Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 78.28
Liaison Hannah Rushing
Submission Date Jan. 26, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Sterling College (VT)
AC-7: Incentives for Developing Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Christian Feuerstein
Director of Communications
Communications
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Does the institution have an ongoing program or programs that offer incentives for faculty in multiple disciplines or departments to develop new sustainability courses and/or incorporate sustainability into existing courses?:
Yes

A brief description of the program(s), including positive outcomes during the previous three years (e.g. descriptions of new courses or course content resulting from the program):
Sterling College launched the School of the New American Farmstead, a robust offering of summer courses for matriculated and continuing education students. These workshops, classes, and certifications are based around integrated, community-centered farming and food production.

A brief description of the incentives that faculty members who participate in the program(s) receive:
Faculty members received release time for this purpose.

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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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