Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 51.84
Liaison Tony Gillund
Submission Date Jan. 2, 2014
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STARS v1.2

The Ohio State University at Marion
ER-5: Sustainability Course Identification

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Bob Fitchko
AASHE STARS Program Coordinator
Energy Services and Sustainability
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Has the institution developed a definition of sustainability in the curriculum?:
Yes

A copy of the institution's definition of sustainability in the curriculum?:

Goal:
Sustainability coursework helps students to become engaged and responsible global citizens, by examining and acting upon our shared world systems, including but not limited to energy, environment, food systems, economic justice, and globalization.

Expected Learning Outcomes:
1. Students exhibit a multidisciplinary understanding of some combination of social, economic, cultural, and scientific elements in analyzing real world energy, resource and/or food system challenges at local, regional and global scales.
2. Students are able to describe, analyze, and critically evaluate the roles of personal, socio-cultural, economic, technological, and environmental aspects of sustainability.
3. Students recognize the role of their own attitudes, values, and behaviors as global citizens in problems of sustainability.


Has the institution identified its sustainability-focused and sustainability-related course offerings?:
Yes

A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the inventory:

Sustainability courses were selected for the inventory by The Ohio State University at Marion Associate Dean’s Office administrative staff and the Office of Energy Services & Sustainability personnel. The course offerings are for one year: academic year 2012-2013. A subset of courses was generated by selecting courses offered at the Ohio State Marion campus which contained one of a number of relevant keywords in the course title, description or goals. The list was further refined by analysis of the course description and objectives according to the AASHE STARS Technical Manual version 1.2 definitions for sustainability-focused and sustainability-related courses.


Does the institution make its sustainability course inventory publicly available online?:
Yes

The website URL where the sustainability course inventory is posted:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The OSU Marion contact:

Name: Leslie Beyer-Hermsen, Ph.D.
Position/Title: Assistant Dean
Department: Marion Campus
Email: beyer-hermsen.1@osu.edu
Phone#: 740-725-6224

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* The website URL where the sustainability course inventory is posted:
http://footprint.osu.edu/regional-campuses.html

The course inventory is listed under the "Projects" tab
--- under "Regional Campuses --> Green Courses"


The OSU Marion contact:

Name: Leslie Beyer-Hermsen, Ph.D.
Position/Title: Assistant Dean
Department: Marion Campus
Email: beyer-hermsen.1@osu.edu
Phone#: 740-725-6224

*** *** ***
* The website URL where the sustainability course inventory is posted:
http://footprint.osu.edu/regional-campuses.html

The course inventory is listed under the "Projects" tab
--- under "Regional Campuses --> Green Courses"

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.