| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.91 |
| Liaison | Jessica Spence |
| Submission Date | July 26, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Central New Mexico Community College
AC-7: Incentives for Developing Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Molly
Blumhoefer Campus as a Living Lab and Sustainability Project Manager PPD |
Does the institution have an ongoing program or programs that offer incentives for faculty in multiple disciplines or departments to develop new sustainability courses and/or incorporate sustainability into existing courses?:
A brief description of the program(s), including positive outcomes during the previous three years (e.g. descriptions of new courses or course content resulting from the program):
2019 Update:
Between 2016-2019 CNM went from 55 to 154 courses recognized as sustainability related or focused, with the addition of several new courses and a few new programs that are recognized as sustainability related or focused.
The Sustainability Curriculum Committee has continued to support the strategic direction (mentioned below) developed to increase sustainability in the curriculum; Each semester they hold a workshop to assist instructors in the development and implementation of sustainability assignments into their courses. This has resulted in at least one course--IT 1010-- (all sections)to be added to the institutional catalog as a sustainability course as all sections/instructors have added sustainability as a learning objective (master syllabus). Additionally, many individual instructors in other disciplines have incorporated assignments as a result. The curriculum committee is also responsible for searching for and vetting other courses that were not previously considered for sustainability (either new or flew previously flew under the radar). This has resulted in 26 more courses to be added to the count as either sustainability focused or related (also found in the catalog unless special topics courses)since 2016. Additionally, an NSF grant was awarded to the college to create an Applied Technologies Program for sustainable construction, which resulted in the Green Building Technology Certificate Program and several additional sustainability courses (a part of the previously mentioned 26).
The 2016-2020 College Strategic Direction outlines measures for sustainability such as increasing sustainability in the curriculum by at least 25%.
https://www.cnm.edu/about/strategic-direction
2014:
1. Two "course releases" were developed within the last 6 months and positive outcomes will be reported May 2014. Outcomes include baseline survey of campus wide sustainable curriculum and increase number of facutly in incorporating sustainablility into curriculum and increase faculty engagement with integrating sustainablility into curriculum.
2. Micro grant process developed for incentivising faculty to partner with facilities to integrate projects for campus as a living lab into curriculum.
3. Non-Instructional Letter of Appointment process used for continuing education and professional development in creating sustainable classes and academy certificate programs non-credit. Positive outcome - Awarded $500K stimulus funded grant due to our well established Photovoltaic program. Trained entry level students for jobs in growing industry. Developed advanced PV Academy to uplevel incumbent workers and provide CEUs and tied to national certification.
A brief description of the incentives that faculty members who participate in the program(s) receive:
2019: College Service and Strategic Direction and NSF grant to develop Green Technologies Certification Program.
2016: College Service and Strategic Direction
2014:1. Faculty received funding to attend conferences and workshops with the last year.
2. Professional Development training courses offered for free to faculty.
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
2016-2020 Strategic Direction
https://www.cnm.edu/about/strategic-direction
NSF Grant to Develop Following Certification Program
https://catalog.cnm.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=44&poid=10035
2016-2020 Strategic Direction
https://www.cnm.edu/about/strategic-direction
NSF Grant to Develop Following Certification Program
https://catalog.cnm.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=44&poid=10035
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