| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 75.79 |
| Liaison | Robert Stroufe |
| Submission Date | Sept. 22, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Chatham University
AC-3: Undergraduate Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Mary
Whitney University Sustainability Coordinator Office of Sustainability |
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Does the institution offer at least one sustainability-focused major, degree program, or the equivalent for undergraduate students?:
Yes
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The name of the sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program (1st program):
Sustainability
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A brief description of the undergraduate degree program (1st program):
"The Bachelor of Sustainability program emphasizes leadership, teamwork, entrepreneurialism, and experience — the very skills that will serve you wherever your future after Chatham may take you. Here, you won't just learn how renewable energy technology works; you'll work with solar panels and windmills. You won't just take business courses; you'll design and operate a business. You won't just read about sustainability; you'll live and learn on a new sustainable campus — the first in the world built from the ground up on the principles of sustainability — and contribute to making it work better. And with these experiences, you'll not only have a deep knowledge of sustainability and its place in the world, but you'll develop a portfolio of accomplishments that will prove your value to any employer."
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The website URL for the undergraduate degree program (1st program):
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The name of the sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
Environmental Studies
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A brief description of the undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
The main goals of the Environmental Studies (ENV) program are to inform students about the state of the local and global environment, and to provide tools to become personal and professional leaders in combating environmental problems. The ENV program is flexible, allowing students to make Environmental Studies the focus of their degree or incorporate ENV as a minor.
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The website URL for the undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
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The name of the sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
Environmental Science
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A brief description of the undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
The environmental science (BA) major provides students with an interdisciplinary perspective in order to help them understand a range of environmental issues. In addition to core science courses and labs, students have the opportunity to study policy and ethics in a global perspective. For a student certain of a later career in science, the BS may be more appropriate, but the BA still enables her to demonstrate her capability in this field for work or further study.
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The website URL for the undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
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The name and website URLs of all other sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program(s):
Interior Architecture
http://www.chatham.edu/interior/
Environmental Writing
http://www.chatham.edu/academics/programs/undergraduate/environmental/
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Does the institution offer one or more sustainability-focused minors, concentrations or certificates for undergraduate students?:
Yes
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The name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (1st program):
Environmental Studies
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A brief description of the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (1st program):
The main goals of the Environmental Studies (ENV) program are to inform women about the state of the local and global environment, and to provide tools to become personal and professional leaders in combating environmental problems. The ENV program is flexible, allowing students to make Environmental Studies the focus of their degree or incorporate ENV as a minor.
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The website URL for the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (1st program):
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The name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
Environmental K-12 Certification
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A brief description of the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
The environmental science and environmental education teaching certificate are multidisciplinary, drawing upon the expertise of faculty across all divisions of Chatham University. Students complete a common core of courses and experiences that focus on experiential and service-learning as well as building ecological literacy, problem-solving skills, and a community of environmentally oriented individuals. Students majoring in environmental science complete a concentration in policy, literature, writing or science. Those students seeking certification complete the concentration in science.
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The website URL for the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
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The name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (3rd program):
Environmental Science Concentration (K-12)
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A brief description of the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (3rd program):
The environmental science concentration provides students with an understanding of human impact on ecosystems and methods of improving environmental health and quality as well as analytical tools for scientific measurement.
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The website URL for the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (3rd program):
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The name, brief description and URL of all other undergraduate-level sustainability-focused minors, concentrations and certificates:
Environmental Writing
http://www.chatham.edu/academics/programs/undergraduate/environmental/
Environmental Biology
http://www.chatham.edu/academics/programs/undergraduate/biology/
Environmental Chemistry
https://www.chatham.edu/academics/programs/undergraduate/chemistry/
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