Staff & Faculty Sustainability

Sustainability Stewards

Each fall and spring semester, the Office of Sustainability hosts a three-part Sustainability Stewards certification. This virtual certification, open to students, staff and faculty, is an overview of basic sustainability principles such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, zero waste, renewable energy, climate change, environmental justice, sustainability on campus, and more. Participants are encouraged to ask questions, interact with the course content, and participate in a short voluntary quiz at the end of each training session.

At the end of this training, participants will receive the Sustainability Steward designation, certifying that they understand basic principles and concepts of sustainability, as well as a certificate and a Sustainability Steward sticker to display.

Introducing the Green Office Certification

The Office of Sustainability at UT Dallas is proud to introduce the Green Office Certification Program. This program is designed to be a fun, user-friendly, and engaging tool to help assess how “green” we are operating on a department, office, and individual level. Offices can rank as platinum, gold, silver, or bronze based on the sustainable practices that have been implemented by the department.

We hope that the Green Office Certification Program is a tool that will help your office in adopting sustainable practices. View a training on how to be a successful Green Office. Certified Green Offices will also receive regular newsletters, which will provide education to improve campus sustainability and help to build a culture of stewardship on campus.

• Become a Certified Remote Green Office!
• Become a Certified Green Office In 5 Easy Steps!
• Eligibility
• Celebrating Green-ness
• Sustainability Ambassadors
• Program Participants

Become a Certified Remote Green Office!

This certification is designed to recognize faculty or staff members for sustainability efforts made in their remote workspace. View a training on how to be sustainable remotely.

1. Individuals may download and complete the Remote Green Office Worksheet (XLSX [Office Open XML Workbook] ). Contact sustainability@utdallas.edu for any questions.
2. Submit completed worksheets to sustainability@utdallas.edu.
3. A certificate recognizing your efforts will be delivered via email!

Become a Certified Green Office In 5 Easy Steps!

1. Get support from your office leadership to participate in the program.
2. Download the Green Office Certification Worksheet (XLSX [Office Open XML Workbook] ).
3. Coordinate with your colleagues to complete the worksheet electronically.
4. Submit completed worksheet to sustainability@utdallas.edu for review.
5. Optional: Schedule a consultation with Office of Sustainability staff by contacting sustainability@utdallas.edu.

Eligibility

• Must be a University department or an office/unit within a department.

• Must have more than two full-time employees comprising the department and/or office

  — or —

  Full-time employees working remotely or in a hybrid format may certify their remote office as a Certified Remote Green Office.

Celebrating Green-ness

• Employees in certified green offices will receive an “I Make UTD Green” coffee mug, as supplies last and are available.
• Certified green offices will receive signage to hang in recognition of their sustainability efforts.
• All certified offices will be recognized on the sustainability website.

Sustainability Ambassadors

The contact listed on the Green Office Certification application will be designated as a Sustainability Ambassador. The Sustainability Ambassador will be the point of contact between the Office of Sustainability and the certified office. The ambassador will share sustainability news, information, and educational material with their office and other employees on-campus. Each ambassador must attend at least one training provided by The Office of Sustainability per academic year. The focus of the training is to learn more about the Green Office Certification Program, how-to effectively educate others on how to be more sustainable in the workplace, and to share best practices in raising awareness of sustainability programs. Training opportunities will be provided annually and/or may be requested if attendance is not possible.

 

Program Participants

Office / Department		Rank	Completed On
GR 2.816		Gold	October 28, 2021
Operations Management Department	Naveen Jindal School of Management	Silver	February 17, 2020
The Office of Sustainability	Facilities Management	Platinum	September 24, 2018
Admissions Processing	Admissions & Enrollment	Gold	October 22, 2018
Sign & Key Shop	Facilities Management	Gold	October 24, 2018
Custodial Shop	Facilities Management	Gold	November 7, 2018
Grounds Shop	Facilities Management	Gold	November 7, 2018
Engineering Office	Facilities Management	Gold	November 12, 2018
Library & Technical Services Department	Eugene McDermott Library	Bronze	December 6, 2018
The Office of Facilities & Economic Development	Facilities & Economic Development	Gold	February 13, 2019
Plumbing Shop	Facilities Management	Silver	February 14, 2019
The Office of Student Volunteerism	Student Affairs	Gold	February 15, 2019
Business Services	Facilities Management	Platinum	March 8, 2019
Comet Card Office	Student Affairs	Silver	April 18, 2019