| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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| Overall Score | 77.06 |
| Liaison | Laura Bain |
| Submission Date | June 22, 2021 |
Furman University
EN-9: Staff Professional Development and Training
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Laura
Bain Associate Director of Sustainability Assessment David E. Shi Center for Sustainability |
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Does the institution make available professional development and training opportunities in sustainability to all non-academic staff at least once per year?:
Yes
Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (the rate of staff participation in sustainability professional development and training)?:
Yes
Estimated percentage of regular, non-academic staff that participates annually in sustainability professional development and training:
75% or more
If sustainability professional development and training opportunities for staff are made available or supported, provide at least one of the following:
Annual workshops offered by Human Resources Department address the awareness of diversity and inclusiveness and builds skills to reduce discrimination.
A selection of other recent workshops available to faculty, staff, and alumni are:
Sustainable Change in Health, Fitness, and Well-being: Science-based Reasons to Harness the Right Why
Parents Who Lead: Parent with Purpose, Fuel Your Career and Create a Richer Life
Furman Community Mindfulness Session
Creating a Culture of Accountability
The Economic Impact of COVID
Making it Personal: The Power of Storytelling for Building Inclusive Environments
A free four-week course for employees on mindfulness and meditation led by Min-Ken Liao and Meghan Slining. In this course, we explore different mindfulness techniques, discuss personal practice experiences, and enjoy each other’s mindful presence.
The Shi Institute class ran a Department Assistant appreciation event and included information about the Green Office program, eco-feature on the Staples website, and other ways to encourage working sustainably within their departments.
Faculty member, Courtney Quinn, also runs a leadership development training program for faculty and staff.
A selection of other recent workshops available to faculty, staff, and alumni are:
Sustainable Change in Health, Fitness, and Well-being: Science-based Reasons to Harness the Right Why
Parents Who Lead: Parent with Purpose, Fuel Your Career and Create a Richer Life
Furman Community Mindfulness Session
Creating a Culture of Accountability
The Economic Impact of COVID
Making it Personal: The Power of Storytelling for Building Inclusive Environments
A free four-week course for employees on mindfulness and meditation led by Min-Ken Liao and Meghan Slining. In this course, we explore different mindfulness techniques, discuss personal practice experiences, and enjoy each other’s mindful presence.
The Shi Institute class ran a Department Assistant appreciation event and included information about the Green Office program, eco-feature on the Staples website, and other ways to encourage working sustainably within their departments.
Faculty member, Courtney Quinn, also runs a leadership development training program for faculty and staff.
A brief description of any external professional development and training opportunities in sustainability that are supported by the institution :
Furman regularly pays for staff to attend conferences and workshops that support sustainability, including AASHE, the Southeast Energy Summit, ReFrame, Campus Compact, and the Carolina Farm Stewardship Council conference.
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A brief description of how sustainability is included in staff performance reviews :
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Website URL where information about staff professional development and training in sustainability is available:
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