| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 45.57 |
| Liaison | Steven Sypniewski |
| Submission Date | Jan. 24, 2025 |
SUNY Buffalo State
AC-1: Sustainability Course Offerings
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
6.77 / 14.00 |
Scott
Goodman Professor Chemistry |
1.1 Percentage of academic departments with sustainability course offerings
Number of academic departments with at least one sustainability course offering:
Annotated list or inventory of the institution’s sustainability course offerings by department:
Description of the process used to identify the institution’s sustainability course offerings by department:
During Spring 2023, all courses in the catalog underwent a preliminary review by a committee for sustainability content. The decision was made to use the 17 UN SDGs as a lens through which to define "sustainability." With the backing of the Provost, the preliminary review results were then sent to each department for review, comment, and corrections. Before any course could receive a sustainability designation, a department had to justify it with a reference to a UN SDG challenge or topic. This survey process was complete by Summer 2023.
There were a small number of changes to the course offerings in the 2023-24 college catalog. These were identified and separately reviewed to give an updated list of sustainability courses. The overall list was then updated to include only courses offered during the 3-year time period of the report, Fall 2021-Spring 2024.
This comprehensive review process allowed us to define "sustainability" content on campus and helped to begin educating departments, administration and faculty about the 17 UN SDGs.
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following two figures:
Points earned for indicator AC 1.1:
1.2 Published sustainability course listings
Online location where the institution’s sustainability course listings are maintained:
Publication where the institution’s sustainability course listings are maintained:
Description of the process used to create and maintain the institution’s sustainability course listings:
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:
1.3 Support for academic staff to integrate sustainability into the curriculum
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the incentives provided for individual academic staff to integrate sustainability into the curriculum:
Does the institution host an ongoing multidisciplinary community of practice, sustainability across the curriculum training program, or equivalent support program for academic staff who are working to integrate sustainability into the curriculum?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview the institution’s sustainability-focused community of practice, sustainability across the curriculum training program, or equivalent support program:
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:
Optional documentation
Course description data was obtained from the 2023-2024 college catalog. Actual course offerings and enrollments over the past 3 years (Fall 2021-Spring 2024) were provided by the Registrar's office.
Each unique course was counted as a single course regardless of the number of offerings or sections during the 3 years covered by this review.
All Departments and interdisciplinary units that offer distinct degrees were considered as separate units. Some miscellaneous courses were grouped together under "Academic Affairs."
Additional documentation for this credit:
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.