| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.64 |
| Liaison | Patrice Langevin |
| Submission Date | March 6, 2020 |
Pitzer College
AC-7: Incentives for Developing Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Milan
Stijepovic Asst Director of Sustainability Facilities |
Does the institution have an ongoing program that offers incentives for academic staff in multiple disciplines or departments to develop new sustainability courses and/or incorporate sustainability into existing courses? :
A brief description of the incentive program(s):
The Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern CA Sustainability at Pitzer College offers modest financial course support of up to $500 for classes that incorporate sustainability foci into their curriculum. This program is in its second year. In its first year, this incentive led to the creation of two new classes at Pitzer College: a painting class (Emphasis on Locality) and an Asian American Studies class (Science, Technology, Asian America).
This year (2015-2016), Pitzer's Redford Conservancy is supporting courses in Sociology (Introduction to Sociology) , Political Science (Agrarian Political Rebellion) and Photography (Ecopoetics and Photography) that have incorporated sustainability into their curriculum.
Positive outcomes of these courses vary, and include engaging students with questions around environmental sustainability from various disciplinary perspectives, engaging with communities involved in environmental justice issues, and working on agricultural projects on campus.
A brief description of the incentives that academic staff who participate in the program(s) receive:
In its first year, the Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern CA Sustainability at Pitzer College was able to offer $1500 to faculty for developing new or revising current courses to incorporate themes of sustainability.
Given budget issues, the financial support has been reduced, but still continues via offering course support of up to $500 for classes that incorporate sustainability foci into their curriculum.
Website URL where information about the incentives for developing sustainability course content is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The incentive program is advertised via email to Pitzer Faculty. The website provided in this section highlights some of the courses we have supported, based on faculty submissions to the Director of the Redford Conservancy.
The incentive program is advertised via email to Pitzer Faculty. The website provided in this section highlights some of the courses we have supported, based on faculty submissions to the Director of the Redford Conservancy.
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