Wellbeing & Work
Introduction
An institution’s people define its character and capacity to perform; and so, an institution’s achievements can only be as strong as its community. An institution can bolster the strength of its community by offering benefits, wages, and other assistance that serve to respectfully and ethically compensate workers and by acting to protect and positively affect the health, safety and wellbeing of the campus community.
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Sustainability Officers Workshop
- University of Hawaii - West Oahu (HI)
- University of British Columbia (BC)
The purpose of the Sustainability Officers workshop is to:
Provide a space for networking and relationship building amongst higher education sustainability professionals
Build our toolkit of skills to effectively engage ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
- Conference Presentations
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BS Environmental Sustainability, Health & Safety
- Rochester Institute of Technology (NY)
The BS degree in environmental sustainability, health, and safety is focused on social responsibility. The program prepares students to work as environmental sustainability, health, and safety professionals in both industry ...
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
- Academic Programs
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Nutritional Sciences: Toxicology Major
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
Undergraduates who wish to pursue studies in toxicology will be admitted to the specialization in Nutritional Sciences-Toxicology in the department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology. The "major" has been reformulated ...
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
- Academic Programs
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2015 Higher Education Sustainability Staffing Survey
- AASHE (MA)
AASHE has been conducting a survey of campus sustainability staff since 2008. This report presents the results of the 2015 Higher Education Sustainability Staffing Survey. It examines the nature of ...
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
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5 Reasons Why You Should Watch Second Nature’s “Sustainability Sit-Downs”
- Second Nature (MA)
Second Nature, a Boston-based non-profit who’s programs include the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), started a new video series on January 21, 2015. The series—titled ...
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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The Unsuspected Teachers: Environmental Identity and Sustainability Education in the Anthropocene
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
People in higher education institutions are designing, advocating, and implementing curricular changes for sustainability and ecological literacy. This study sought to understand the environmental identities of sustainability education advocates working ...
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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2012 Higher Education Sustainability Staffing Survey
- AASHE (MA)
Campus sustainability staff positions are growing fast on campuses, according to the latest Salaries & Status of Sustainability Staff in Higher Education report by AASHE. Sponsored by Aramark Higher Education ...
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Sustainability as a driving force in an evolving design profession
- Green Mountain College (VT)
Employment data shows that so-called green jobs and sustainability-related professions are on the rise in recent years. Both public and private firms and organizations are placing an increased emphasis on ...
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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AASHE Interview Series: Nurit Katz, Chief Sustainability Officer, University of California, Los Angeles
- University of California, Los Angeles (CA)
Nurit Katz, UCLA's first Chief Sustainability Officer, sat down recently with Judy Walton, AASHE's chief publications officer, to discuss Nurit's work on campus and involvement in the ...
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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AASHE Interview Series: Richard Miller, Director of Environmental Policy, University of Connecticut
- University of Connecticut (CT)
Richard Miller, the University of Connecticut’s first environmental and sustainability officer, spoke with Judy Walton at AASHE recently about his work and experiences. Rich serves on the Steering Committee ...
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
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AASHE Student Diary Series: The 'Free Compliments' Initiative
- Northern Arizona University (AZ)
As a student ambassador of sustainability at the notoriously green Northern Arizona University, I am regularly exposed to the ideas of sustainability. This exposure and the large sustainability community involved ...
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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2010 Higher Education Sustainability Staffing Survey
- AASHE (MA)
Shows that despite national unemployment rates that hovered near 10 percent in 2010, those with positions in the higher education sustainability workforce report a sense of job security and feel ...
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Harnessing Human Power for Alternative Energy in Fitness Facilities: A Case Study
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
As energy usage across the world continues to rise, there is a strong need to develop new methods for energy conservation and power generation, particularly approaches that have less environmental ...
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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The Sustainability Professional: 2010 Competency Survey Report
- International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP) (OR)
In response to a growing need to move the world towards sustainable development and sustainable practices within government and industry, a whole new profession is emerging. This research study was ...
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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2008 Higher Education Sustainability Staffing Survey
- AASHE (MA)
Provides information about the roles, salaries, and positions of college and university sustainability officers. The report includes data about when and why sustainability officer positions were formed, primary job duties ...
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
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2005 EFS-West Salary Survey of Sustainability and Environmental Coordinators
- AASHE (MA)
The survey was completed in August 2005. Any survey respondents who did not have titles similar to “Sustainability or Environmental Coordinator” were not included. Thirty-six American coordinators were included in ...
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Campus Sustainability Practitioners: Challenges for a New Profession
- Harvard University (MA)
The purpose of this paper is to put forward a number of ideas about the deep challenges that must be faced by campus sustainability practitioners, in the hope that it ...
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Developing Ecological Consciousness: Paths to a Sustainable World
Developing Ecological Consciousness offers an ecology-based, wonder-filled initiation to the Universe and the Planet Earth. It examines the ways in which humans are damaging the Earth and their own bodies ...
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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UNT Health Science Center Community Garden: Connecting Health and Wellness to Sustainability
- University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (TX)
The University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) is a graduate school of health care professions with over 2,100 students. The UNTHSC Community Garden broke ground in early ...
- Posted June 11, 2015
- Case Studies
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BHCC Health and Wellness Center
- Bunker Hill Community College (MA)
- DiNisco Design Partnership (MA)
The Health and Wellness Center at Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) is a e 48,000 square-foot structure provides "smart classrooms," spacious offices, student study lounges, flexible state-of-the-art "sim" labs ...
- Posted July 27, 2012
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Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)
The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery is a world-class research facility that houses twin interdisciplinary institutes: the private, nonprofit Morgridge Institute for Research and the public, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. With ...
- Posted July 24, 2012
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Weaving Sustainability into New Employee Orientation
- University of Louisville (KY)
At the University of Louisville, we took advantage of an existing, mandatory day-long New Employee Orientation to begin educating all new full-time employees about the fundamentals of sustainability, our institutional ...
- Posted July 2, 2012
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This tab provides access to data collected through AASHE’s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System™ (STARS). STARS is a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance. STARS enables meaningful comparisons over time and across institutions using a common set of measurements developed with broad participation from the campus sustainability community.
All responses reference content from reports under the latest version of STARS, version 2.2. AASHE membership and log-in is required.
PA 12: Employee Compensation
- Local living wage for a family of 4
- Percent of employees that receive a living wage
- Living wage policy or commitment
- Website URL - Employee compensation
PA 13: Assessing Employee Satisfaction
- Methodology for evaluating employee satisfaction and engagement
- Website URL - Assessing employee satisfaction
PA 14: Wellness program
- Description of the institution’s wellness program
- Smoke-free policy (upload)
- Smoke-free policy (description)
- Website URL - Wellness programs
PA 14: Workplace Health & Safety
- Annual number of employee work-related injury incidents per 100 FTE employees
- Website URL - Workplace health and safety
Additional analysis on scores and quantitative fields can be conducted using the STARS Benchmarking Tool.