Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 37.31
Liaison Stephan Classen
Submission Date March 6, 2018
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STARS v2.1

Cascadia College
EN-9: Staff Professional Development

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.25 / 2.00 Jodie Galvan
Assistant Director of Sustainable Practices
Student Learning
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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):
1-24%

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:
In March 2017 we offered the first on campus professional development session called Workplace Sustainability: Everyday Tips and Tricks. This event was open to all employees on campus. There was a good turnout at the event and we intend to offer it at least once a year.

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):
All staff have access to professional development funding which they can use to meet their annual performance goals. Recent examples of sustainability related professional development has included participation in conferences such as Washington Higher Education Sustainability Coalition, Department of Ecology Low Impact Development training, Permaculture certification and the Built Green Conference.

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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:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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