Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 48.61
Liaison Kristina Bryan
Submission Date Feb. 26, 2015
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Saint Louis University
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.04 / 8.00 John Woolschlager
Director
Center for Sustainability
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Number of students who graduated from a program that has adopted at least one sustainability learning outcome:
17

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Total number of graduates from degree programs:
3,671

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A copy of the list or inventory of degree, diploma or certificate programs that have sustainability learning outcomes:
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A list of degree, diploma or certificate programs that have sustainability learning outcomes:
Data for AY 2013-2014 - BS an MS in Biology - BS and MS in Civil Engineering - BA and BS in Environmental Studies - BS in Environmental Science - BS and MS in Nutrition and Dietetics - BS and Masters in Social Work - BA and MA in Sociology - MS in Sustainability - MA in Urban Planning and Development - PBC in Advanced Remote Sensing and GIS

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A list or sample of the sustainability learning outcomes associated with degree, diploma or certificate programs (if not included in an inventory above):
Educational outcomes are specific goals that are attained by graduation. Following is a sample list of sustainability learning outcomes: -Define sustainability -Identify how the concept of sustainability is connected to issues of social justice, the environment, and the economy -Recognize how local, regional, and national policies and actions have global impacts -Explain how principles of ethics apply to diverse issues such as population growth, poverty, habitat quality, biodiversity, and energy use -Demonstrate skills related to building common agreement among stakeholders at the micro, mezzo and macro levels of sustainability issues -Collect and organize information on sustainability through appropriate qualitative and quantitative methods- -Demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills needed to disseminate information about sustainability among diverse audiences -Compare and contrast a variety of theories and models of sustainability -Examine resource limitations and opportunities and develop holistic and integrated approaches to resource management -Assess how laws and institutional approaches inform effective policy making and implementation -Evaluate environmental, economic, and social impacts of real-world projects

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The website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability learning outcomes is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Saint Louis University does not specify learning outcomes as a matter of policy or standard practice across the entire university. In accordance with the specified criteria for this credit, we are reporting graduates from sustainability-focused programs at the division level. Credit Data Source: Saint Louis University Fact Book 2013-2014, June 1, 2014, Saint Louis University Office of Institutional Research, retrieved from: http://www.slu.edu/office-of-institutional-research/fact-book

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