| Overall Rating | Bronze |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 33.05 |
| Liaison | Lynda Koot |
| Submission Date | Nov. 8, 2021 |
The King's University
PRE-2: Points of Distinction
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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N/A |
Michael
Ferber Director, Environmental Studies Environmental Studies |
Name of the institution’s featured sustainability program, initiative, or accomplishment:
A brief description of the institution’s featured program, initiative, or accomplishment:
The King's University has a very strong environmental studies degree program, the first program of its kind at a Christian post-secondary institution in Canada. The program is highly integrated into the entire university's academic activities, and is praised by students, other faculty members, and received an extremely favourable external review in 2019:
"[T]he ENVS program does an exceptional job at providing both depth and breadth of environmental knowledge to its students by combining interdisciplinary core courses as well as discipline-based concentrations."
"Inspiring students to be both realistic about sustainability challenges that we face while remaining optimistic and dedicated to making change is essential. The King's University Environmental Studies Program manages to maintain that important balance between realism and hope."
"The commitment and caliber of the faculty members as educators, mentors, and experts is outstanding. Their ability to produce highly capable graduates, both as professionals and as citizens, is evident from the students we met.
Which of the following impact areas does the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Website URL where more information about the accomplishment may be found:
STARS credit in which the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
A photograph or document associated with the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment:
Name of a second highlighted sustainability program/initiative/accomplishment:
A brief description of the second program/initiative/accomplishment:
A broad swath of research faculty and staff at The King's University are doing research on sustainability topics and foci, from faith-based approaches to "creation care" to restoring populations of endangered limber pine, community based conservation in Kenya, and analyzing the Alberta oil sands. At 41% of researchers doing some kind of sustainability research, King's has one of the highest proportions of sustainability research amongst Canadian universities participating in STARS.
Which impact areas does the second program/initiative/accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Website URL where more information about the second program/initiative/accomplishment may be found:
STARS credit in which the second program/initiative/accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
A photograph or document associated with the second program/initiative/accomplishment:
Name of a third highlighted program/initiative/accomplishment:
A brief description of the third program/initiative/accomplishment:
Which impact areas does the third program/initiative/accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Website URL where more information about the third program/initiative/accomplishment may be found:
STARS credit in which the third program/initiative/accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
A photograph or document associated with the third program/initiative/accomplishment:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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