at least once per year?:
Yes

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (the rate of employee participation in sustainability professional development and training)?:
Yes

Estimated percentage of regular staff (full-time and part-time) that participates annually in sustainability professional development and training that is either provided or supported by the institution (0, 1-24%, 25-49%, 50-74%, 75% or more):
25-49%

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 staff:
The Green Team organizes a training through a professional trainer to bring LEED Certification training to campus each January or February at a reduced student fee.In addition, the office of Sustainability invites the institution's waste hauler, Waste Management, to work with Eco-Reps on waste and recycling training and initiatives. The Office of Sustainability provides seminars in waste minimization and sustainable dining periodically each semester to students and staff.

A brief description of any external professional development and training opportunities in sustainability that are supported by the institution(e.g. through payment, reimbursement, or subsidy):
AASHE and NECSC conference attendance

Optional Fields 

Estimated percentage of regular staff (full-time and part-time) for which sustainability is included in performance reviews (0, 1-24%, 25-49%, 50-74%, 75% or more) :
1-24%

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The Director of Sustainability and Associate Director of Sustainability are evaluated on internal and external community engagement in their performance reviews conducted annually waste management seminar: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iaLel6fus-AFMnRjbM7_Wdn2NDn6FZtR/view?usp=sharing critical conversations: https://drive.google.com/file/d/102qvvmaSURolegfKGhG9ohhxKWdCBXTE/view?usp=sharing climate change: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1K1KEt_yDAU7MUbthZp0AopOAKhLXNER8 Presentation to Affinity Group (Dept Admins) received presentation about supply order consolidation and minimizing waste

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