| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.02 |
| Liaison | Christine Bruckner |
| Submission Date | Jan. 24, 2025 |
Illinois State University
AC-1: Sustainability Course Offerings
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
8.71 / 14.00 |
Christine
Bruckner Assistant Director Office of Sustainability |
1.1 Percentage of academic departments with sustainability course offerings
Number of academic departments with at least one sustainability course offering:
Annotated list or inventory of the institution’s sustainability course offerings by department:
Description of the process used to identify the institution’s sustainability course offerings by department:
We utilized and modified code shared in a webinar AASHE hosted which searched our campus course catalog for a variety of keywords that were aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The output from the code indicated which SDG(s) was most aligned with the course description. Each course was then reviewed to determine if the alignment was correct or not. After review, courses that had more than one SDG aligned with their description were retained. Courses that had an SDG that had at least one environmentally focused SDG (SDGs 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15) as well as at least one social SDG (SDGs 1-5, 8-11, 16, 17) were considered sustainability-focused courses. Courses that had two or more environmentally-focused SDGs OR two or more socially-focused SDGs were considered sustainability-inclusive. Each tagged course was reviewed to determine the SDG target that was relevant. If the course was not related to a target, then it was excluded. Courses that were assigned a sustainability-focused tag were then reviewed to determine if the discipline was aligned with sustainability. If it was not, the course was determined to be sustainability-inclusive. For example, a course on Textiles in Family and Consumer Sciences has a unit on sustainability and discusses the SDGs relevant to the industry. It is not the focus of the course, but the SDGs are both environmentally and socially-relevant. Courses were then reviewed to determine if they had been recently offered in the past three years. Courses that are on record but haven't been taught were excluded. Additionally, courses that were professional practice/internship credits were also excluded.
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following two figures:
Points earned for indicator AC 1.1:
1.2 Published sustainability course listings
Online location where the institution’s sustainability course listings are maintained:
Publication where the institution’s sustainability course listings are maintained:
Description of the process used to create and maintain the institution’s sustainability course listings:
The course listing was created with the process identified above. Each course is linked to the course directory where students can view the course description, prerequisites, and current offerings. While this listing is new, the plan is to review the listing annually when the new course catalog is released to determine if there are new courses to include or any courses to remove. Since each course is linked to the course directory, any updates to the course will be visible when the link is clicked.
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:
1.3 Support for academic staff to integrate sustainability into the curriculum
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the incentives provided for individual academic staff to integrate sustainability into the curriculum:
Does the institution host an ongoing multidisciplinary community of practice, sustainability across the curriculum training program, or equivalent support program for academic staff who are working to integrate sustainability into the curriculum?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview the institution’s sustainability-focused community of practice, sustainability across the curriculum training program, or equivalent support program:
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:
Optional documentation
Additional documentation for this credit:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.