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Liaison Kathleen Hilimire
Submission Date Feb. 1, 2021

STARS v2.2

Fort Lewis College
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Kathleen Hilimire
Assistant Professor
Environmental Studies
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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?:
Yes

Which of the following best describes the sustainability learning outcomes?:
Sustainability-supportive

A list of the institution level sustainability learning outcomes:
- Critical Thinking As Problem Solving – The ability to analyze, synthesize, evaluate, and apply information in order to solve complex problems.

- Action As Responsible Application Of Academic Learning – The ability to use all of the above to make positive contributions to one’s community and the larger society.

Source: https://www.fortlewis.edu/administrative-offices/academic-affairs/college-wide-liberal-education-outcomes

Part 2. Program-level sustainability learning outcomes

Total number of graduates from degree programs:
667

Number of graduates from degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
256

A brief description of how the figure above was determined:
First, we looked at all degree programs listed on the Environment & Sustainability department homepage. Next, we read through all learning outcomes posted here: https://www.fortlewis.edu/about-flc/leadership/institutional-effectiveness/academic-assessment/learning-outcomes. For degree programs that didn't meet either of the previous criteria, we looked at the required courses for that program to assess if any were sustainability-oriented.

A list of degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
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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:
38.38

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the sustainability learning outcomes is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Updated February 2020

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