Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 38.99
Liaison Hayley Berliner
Submission Date Oct. 28, 2019
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STARS v2.1

Trinity College (CT)
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.60 / 8.00 Hayley Berliner
Sustainability Coordinator
Finance & Operations
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Total number of graduates from degree programs (i.e. majors, minors, concentrations, certificates, and other academic designations):
537

Number of students that graduate from programs that have adopted at least one sustainability learning outcome:
40

Percentage of students who graduate from programs that have adopted at least one sustainability learning outcome:
7.45

Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
One

Does the institution specify sustainability learning outcomes at the institution level (e.g. covering all students)?:
No

Does the institution specify sustainability learning outcomes at the division level (e.g. covering particular schools or colleges within the institution)?:
No

A list or brief description of the institution level or division level sustainability learning outcomes:
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Does the institution specify sustainability learning outcomes at the program level (i.e. majors, minors, concentrations, degrees, diplomas, certificates, and other academic designations)?:
Yes

A list or brief description of the program level sustainability learning outcomes (or a list of sustainability-focused programs):

Environmental Science & Environmental Studies
Learning Outcome #1 - ENVS majors will gain a broad background in the fundamental concepts of the physical and life sciences.
- Conceptual knowledge in biology, geology, chemistry, physics, statistics
- Become familiar with the components, structure, and function of Earth and human - systems organization, laws of energy and matter, system responses to change, differences between Earth systems and human systems
- Compare and contrast features of living systems that acknowledge a common origin while recognizing evolutionary differences
Learning Outcome #4 - ENVS majors will develop intellectual independence, scientific literacy and an appreciation for the connections between environmental science and society.
- applies scientific thinking to everyday problems
- appreciates relevance of ENVS to society

Urban Studies
Learning Outcome #2 - Develop comprehension of the patterns and processes of urbanization for Hartford, the US, and the world, and an appreciation of the diversity of urbanism on the planet

Public Policy and Law (option for specialization)
Learning Goal #5 - Acquire depth in a substantive area of public policy: policy specific electives and a supervised internship in a substantive public policy field (e.g. health, environmental, legal, or art policy) and develop depth of knowledge


Do course level sustainability learning outcomes contribute to the figure reported above (i.e. in the absence of program, division, or institution level learning outcomes)?:
No

A list or brief description of the course level sustainability learning outcomes and the programs for which the courses are required:
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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