Overall Rating Bronze
Overall Score 28.04
Liaison Sam Edwards
Submission Date March 4, 2022

STARS v2.2

Quinnipiac University
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.21 / 8.00
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Part 1. Institutional sustainability learning outcomes

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?:
No

Which of the following best describes the sustainability learning outcomes?:
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A list of the institution level sustainability learning outcomes:
With the introduction of the new sustainability focused majors in Fall 2021, the University is currently developing environment and sustainability knowledge into the structure of Essential Learning Outcomes (ELOs) used to assess curricular and co-curricular programming. Essential Learning Outcomes are core concepts and principles all QU students will graduate with and bring into the professional world.

Part 2. Program-level sustainability learning outcomes

Total number of graduates from degree programs:
3,161

Number of graduates from degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
84

A brief description of how the figure above was determined:
Data acquired from the Vice President for Academic Innovation & Effectiveness. BS Environmental Science, BA Environmental Studies, BA Sustainability and Environmental Policy are new programs as of 2020 and therefore do not yet have graduates. Therefore, only BS Biology, BS Civil Engineering, Global Supply Chain Certificate, and International Studies minor were counted toward sustainability majors. The total number of graduates from degree programs includes undergraduate, graduate programs, and certificates.

A list of degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
BS Biology
BS Civil Engineering
BS Environmental Science
BA Environmental Studies
BA Sustainability and Environmental Policy
Global Supply Chain Certificate
International Studies minor

Documentation supporting the figure reported above (upload):
SustainabilityPlan_FINAL.pdf

Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
One

Percentage of students who graduate from programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
2.66

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the sustainability learning outcomes is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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