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Environmental Association of Universities and Colleges. Working with staff and students. Overview. Quick survey of current practice Much good practice in sector Critical Success factor – why How? Who? Workshop. Working with staff and students. Why - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Environmental Association of Universities and Colleges
Working with staff and students
Overview Quick survey of current practice Much good practice in sector Critical Success factor – why How? Who? Workshop
Working with staff and students Why
– Can’t do it by yourself; get to parts other…– Need to communicate– Improved environmental sustainability needs
systemic change– Change attitudes, knowledge get greater
understanding and buy-in ; behavioural chnage– Staff and students have differing perspectives,
cunning plans
Staff Representatives – committees Supporters Auditors (Environmental Management Systems) Curriculum and assignments/projects
/dissertation/research Modelling good practice Spies Naggers (Eco/EMS) –Champions Part of the bigger environment team
Staff All the staff are important, whatever their
role in organisation Demographics: 25 –60 (average age 50?).
Some of us have been there for some time Middle- aged middle class, females more
interested? Volunteers Champions? All affect facilities usage
How to get to staff Through senior/middle management and/or
bottom- up Committees Networks (formal/informal) Forums eg Swansea University has good Staff
/Student Forum (Sustainability Forum) Email eg SMU 100 day campaign (but can get
email fatigue) Staff training, induction etc (SDO) Specific events and competitions eg SMU’s
environment champions in environment week fairtrade /fortnight
How to get to staff Staff newsletters, notice boards (EPCs/
DECs) Specific publications eg environmental
newsletters, handbooks eg Green Guides Press releases; SMU good at this Web Intranet Blackboard Facebook/ You Tube etc
Press releases
What do we want from staff? Commitment Behaviour change eg demand Fairtrade
coffee, salary sacrifice Good – not bad example Good ideas, constructive criticism Green curriculum both inside courses and
across entire organisation Cunning plans
Students Demographics varies with college/uni FT/PT Younger; different perspective The customer? – lots of significance to senior
management Turnover; 25% upwards per year More demand for sustainability now They’re there for different reasons than staff;
mostly to get qualification May not deliver
StudentsHow to get to them See above under staff Freshers, student induction, modules Electronic means eg U tube, Facebook,
Blackboard Student Union – Councils, Environment and
Ethics rep. Student Groups; People and Planet, other groups
eg international groups Plus their tutors/lecturers eg Glyndwr student
project Student services, international officers.
What can you offer students? Ways to be more sustainable Ways of getting assignments done Meaningful projects/ placement
/dissertations,eg Hatfield Uni student projects
Fun Feeling useful Better CV; employability skills
What is a champion? Literally champions to others Knowledge and expertise Rewards Recognition of being an exemplarHow get a champion? Nomination by manager or self or peers Improve – training, information Put in job description (But HERA!)
Electronic communications South West Wales Higher Education
Partnership sustainability Project: Green Guides in pdf format
Interactive & Online Quizes
The here, the now and the future? Facebook Groups & Invitations RSS feeds Blackboard Community System Direct mobile marketing – Bluetooth
hotspots
Workshop Divide into groups Appoint reporter On Charts, list:-
– Ways of working with staff and students with positive and negative features
Report at 10 to 12
