STARS Information:
- Credit Rationale: This credit recognizes institutions that coordinate programs in which faculty and staff members educate and mobilize their peers around sustainability initiatives and programs.
- Environmental Benefits: Engaging faculty and staff in peer educator roles can help disseminate sustainability messages more widely and encourage broader participation in sustainability initiatives.
- Scoring: Institution earns the maximum of 5 points for this credit by having a peer-to-peer educator program that reaches all employees.
CSU Channel Islands Summary:
Employee Sustainability Educators Program
CSU Channel Islands currently does not meet the criteria for this credit.
Information Received From:
Dan Wakelee: Associate Dean of the Faculty
Learn More:
What is an employee sustainability educators program?
An employee sustainability educators program is when an institution administers or oversees an ongoing faculty/staff peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program. In the program, employee sustainability educators are formally designated and receive formal training or participate in an institution-sponsored orientation. The institution offers financial or other support to the program.
Examples of Employee Sustainability Educators Programs at other STARS rated institutions:
http://sustainability.duke.edu/action/greenteam/index.html
http://oregonstate.edu/sustainability/osu-sustainability-advocates