Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 59.20
Liaison Elaine Durr
Submission Date Feb. 27, 2024

STARS v2.2

Elon University
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.26 / 8.00 Elaine Durr
Senior Director of Sustainability
Office of Sustainability
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Part 1. Institutional sustainability learning outcomes

Has the institution adopted one or more sustainability learning outcomes that apply to the entire student body or, at minimum, to the institution's predominant student body?:
No

Which of the following best describes the sustainability learning outcomes?:
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A list of the institution level sustainability learning outcomes:
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Part 2. Program-level sustainability learning outcomes

Total number of graduates from degree programs:
1,830

Number of graduates from degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
59

A brief description of how the figure above was determined:
Count of number of 22-23 graduates with one or more of the following: a degree from the Environmental Studies Department, a Poverty and Social Justice Minor, Environmental and Sustainability Studies Minor or Sustainable Enterprises Minor.

A list of degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
Environmental Studies (ENS) Department:
B.A. degree in Environmental and Sustainability Studies
B.S. degree in Environmental and Ecological Science
B.S. degree in Environmental Studies
Each of the above ENS degree programs require the successful completion of two sustainability focused courses, ENS 1110 Introduction to Environmental Science and ENS 2000 Strategies for Environmental Inquiry. In addition, see the provided ENS document for learning outcomes details of these degree programs.
The Poverty and Social Justice Minor requires the successful completion of a sustainability focused course, COR 4430 Poverty and Social Justice.
The Environmental and Sustainability Studies Minor requires the successful completion of a sustainability focused course, ENS 1110 Introduction to Environmental Science.
The Sustainable Enterprises Minor requires the successful completion of two sustainability focused courses, ENS 1110 Introduction to Environmental Science and ENT 3550 Entrepreneurship for the Greater Good.

Documentation supporting the figure reported above (upload):
Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
One

Percentage of students who graduate from programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
3.22

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the sustainability learning outcomes is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The number of graduates and learning outcomes information is based on 2022-2023 data/information.

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