| Overall Rating | Silver |
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| Overall Score | 48.02 |
| Liaison | Zachary Czuprynski |
| Submission Date | Feb. 4, 2022 |
Prescott College
AC-2: Learning Outcomes
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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8.00 / 8.00 |
Zachary
Czuprynski Sustainability Coordinator Green Mountain Center for Sustainablity |
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:
Prescott College has identified Ecological Literacy as one of its six institutional learning outcomes.
• Ecological Literacy - based on an understanding of unperturbed natural systems and an examination of human impact on the integrity of those systems and the diversity of life. Ecological literacy involves exploring humanity's historic and current relationship with the natural world and the processes that sustain all life. It ultimately fosters healthy relationships between human communities and the natural world.
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:
The graduation figures correspond to a three-year period which includes both summer and winter graduates. The number of graduates from degree programs which require an understanding of sustainability includes all academic programs minus graduates of the BFA in Arts, BA in Education, and the BA in Human Development and Psychology. The remaining degree programs all require an understanding of sustainability (as displayed in the learning outcomes below).
A list of degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
BA Adventure Education
• Learners will be able to identify and analyze current and changing business contexts—including economic, environmental and social linkages in local, regional, national and global communities.
• Learners will understand, critically assess, and master the basic management functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling their use in integrating organizational resources to achieve success for sustainability.
• Learners will know and understand the role of markets and marketing in society and how they can be harnessed for sustainability.
• Learners will be able to generate, analyze and interpret financial information that will be useful in decision making and assessing organizational performance and sustainability outcomes.
BA/BS Environmental Studies
• Apply understandings of the reciprocal influences between people and nature through meaningful analysis of complex relationships among ecological, cultural, socio-political, and economic systems in the creation of effective and creative approaches to meeting environmental and human challenges.
• Identify, compare, contrast, and apply the historical, philosophical, and ethical foundations of how humans value, use, and manage nature and natural resources.
BA Sustainability Management
• Learners will be able to identify and analyze current and changing business contexts - including economic, environmental and social linkages in local, regional, national and global communities.
• Learners will understand, critically assess and master the basic management functions of planning, organizing, leading and controlling and their use in integrating organizational resources to achieve success for sustainability.
• Learners will be able to generate, analyze and interpret financial information that will be useful in decision making and assessing organizational performance and sustainability outcomes.
BA Sustainable Community Development
• Evaluate the environmental, social, and economic challenges that communities face at multiple scales, and research, develop, and assess approaches for addressing these challenges.
• Increase the ability to help create sustainable, resilient, and socially just communities by developing skills in effective communication, community engagement, and group facilitation.
BA/BS Sustainable Food Systems
• Demonstrate the ability to analyze different components of a food system—origins, production, processing, distribution, preparation, consumption and waste—in order to assess biodiversity, ecological , economic and social sustainability.
• Understand global environmental, socio-economic and policy environments and how theories of power and social change can support just food systems.
• Apply professional tools and skills to support sustainable practices to further community development
BA Social Justice Studies
• Working side-by-side with communities, organizers, and researchers working for social change, the social theory skills and experience Social Justice Studies students master prepare them for leadership roles in careers such as community organizing, sustainable development, urban planning, law and policy, and government and politics
• Equip students with the strategic and inter-personal skills to implement solutions to social and environmental problems, while simultaneously building strong resumes and professional connections.
MS Environmental Studies
• Demonstrate a solid foundation in environmental science, humanities, law/policy, and systems thinking, and show the capacity of each disciplinary area to shape engagement with specific environmental issues in their bioregion.
MA Outdoor Education Leadership
• Engage stakeholders in developing sustainable solutions to social and environmental challenges common to groups, organizations, communities, and ecosystems, integrating strategies based on “systems thinking” models.
• Synthesize advanced ecological literacy concepts, reflecting analysis and appreciation of the ways humans relate to their environment (ecological, spiritual, and cultural), and of the relevance of these ideas to outdoor education.
MS Resilient and Sustainable Communities
• Research regionally specific examples of land-use planning, economic development, energy production, food systems, and social justice while developing skills in leadership, group organization, and conflict resolution.
MS Sustainable Food Systems
• Develop a complex systems approach to understanding sustainable food systems, their historical development, ecological foundations, socio-economic dynamics, policy aspects and the cultural values that create contemporary food systems
• Demonstrate the ability to analyze different components of a food system -- origins, production, processing, distribution, preparation, consumption and waste -- in order to assess economic, ecological, and social justice and sustainability
• Apply quantitative and qualitative methods and tools for food system analyses and sustainability impact measurement in order to address local and global food system challenges
MA Education Emphasis in Environmental Education
• Helps individuals and communities learn more about their own landscapes and cultivate the knowledge, skills, relationships, and efficacy to address local and global environmental issues. It not only informs and inspires action for learners of all ages but has the capacity to transform lives and society itself. Environmental Education is a key tool in supporting environmental stewardship, creating healthier and civically-engaged communities, and promoting a sustainable future for all, driven by the inseparable aspirations of ecological & social responsibility and justice.
MBA Sustainability Leadership
• Assess sustainability practices and how these are applied to support competitive advantage through environmental and social performance.
• Assess sustainability practices and how these are applied to support competitive advantage through risk mitigation, including risks related to climate change, scarcity of resources, and conservation (e.g., operational efficiencies).
• Analyze innovative leader responses to challenges and opportunities across economic, social, environmental, and political spheres.
• Demonstrate command of business fundamentals to build an actionable sustainable organization strategy and strategy implementation plan.
• Communicate effectively as an organizational leader to bridge diverse perspectives, cultures, and disciplines; promote sustainability and triple bottom line thinking for the organization.
• Improve authentic external communications related to social and environmental, as well as economic performance.
MFA Social and Environmental Arts Practice
• To disseminate art that explores complex social and environmental issues, for wide and diverse public discourse through the arts.
• To create art that influences social and cultural change in support of social justice, including environmental sustainability.
PhD Sustainability Education
• Analyze sustainability education as a social and environmental justice phenomenon, expressly employing an equity literacy lens.
• Synthesize critical, innovative, and systems thinking skills as reflected in sustainability education theory, inquiry, research, and practice.
• Build leadership skills that foster environmental and social justice values and pedagogies.
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