Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 79.37
Liaison Jillian Leach
Submission Date March 4, 2022

STARS v2.2

California State University, Chico
EN-6: Assessing Sustainability Culture

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Jennifer Rotnem
Director of Energy and Sustainability
FMS
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Does the institution conduct an assessment of sustainability culture?:
Yes

Which of the following best describes the cultural assessment? The assessment is administered to::
The entire campus community (students and employees) directly or by representative sample

Which of the following best describes the structure of the cultural assessment? The assessment is administered::
Longitudinally to measure change over time

A brief description of how and when the cultural assessment(s) were developed and/or adopted:
Assessments were conducted extensively as part of the new campus Strategic Plan and Campus Master Plan. Data collection included early environmental scans, FutureFest meetings, planning workshops, and online surveys. At its conclusion, the Strategic Plan had over 750 participants and generated more than 4,000 lines of data. The planning process was characterized by consensus-building, community involvement, data utilization, shared governance, and transparency. Faculty, staff, students, and community members engaged in vigorous analysis, deliberative dialogue, and shared big ideas for the future. The planning process identified new strategic priorities for the campus, which will provide the University with focus as we aspire to achieve our new vision. The three priorities are Equity, Diversity and Inclusion; Civic and Global Engagement; and Resilient and Sustainable Systems.

Assessment of the implementation of the Strategic Plan begins Fall 2022 and will occur annually thereafter. These future assessments will assess the implementation of each strategic priority including Resilience and Sustainability: https://www.csuchico.edu/assessment/index.shtml

A copy or sample of the questions related to sustainability culture:
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A sample of the questions related to sustainability culture or the website URL where the assessment tool is available:
A sample of the questions related to sustainability culture are included in the Future Fest planning document: https://www.csuchico.edu/strategicplan/_assets/documents/futurefest-11-5.pdf

A brief description of how representative samples were reached (if applicable) and how the cultural assessment is administered:
Faculty, staff, students, and community members engaged in vigorous analysis, deliberative dialogue, and shared big ideas for the future. At its conclusion, the Strategic Plan had over 750 participants and generated more than 4,000 lines of data

A brief summary of results from the cultural assessment:
For a summary of the results from the cultural assessment, visit: https://www.csuchico.edu/strategicplan/_assets/documents/futurefest-11-5.pdf

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the assessment of sustainability culture is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
https://www.csuchico.edu/strategicplan/_assets/documents/futurefest-11-5.pdf
Chico State's Strategic Plan: https://www.csuchico.edu/strategicplan/index.shtml
Chico State's Master Plan:https://www.csuchico.edu/planning/_assets/documents/chico-mp-report.pdf

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