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Environmental Association of Universities and Colleges

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

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Environmental Association of Universities and Colleges

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  1. Environmental Association of Universities and Colleges Working with staff and students

  2. Overview • Quick survey of current practice • Much good practice in sector • Critical Success factor – why • How? • Who? • Workshop

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Press releases

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. Students How 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.

  12. 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

  13. What is a champion? • Literally champions to others • Knowledge and expertise • Rewards • Recognition of being an exemplar How get a champion? • Nomination by manager or self or peers • Improve – training, information • Put in job description (But HERA!)

  14. Electronic communications • South West Wales Higher Education Partnership sustainability Project: Green Guides in pdf format

  15. Interactive & Online Quizes

  16. The here, the now and the future? • Facebook Groups & Invitations • RSS feeds • Blackboard Community System • Direct mobile marketing – Bluetooth hotspots

  17. 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

  18. Contacts • elizabeth.may@smu.ac.uk 01792 481143 • Anna.rawlings@smu.ac.uk

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