Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 79.39
Liaison Yolanda Cieters
Submission Date March 5, 2021

STARS v2.2

Seattle University
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 7.26 / 8.00 Yolanda Cieters
Associate Director
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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?:
Yes

Which of the following best describes the sustainability learning outcomes?:
Sustainability-focused

A list of the institution level sustainability learning outcomes:
GRADUATE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Link: https://www.seattleu.edu/graduate-admissions/academics/graduate-learning-outcomes/

5. Assess personal and professional levels of commitment to service for a just and sustainable world as informed by a global perspective.


UNDERGRADUATE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Link: https://www.seattleu.edu/undergraduate-admissions/academics/undergraduate-learning-objectives/

1. "Prepared to encounter the world":
They thoughtfully engage complex questions about human existence and the natural world by rigorously applying appropriate methods of inquiry and by drawing upon a broad foundation of relevant knowledge and experience.

5. "Committed to justice and ethical action":
They are engaged and ethical members of their global and local communities, act with compassion and integrity, and strive for social and environmental justice.

Part 2. Program-level sustainability learning outcomes

Total number of graduates from degree programs:
2,897

Number of graduates from degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
455

A brief description of how the figure above was determined:
--We requested the full list with numbers of Program and Minor completions (graduates) in AY19-20
--For each program or minor, we looked up the learning outcomes
--If a program/minor adopted a "sustainability-focused" learning outcome, the number of graduates from that program/minor was counted and included in the number above (that is, "Number of graduates from degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability.")

A list of degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
See attached Excel sheet for the list of academic programs at SU that have adopted sustainability-focused learning outcomes.

Documentation supporting the figure reported above (upload):
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:
15.71

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:
The figures reported above cover one academic year: AY2019-2020

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