| Overall Rating | Reporter - expired |
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| Overall Score | |
| Liaison | Troy Goodnough |
| Submission Date | Feb. 28, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Minnesota, Morris
EN-9: Staff Professional Development
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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Reporter |
Troy
Goodnough Sustainability Director Office of Sustainability |
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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)?:
No
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:
The Office of Sustainability works with campus partners to hold "Summit" meetings each semester on topics like food and composting. Staff on-campus are invited to the meetings which would provide them opportunities to learn more about sustainability topics.
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):
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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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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The all-campus introduction to the Summit meetings are done via the campus lisserv system, which is used frequent on our campus to alert people to meeting opportunities.
The Morris Fall Professional Development Day also features sustainability topics and provides an opportunity for faculty and staff to learn more about sustainability on-campus and to discuss progress and ideas for improvement.
The Morris Academic Staff Association also has a brown-bag lunch where sustainability ideas are discussed.
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