Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 58.84
Liaison Paulina Szlachta
Submission Date May 6, 2024

STARS v2.2

St. Lawrence College
IN-6: Center for Sustainability Across the Curriculum

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 0.50 Jadon Hook
Sustainability Officer
Facilities Management Services
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A brief description of the institution’s professional development opportunities on sustainability in the curriculum:

SLC's SDG-focused micro-site was created to help educators understand how the Sustainable Development Goals fit into their coursework. The site was created to serve as a resource hub with infographics, teaching materials, and SLC-specific case studies featuring courses and their tie-in to the SDGs.  In collaboration with SLC faculty members, the sustainability team is populating this website to include more and more course examples. The aim is to assist faculty members less familiar with the SDGs to feel confident about this subject and promote their own course links to the SDGs, and can use this info to incorporate into their lesson plans.  


Have academic staff from other institutions participated in the professional development opportunities on sustainability with the previous three years?:
No

Website URL where information about the sustainability-oriented training for academic staff is available:
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Example of St. Lawrence College programs and the link to SDGs:


Energy Systems Engineering Technology Program


As energy conservation and alternative energy production become a greater priority throughout the world, governments are playing a larger role in steering the transformation of how our energy is produced and consumed.


This course content allows students to become more aware of the type of involvement government and regulatory agencies have in the energy field and the influence these organizations have on the clean energy industry and the future job market in clean energy. Students are introduced to the theories and types of regulations and policies that apply to energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, mostly from a Canadian perspective. As some of our energy legislation is based on examples from other countries, international energy policy examples are also explored.


The broad and evolving area of federal, provincial and municipal government incentive programs for energy conservation, renewable energy use, and greenhouse gas emission reductions are discussed. The role of regulatory bodies in the renewable energy sector and the licensing of energy efficiency and renewable energy practitioners are reviewed.


SDG Links: #7 Clean + Affordable Energy and #13 Climate Action:


This course discusses different carbon pricing mechanisms which influence the funding models that can fund climate action. It also discusses grants, incentives, and other influences that can spur climate action.


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