Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.60
Liaison Dayna Cook
Submission Date May 1, 2014
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Northern Arizona University
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.49 / 8.00 Rod Parnell
Faculty: Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability
School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability
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Number of students who graduated from a program that has adopted at least one sustainability learning outcome:
3,412

Total number of graduates from degree programs:
4,973

A copy of the list or inventory of degree, diploma or certificate programs that have sustainability learning outcomes:
A list of degree, diploma or certificate programs that have sustainability learning outcomes:
Biology/Modern Languages Comparative Cultural Studies Dental Hygiene Economics Educational Technology Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Electronic Media and Film Environmental Sciences Franke College of Business Environmental Engineering Hotel and Restaurant Management Modern Languages – BA Philosophy Politics and International Affairs School of Art School of Forestry School of Nursing Sociology University Honors Program Women's and Gender Studies Masters Sustainable Communities Masters Climate Science and Solutions

A list or sample of the sustainability learning outcomes associated with degree, diploma or certificate programs (if not included in an inventory above):
learning outcomes for departments participating in the Global Learning Initiative: Students will appreciate what it means to use natural resources in ethical and responsible ways that maintain a sustainable environment. This includes, for example, the following issues: a. how culture determines how we construct the appropriate use of environmental resources. b. the connection between responsible engagement with the environment and global citizenship. c. the scientific basis of environmental sustainability. d. the vocabulary and concepts around environmental sustainability (e.g., finite and renewable resources, environmental footprint, global commons, peak oil). e. the role of human interactions with the environment and its relation to the root causes of many global problems.

The website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability learning outcomes is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Over 75% of our academic programs (including those listed above, who have completed their learning outcomes process) have participated in the Global Learning Initiative Project, which requires, among other things, that the department establish a set of sustainability learning outcomes for their majors.

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