Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 66.09
Liaison Elizabeth Drake
Submission Date March 3, 2023

STARS v2.2

Swarthmore College
EN-9: Staff Professional Development and Training

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.75 / 2.00 Elizabeth Drake
Director of Sustainability
Office of 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:
50-74%

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 non-academic staff:
In the 2022-23 academic year, we began providing Zero Waste Trainings to every department on campus. These trainings will be conducted every 3 years.

Additionally, the Office of Sustainability has provided many opportunities for any staff member to engage in and learn about sustainability topics include book clubs in both Spring and Fall 2022, the Climate Essentials workshop series during spring 2020, 2021, and 2022, and other one-off events.

A brief description of any external professional development and training opportunities in sustainability that are supported by the institution :
N/a

Optional Fields 

Estimated percentage of regular non-academic staff for which sustainability is included in performance reviews:
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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:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Information compiled by representatives from the Office of Sustainability.

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