| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 75.15 |
| Liaison | Lori Collins-Hall |
| Submission Date | March 5, 2021 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Sterling College (VT)
IN-25: Innovation B
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Matthew
Derr President Administrative |
Name or title of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome:
A brief description of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome that outlines how credit criteria are met and any positive measurable outcomes associated with the innovation:
Sterling College was one of the first, if not the first, in the United States to declare a climate emergency, supported by the ten-year strategic initiative adopted in April 2019 to use education as a force to address critical ecological problems caused by unlimited growth and consumption that is destroying the planet as we have known it, such as:
- Fossil fuel dependence and rapid climate change.
- Destruction of biodiversity and loss of wild places.
- Promotion of harmful agricultural practices that threaten human and natural communities.
- Persistence of structural oppression that impacts human and ecological wellbeing.
- Deterioration of civil society through estrangement from community, nature, and place.
Our vision is informed and guided by five competencies gained through learning assessed by our faculty:
- Achieve a sophisticated understanding of, and personal engagement with, ecological systems.
- Understand societies and cultures as dynamic and complex systems of relationships and interdependencies.
- Use research and creative endeavor to explore concepts, experiences, and artifacts.
- Articulate ideas and share information clearly, using a diversity of approaches.
- Demonstrate effective, knowledgeable, skilled, and responsible leadership in community.
Which of the following impact areas does the innovation most closely relate to? (select up to three):
Public Engagement
Air & Climate
A letter of affirmation from an individual with relevant expertise or a press release or publication featuring the innovation :
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Strategic initiative that came from the climate emergency: https://sterlingcollege.edu/about-sterling/strategic-initiative/
Article written by Sterling President Matthew Derr: https://medium.com/@president_53961/greta-is-coming-ba33b2980bd8
Strategic initiative that came from the climate emergency: https://sterlingcollege.edu/about-sterling/strategic-initiative/
Article written by Sterling President Matthew Derr: https://medium.com/@president_53961/greta-is-coming-ba33b2980bd8
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