Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 54.97
Liaison Catherine Lockhart
Submission Date June 17, 2013
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Lawrence University
ER-5: Sustainability Course Identification

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Kathleen Isaacson
Associate Professor / Chair Committee on Sustainability 2012-2013
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Has the institution developed a definition of sustainability in the curriculum?:
Yes

A copy of the institution's definition of sustainability in the curriculum?:

"Sustainability means shaping human cultural, economic and political systems to harmonize with other processes in the natural world, in order to maintain the vigor and resilience of both".


Has the institution identified its sustainability-focused and sustainability-related course offerings?:
Yes

A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the inventory:

Courses with a focus on environmental science/policy and sustainability that are cross-listed with Environmental Studies (ENST) courses, regardless of their home department, were included. Furthermore, only courses that are offered on a consistent basis, and are not special seminars, independent studies, etc. were included.


Does the institution make its sustainability course inventory publicly available online?:
Yes

The website URL where the sustainability course inventory is posted:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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