| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.71 |
| Liaison | Greg Kozak |
| Submission Date | March 6, 2020 |
Northwestern University
AC-2: Learning Outcomes
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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7.01 / 8.00 |
Sarah
Tulga Sustainability Program Coordinator Facilities |
Has the institution adopted one or more sustainability learning outcomes that apply to the entire student body or, at minimum, to the institution's predominant student body?:
Which of the following best describes the sustainability learning outcomes?:
A list of the institution level sustainability learning outcomes:
The Division of Student Affairs coordinates and determines student learning outcomes and objectives for all students, with particular focus on the continuous improvement of programs, service delivery, and campus climate for Northwestern’s predominate student body.
Learning Objectives:
The Social Responsibility domain recognizes our increasingly diverse and interdependent world and is deeply rooted in fostering a shared commitment to social justice. Social responsibility is the purposeful, collaborative pursuit of safe, equitable, and thriving communities through one’s self-knowledge, leadership, and advocacy.
Learning Outcome
Students who participate in Student Affairs programs, activities and services will demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to social justice and apply that knowledge to create safe, healthy, equitable, and thriving communities.
Descriptors
Social Justice
Applies awareness, understanding, and appreciation of cultural and human differences to personal and professional situations
Creates and fosters inclusive communities
Identifies and seeks to remove systemic barriers to equality and inclusiveness
Challenges oppressive systems and behaviors and works to create change
Civic Engagement
Identifies and addresses needs of community members
Develops an awareness of social problems
Recognizes and upholds shared ethical values and standards
Exercises ethical leadership to meet group, organization or community goals
Actively engages in civic, political, and community activities
Develops global awareness
Demonstrates effective stewardship of human, economic and environmental resources
Total number of graduates from degree programs:
Number of graduates from degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
A brief description of how the figure above was determined:
Number of degrees conferred for the degree programs below were calculated for 2017-2018 academic year. These numbers were calculated for all undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees, both sustainability related and non-sustainability related.
A list of degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
Anthropology
Biological Sciences
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
MS. Civil & Environmental Engineering
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Plant Biology and Conservation (M.S., Ph.D)
Environmental Sciences
Environmental Engineering
M.S. Engineering Sciences and Applied Math
Industrial Engineering and Management Science
Sustainability and Energy Certificate (ISEN)
Materials Science and Engineering
Mechanical Engineering, with focus in energy and sustainability
Master of Project Management (has a specialization in sustainability)
Global Health
Political Science
Documentation supporting the figure reported above (upload):
Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
Percentage of students who graduate from programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
Website URL where information about the sustainability learning outcomes is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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.