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Liaison Patrick McKee
Submission Date April 15, 2013
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University of Connecticut
ER-9: Sustainability Learning Outcomes

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Jennifer Clinton
Sustainability Coordinator
Office of Environmental Policy
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The number of graduates covered by the sustainability learning outcomes:
6,271

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Total number of graduates :
10,238

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A list of degree programs that have sustainability learning outcomes:
Statistics from the University Office of Institutional research were used to identify the programs most strongly associated with the stated global citizenship goals from the University Academic Plan. For the year 2012, we included graduates in Agriculture and Natural Resources, Engineering, Liberal Arts & Sciences, Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Social Sciences. http://www.oir.uconn.edu/DEGCONF11_12.pdf The degrees include: Agricultural and Resource Economics, Animal Science, Anthropology, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Engineering, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Geography, Geoscience, Horticulture, Human Rights, Landscape Architecture, Marine Sciences, Maritime Studies, Materials Science and Engineering, Molecular and Cell Biology, Natural Resources and the Environment, Pathobiology, Physics, Plant Science, Political Science, Public Policy, Turfgrass Science, and Urban and Community Studies. http://www.catalog2010.uconn.edu/doc.htm

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The website URL where the publicly available sustainability course inventory that includes a list of degree programs that have specified sustainability learning outcomes is available:
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A copy of the sustainability course inventory :
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A list or sample of the sustainability learning outcomes associated with the degree programs:
From the current University Academic Plan: "Members of the University community are committed to freedom of academic inquiry and expression and dedicated to excellence as demonstrated in the national and international recognition of our faculty, students, and programs. We create and disseminate knowledge by means of our scholarly and creative achievements, graduate and professional programs, and outreach to the community. Through teaching and learning, we help students grow intellectually and become contributing members of the state, national, and world communities. Through research, teaching, and service, we embrace diversity and cultivate leadership, integrity, and engaged citizenship in our students, faculty, staff, and alumni. And through our work as a land and sea grant institution, we promote the health and well-being of Connecticut’s citizens and enhance the social, economic, cultural, and natural environments of the state and beyond."

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