| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.01 |
| Liaison | Katie Koscielak |
| Submission Date | May 8, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Cal Poly Humboldt
ER-5: Sustainability Course Identification
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Jena'
Burges Vice Provost Academic Programs |
Has the institution developed a definition of sustainability in the curriculum?:
A copy of the institution's definition of sustainability in the curriculum?:
Sustainability is the ability to meet the needs of today without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.* The relevant dimensions to examine include the environment, society, and economy and their interconnections.
Sustainability Courses Defined:
A course is related to sustainability if any part of it explores the relationship between the environmental and the social and/or economic needs among different generations (i.e., past or current in relation to future generations). This may include using sustainability examples to illustrate core course concepts.
A course is focused on sustainability if a significant part of it explores the interplay between all three dimensions.
*Wording comes from the core definition created by the Brundtland Commission in 1987, convened by the United Nations to create a report on sustainable development into the future.
Has the institution identified its sustainability-focused and sustainability-related course offerings?:
A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the inventory:
The lists of sustainability-focused and sustainability-related courses began with a keyword search of course descriptions in the Humboldt State University catalog. Our Sustainability Steering Committee used a total of 42 search terms, chosen to relate to the three dimensions of sustainability: environmental, economic, and social (search terms included: forest*, ecosystem*, energ*, econom*, financ*, justic*, socio*, politic*, communit*, etc.). An initial list of courses whose titles or descriptions contained search terms from at least two dimensions was refined with a course-by-course examination of catalog descriptions. The committee then published a draft list to the department chairs, asking for confirmation, additions, and/or subtractions from the lists. After reconciling the revisions, the final version was sent to the departments at the end of the 2012 Spring Semester.
Does the institution make its sustainability course inventory publicly available online?:
The website URL where the sustainability course inventory is posted:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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