Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 75.79
Liaison Mary Whitney
Submission Date Sept. 22, 2015
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Chatham University
EN-11: Continuing Education

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.00 / 5.00 Mary Whitney
University Sustainability Coordinator
Office of Sustainability
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Does the institution offer continuing education courses that address sustainability?:
Yes

Number of continuing education courses offered that address sustainability:
20

Total number of continuing education courses offered:
20

A copy of the list and brief descriptions of the continuing education courses that address sustainability:
A list and brief descriptions of the continuing education courses that address sustainability:

Starting in Fall 2013, Chatham has been hosting community-based education courses at our Eden Hall campus. Workshops are open to all students, faculty, staff, and community members, and are free of charge for students. Workshops offered include oyster mushroom harvesting, shiitake mushroom harvesting, solar cooking, solar and photovoltaic selection for homeowners, and an annual hunger banquet to address food access in Western Pennsylvania.


Does the institution have at least one sustainability-themed certificate program through its continuing education or extension department?:
Yes

A brief description of the certificate program:

Certificate in Sustainable Management: The certificate consists of 18 post-baccalaureate credits, online for professionals. The certificate is designed to be a stand-alone program for individuals with a bachelor's degree, or may be run concurrently with another graduate degree. Courses include Fundamentals of Sustainability, Sustainability and Systems, Communicating Sustainability, Business and Sustainability, Sustainability Metrics and Reporting, and others.


Year the certificate program was created:
2,012

The website URL where information about sustainability in continuing education courses is available :
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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