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 doesnot 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