| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.60 |
| Liaison | Hayley Berliner |
| Submission Date | Oct. 23, 2024 |
Trinity College (CT)
EN-12: Continuing Education
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.00 / 5.00 |
Hayley
Berliner Sustainability Coordinator Finance & Operations |
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Part 1 . Continuing education courses in sustainability
13
Number of continuing education courses that are sustainability course offerings:
2
Percentage of continuing education courses that are sustainability course offerings:
15.38
Course Inventory
Institution’s inventory of its continuing education sustainability course offerings and descriptions:
"Human-Wildlife Conflict in Pakistan: An Anthropological Perspective" - Academy for Lifelong Learning, South Asian Studies Department.
Following the downgrading of the snow leopard’s status from “endangered” to “vulnerable” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature in 2017, debate has renewed about the actual number of snow leopards in the wild and the most effective strategies for coexisting with these enigmatic animals. Evidence from Pakistan and other countries in the snow leopard’s home range shows that they rely heavily on human society—domestic livestock accounts for as much as 70 percent of their diet. Maintaining that the snow leopard is a “wild” animal, conservation NGOs and state agencies have enacted laws that punish farmers for attacking these predators, while avoiding engaging with efforts to mitigate the harms suffered by farmers whose herds are reduced by snow leopards. Based on ethnographic field, I argue that characterizing this conflict as one between humans (farmers) and wildlife (snow leopards) is misleading, as the real conflict is between two human groups—farmers and conservationists—who see the snow leopard differently.
"What’s in your Water?" - Academy for Lifelong Learning
Tap water quality is often in the news. This lunchtime talk is for anyone who has ever wondered where their tap water comes from. We’ll learn about the way we treat water at the utility level, what happens to waste water, and take a look at some of the challenges we face in a changing climate. The talk will be followed by an interactive Q&A.
Following the downgrading of the snow leopard’s status from “endangered” to “vulnerable” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature in 2017, debate has renewed about the actual number of snow leopards in the wild and the most effective strategies for coexisting with these enigmatic animals. Evidence from Pakistan and other countries in the snow leopard’s home range shows that they rely heavily on human society—domestic livestock accounts for as much as 70 percent of their diet. Maintaining that the snow leopard is a “wild” animal, conservation NGOs and state agencies have enacted laws that punish farmers for attacking these predators, while avoiding engaging with efforts to mitigate the harms suffered by farmers whose herds are reduced by snow leopards. Based on ethnographic field, I argue that characterizing this conflict as one between humans (farmers) and wildlife (snow leopards) is misleading, as the real conflict is between two human groups—farmers and conservationists—who see the snow leopard differently.
"What’s in your Water?" - Academy for Lifelong Learning
Tap water quality is often in the news. This lunchtime talk is for anyone who has ever wondered where their tap water comes from. We’ll learn about the way we treat water at the utility level, what happens to waste water, and take a look at some of the challenges we face in a changing climate. The talk will be followed by an interactive Q&A.
Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
Three
Part 2. Sustainability-focused certificate program
No
A brief description of the certificate program(s):
N/A
Optional Fields
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