Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 53.65
Liaison Mike Harrington
Submission Date Dec. 17, 2021

STARS v2.2

The New School
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.31 / 8.00
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Has the institution adopted one or more sustainability learning outcomes that apply to the entire student body or, at minimum, to the institution's predominant student body?:
Yes

Which of the following best describes the sustainability learning outcomes?:
Sustainability-supportive

A list of the institution level sustainability learning outcomes:

Shared Capacities are the general competencies that undergraduate students develop at The New School. They reflect university-wide approach to general education that reflects our historic strengths in design, performance, and social research, and affirms our commitment to sustainability, civic engagement, and social justice.
Each Capacity has two or three learning outcomes that students address in classes.
List of Shared Capacities and Learning Outcomes related to sustainability:
Cross-Disciplinary Thinking:
- Understand concepts, theories, experiences, and/or methods from multiple
disciplinary perspectives or fields of study; and
- Combine diverse modes of inquiry to produce meaningful work.
Flexibility and Resiliency
- Take appropriate risks, rebound from setbacks, and persevere to complete
a given course of action; and
- Adapt to new situations through a process of continual development.
Working in Complex Systems
- Successfully navigate multiple projects or responsibilities (e.g., manage
time, organize tasks, meet deadlines, and adhere to requirements and
standards for completing); and
- Understand and work across institutional boundaries.
Ethical Reasoning
- Analyze how social, economic, and/or political systems interact with
individual or group identities or experiences within particular cultural and
historical contexts; and
- Articulate effective arguments in support of personal or collective values,
judgments, or responsibilities by applying ethical concepts.


Total number of graduates from degree programs:
2,539

Number of graduates from degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
1,052

A brief description of how the figure above was determined:

First, the list of sustainable degree programs was formed according to the STARS guidelines. Next, the Department of Institutional Research and Planning provided the data of graduates in AY20/21 by the program. Then, the list was cross-referenced to avoid double counting students with both sustainability majors and minors. Graduates from Parsons Paris were excluded as the Parsons Paris campus is excluded from the institutional boundary.


A list of degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:

Architectural Design BFA
Architecture MARCH
Art, Media, and Technology BFA
Communication Design BFA
Design & Urban Ecologies MS
Design and Technology BFA
Design History & Practice BFA
Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management MS
Environmental Studies BA
Environmental Studies BS
Environmental Studies Minor
Fashion Design BFA
Fine Arts BFA
Food Studies AAS
Food Studies BA
Food Studies BS
Food Studies Minor
Global Studies BA
Global Studies Minor
Illustration BFA
Integrated Design BFA
Interdisciplinary Science BA
Interdisciplinary Science Minor
Interior Design AAS
Interior Design BFA
International Affairs MA
International Affairs MS
Migration Studies Minor
Photography BFA
Product Design BFA
Public & Urban Policy PHD
Race and Ethnicity Minor
Strategic Design & Management GLOBAL EXEC MS
Strategic Design & Management MS
Strategic Design and Management BBA
Sustainability Strategies GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
Sustainable Cities Minor
Theories of Urban Practice MA
Undeclared or First-Year / Foundation BFA
Urban Design BS
Urban Studies BA
Urban Studies Minor


Documentation supporting the figure reported above (upload):
Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
One

Percentage of students who graduate from programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
41.43

Website URL where information about the sustainability learning outcomes is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

See attached the list of sustainable programs with the reasoning marked in the notes.


See attached the list of sustainable programs with the reasoning marked in the notes.

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.