Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 57.66
Liaison Michael Kensler
Submission Date Jan. 23, 2019
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Auburn University
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.37 / 8.00 Nanette Chadwick
Director, Academic Sustainability Programs
Biological Sciences
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Total number of graduates from degree programs (i.e. majors, minors, concentrations, certificates, and other academic designations):
6,672

Number of students that graduate from programs that have adopted at least one sustainability learning outcome:
310

Percentage of students who graduate from programs that have adopted at least one sustainability learning outcome:
4.65

Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
One

Institution and Division Level Learning Outcomes

Does the institution specify sustainability learning outcomes at the institution level (e.g. covering all students)?:
No

Does the institution specify sustainability learning outcomes at the division level (e.g. covering particular schools or colleges within the institution)?:
Yes

A list or brief description of the institution level or division level sustainability learning outcomes:
The instructional sustainability learning outcomes of the School of Forestry and Wildlife Science are to: Attract and educate undergraduate and graduate students for professional employment, career development, and responsible citizenship through degree programs in the fundamental and applied principles relevant to the management and conservation of renewable natural resources. Source: https://sfws.auburn.edu/missionvision/

Program Level Learning Outcomes

Does the institution specify sustainability learning outcomes at the program level (i.e. majors, minors, concentrations, degrees, diplomas, certificates, and other academic designations)?:
Yes

A list or brief description of the program level sustainability learning outcomes (or a list of sustainability-focused programs):
Sustainability-focused programs: (1) Eleven undergraduate degree programs: Environmental Science Crop and Soil Sciences Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Environmental Design Biosystems Engineering Natural Resources Management Sustainable Biomaterials and Packaging Wildlife Ecology and Management Global Studies Conservation Biology (2) Twelve undergraduate minor programs: Natural Resource Economics & Environmental Policy Rural and Community Development Stewardship-Based Agriculture Natural Resources Ecology Nature-Based Recreation Urban Environmental Sciences Watershed Sciences Hunger Studies Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies Community and Civic Engagement Sustainability Studies (3) Six graduate degree programs: Rural Sociology Landscape Architecture Biosystems Engineering Natural Resources Earth System Science Community Planning For details about the sustainability learning outcomes of each program, see the excel file posted online at: http://acadsustain.auburn.edu/research-activities-plans/

Course Level Learning Outcomes

Do course level sustainability learning outcomes contribute to the figure reported above (i.e. in the absence of program, division, or institution level learning outcomes)?:
Yes

A list or brief description of the course level sustainability learning outcomes and the programs for which the courses are required:
Course level sustainability learning outcomes are included in the 2016-18 Course Inventories for each college on campus, posted at: http://acadsustain.auburn.edu/research-activities-plans/

Optional Fields 

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
http://acadsustain.auburn.edu/research-activities-plans/

Additional documentation to support the submission:
Degrees&MinorsWithSustOutcomes2016-18Auburn_Finalized.xlsx

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Information on degree and minor programs with sustainability learning outcomes was compiled in December 2018 from information available on websites at www.auburn.edu. The number of graduates in each of the 29 identified programs was obtained from the Office of Institutional Research at Auburn. The website of each program that lists its sustainability learning outcomes, and the number of graduates, is provided in an excel file that is attached here, and is also posted on the website of the Academic Sustainability Programs, at: http://acadsustain.auburn.edu/research-activities-plans/

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