Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 36.28
Liaison Claire Rodgers
Submission Date June 28, 2018
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Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
AC-3: Undergraduate Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00
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Does the institution offer at least one sustainability-focused major, degree program, or the equivalent for undergraduate students (I.e. an interdisciplinary academic program that concentrates on sustainability as an integrated concept)?:
Yes

Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate degree program:
Engineering with Sustainable Design, Design for Sustainable Development, Environmental Engineering, Sustainability, and/or Green Engineering

A brief description of the undergraduate degree program:

At Olin, every major is an engineering major. The two designated engineering programs are mechanical and electrical and computer engineering. However, students also have the option of majoring in engineering and concentrating in a specific focus. Engineering with sustainable design, engineering with design for sustainable development, environmental engineering, engineering with sustainability, and green engineering are all majors that have been completed in the past.


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Does the institution offer one or more sustainability-focused minors, concentrations or certificates for undergraduate students?:
Yes

Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate:
Babson/Olin/Wellesley Sustainability Certificate

A brief description of the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate:

Addressing the challenge of using earth's resources sustainably requires a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach, in which basic research about the causes and consequences of environmental problems is combined with an understanding of the incentives and processes for a large-scale reworking of economic activity and the technology with which to reconfigure the human effect on the natural world. Wellesley, Olin, and Babson Colleges are uniquely suited to address this challenge by providing a joint program capable of educating students in ways that each cannot accomplish alone. By truly integrating business, engineering, and the liberal arts in the service of environmental sustainability, this program will provide students with the cross- disciplinary academic preparation and the cross-campus cultural collaboration experiences needed to approach environmental issues holistically.

The Sustainability Certificate Program seeks to educate students to make use of the skills, tools, and concepts from the liberal arts, business, and engineering to address environmental challenges and work to move individuals and society to more sustainable practices.


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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Olin website, Olin Registrar


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