Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 32.32
Liaison Michelle Seppala Gibbs
Submission Date Dec. 3, 2012
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STARS v1.2

Hope College
ER-T2-8: Themed Semester or Year

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Samantha Hawke
STARS Coordinator
Physical Plant
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Has the institution chosen a sustainability-related theme for its themed semester, year, or first-year experience during the past three years?:
Yes

A brief description of the themed semester, year, or first-year experience:

Hope offered seven first-year seminar courses in the fall of 2011 - courses designed solely for first year students as they begin their college career - focused on sustainability. These courses included topics such as the benefits and sustainability of bicycling and environmental sustainability. The courses were open to all first year students, and incorporated many sustainability-related texts as part of the course requirements.


The sustainability-related book that was chosen, if applicable:
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The website URL where information about the theme is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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