| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 50.74 |
| Liaison | Rachel Kornhauser |
| Submission Date | Feb. 17, 2023 |
State University of New York at Oneonta
AC-1: Academic Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
4.60 / 14.00 |
Rachel
Kornhauser Sustainability Coordinator Finance and Administration |
Figures required to calculate the percentage of courses offered by the institution that are sustainability course offerings:
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
| Total number of courses offered by the institution | 9,201 | 511 |
| Number of sustainability-focused courses offered | 114 | 7 |
| Number of sustainability-inclusive courses offered | 94 | 2 |
Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:
Total number of academic departments that offer courses:
Number of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:
Percentage of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:
A copy of the institution’s inventory of its sustainability course offerings and descriptions:
Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
A brief description of the methodology used to complete the course inventory :
A two-tiered designation system that would identify sustainability-focused courses as well as sustainability-related course sections was approved by the Curriculum Committee (December 2014). The basic guidelines are based on AASHE’s recommendations and STARS recognition. The sustainability-focused designation are granted to courses in a manner that will not vary by section, while the sustainability-related designation are be granted to course sections so that it may vary by section.
Designation Definitions:
The task of defining sustainability is not a simple one, as the concept entails a range of meaning. The PACS committee working definition: “sustainability: meeting the economic, environmental, and social needs of present and future generations.”
● Sustainability-Focus
○ will be assigned by course
○ AASHE guideline: “a course in which the primary and explicit focus is on sustainability and/or on understanding or solving one or more major sustainability challenge (e.g., the course contributes toward achieving principles outline in the Earth Charter).”
● Sustainability-Related
○ will be assigned by section
○ AASHE guideline: “a course that includes sustainability that is primarily focused on a topic other than sustainability, but incorporates a unit or module on sustainability or a sustainability challenge, includes one or more sustainability-focused activities, or integrates sustainability issues throughout the course.”
How were courses with multiple offerings or sections counted for the figures reported above?:
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The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.