Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 38.32
Liaison Rachelanne Knoll
Submission Date March 30, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Eastern Kentucky University
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.85 / 14.00 Debbie Namugayi
Sustainability Manager
Office of Sustainability
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Part 1

Figures required to calculate the percentage of courses offered by the institution that are sustainability course offerings:
Undergraduate Graduate
Total number of courses offered by the institution 3,623 1,428
Number of sustainability courses offered 29 0
Number of courses offered that include sustainability 27 0

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:
1.11

Part 2 

Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):
38

None
Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer at least one sustainability course and/or course that includes sustainability (at any level):
8

Percentage of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:
21.05

Course Inventory

A copy of the institution’s inventory of its sustainability course offerings and descriptions:
Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
One

A brief description of the methodology used to determine the total number of courses offered and to identify sustainability course offerings, including the definitions used and the process for reviewing and/or validating the course inventory :
The course inventory was compiled through a combination of communication with Deans and Dept. Chairs to crowd-source data on courses focused on sustainability and those in which sustainability lessons or learning objectives are taught as part of the course. For courses focused on sustainability, verification was completed by referencing the EKU Course Catalog. EKU offers one sustainability focused minor with defined program goals. Sustainability courses that help to achieve one or more of the program goals directly and are required for the minor were counted as sustainability courses. For courses that include sustainability learning objectives, verification was completed by requesting syllabi and/or details about the inclusion of sustainability as a learning objectives.

How were courses with multiple offerings or sections counted for the figures reported above?:
Each course was counted as a single course regardless of the number of offerings or sections

A brief description of how courses with multiple offerings or sections were counted (if different from the options outlined above):
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Are the following course types included in the inventory? :
Yes (included) or No (not included)
Internships Yes
Practicums No
Independent study Yes
Special topics Yes
Thesis / dissertation No
Clinical No
Physical education No
Performance arts No

Optional Fields 

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:
EKU Course Catalog-http://catalogs.eku.edu/sites/catalogs.eku.edu/files/files/2017-18%20Undergraduate%20Catalog.pdf

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