Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 68.23
Liaison Merry Rankin
Submission Date Sept. 1, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Iowa State University
EN-12: Continuing Education

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.00 / 5.00 Merry Rankin
ISU Director of Sustainability
Facilities Planning & Management
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Part 1  

Does the institution offer continuing education courses that address sustainability?:
Yes

None
Total number of continuing education courses offered:
134

None
Number of continuing education courses offered that address sustainability:
134

Percentage of continuing education courses that address sustainability:
100

Course Inventory 

A copy of the list and brief description of the continuing education courses that address sustainability:
Continuing Education Courses .xlsx

A list and brief description of the continuing education courses that address sustainability:
Master Gardener Program The Iowa Master Gardener program is for anyone with an interest in gardening and who likes to volunteer in the community. All levels are welcome to join. The program provides selected volunteers training on many aspects of gardening. In exchange for training, Master Gardeners share their time and knowledge in approved projects within their local communities. Training consists of 40 hours of Web-based broadcasts and face-to-face instruction at extension offices and on the Iowa State University campus. After training, participants must complete a one-year Master Gardener internship consisting of 40 hours of approved volunteer service projects. Additional volunteer hours and ongoing educational updates are required in subsequent years to maintain active Master Gardener status. http://www.mastergardener.iastate.edu/about.html Extension and Outreach Programs Through Iowa State University's Extension and Outreach Program, a number of sustainbility-based continuing education courses are offered in a variety of categories. http://courses.extension.iastate.edu/course/index.php Reiman Gardens Iowa State University's Reiman Gardens offers a wide variety of continuing education courses ranging from photography, the sciences, mediation, and plant propogation classes that target both the Iowa State community and the local Ames community. http://www.reimangardens.com/events/?start_date=&end_date=&_type=1

Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
One

Part 2 

Does the institution have at least one sustainability-themed certificate program through its continuing education or extension department?:
Yes

A brief description of the certificate program(s), including the year the program was created:
Master Gardener Program The Iowa Master Gardener program is for anyone with an interest in gardening and who likes to volunteer in the community. All levels are welcome to join. The program provides selected volunteers training on many aspects of gardening. In exchange for training, Master Gardeners share their time and knowledge in approved projects within their local communities. Training consists of 40 hours of Web-based broadcasts and face-to-face instruction at extension offices and on the Iowa State University campus. After training, participants must complete a one-year Master Gardener internship consisting of 40 hours of approved volunteer service projects. Additional volunteer hours and ongoing educational updates are required in subsequent years to maintain active Master Gardener status. The Master Gardener program was started at Iowa State in 2002.

Optional Fields 

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
http://www.mastergardener.iastate.edu/about.html

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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