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Submission Date Jan. 31, 2018
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STARS v2.1

Oregon State University
EN-12: Continuing Education

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.00 / 5.00 Leticia Cavazos
Sustainability Program Specialist
Sustainability Office
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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:
226

None
Number of continuing education courses offered that address sustainability:
57

Percentage of continuing education courses that address sustainability:
25.22

Course Inventory 

A copy of the list and brief description of the continuing education courses that address sustainability:
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A list and brief description of the continuing education courses that address sustainability:
Linn Benton Master Recycler Class A once weekly, eight-week non-credit course offered each winter by OSU Campus Recycling and Republic Services of Corvallis. The course covers landfill science, composting, waste reduction and reuse, in-depth recycling how-to’s, hazardous waste, and OSU and community sustainability. After the final class, participants are asked to complete 30 hours of volunteer service to use and spread what they learned. List: A Systematic Approach to Plant Disease Diagnosis Advanced Permaculture Design Tools for Climate Resilience Advancing Rural & Community Health Equity Certified Northwest: A Speakers' Series on Essential and Timely Health Topics Childhood Food Insecurity Community Health Worker (Entry-Level) Certification Course - La Grande Community Health Worker (Entry-Level) Certification Course - Sherman County Community Health Worker (Entry-Level) Certification Course - Tillamook Community Health Worker Continuing Education Course: Management of Chronic Health Conditions Community Health Worker Continuing Education Course: Poverty and Related Social Determinants of Health Craft Cidery Startup Workshop Cultural Causes of Plant Problems Environmental Causes of Plant Problems Extension Health in All Policies (HiAP) Faculty Staff Fitness Yoga Online Free Phytophthora Training Course for Nursery Growers Free Recycling 101 Course Green Infrastructure Solutions Across the Urban to Rural Continuum Growing Farms: Successful Whole Farm Management Integrated Pest Management Pays Financial Dividends Internet of Things Know Your Enemies: Insects and Other Pests Landscaping with Native Plants Online Course Leading with Cultural Intelligence Maintaining the Health of Native Forest Remnants Master Gardener Online Master Gardener Series: Basic Botany Master Gardener Series: Herbaceous Ornamental Plants Master Gardener Series: Integrated Pest Management Master Gardener Series: Introduction to Entomology Master Gardener Series: Oregon Master Gardener Program Master Gardener Series: Pesticide Safety Master Gardener Series: Plant Pathology Master Gardener Series: Soils and Compost Master Gardener Series: Sustainable Landscape Design Master Gardener Series: Sustainable Landscape Maintenance Master Gardener Series: Vegetable Gardening Master Gardener Short Course Series Master Interpretive Guide Professional Certificate Mastery of Aging Well Natural Resources Leadership Academy Online Blueberry Physiology, Production Systems & Management Oregon Master Naturalist Online Permaculture Design Certificate Personal Protective Equipment Pest Damage Pesticide Applicator Course Series Pesticide Formulation Options for Increased Safety and Effectiveness Pesticide Labels and Formulations Plant Disease Diagnosis Series Recycling 101 Certificate Soil Quality and Nutritional Problems Sustainable Landscaping Online Course The Conscience of Hollywood: The Rise of Social Protest Cinema, 1932-1937 WaterWise Gardening Wood-Based Composite Science Short Course Series Woody Landscape Plants (Master Gardener Series) Descriptions are available at https://pace.oregonstate.edu/catalog

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:
OSU E-Campus (our online presence) offers the certificate in Sustainable Natural Resources. This 18-credit online certificate is designed for all students, especially company, industry or agency employees who desire training in solving complex sustainability problems. Students complete an integrated course of study in a dynamic learning community, under the mentorship of professionals, to design workable solutions for complex natural resource issues of local, state, regional, national and international importance. Oregon State University is proud to be part of the Natural Resources Distance Learning Consortium (NRDLC), which promotes online learning from several accredited universities in natural resources-related fields.

Optional Fields 

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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