Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 82.88
Liaison Patrick McKee
Submission Date Nov. 16, 2023

STARS v2.2

University of Connecticut
EN-12: Continuing Education

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.00 / 5.00 Patrick McKee
Senior Sustainability Program Manager
Office of Sustainability
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Part 1 . Continuing education courses in sustainability

Total number of continuing education courses offered:
16
+ Date Revised: Aug. 30, 2024

Number of continuing education courses that are sustainability course offerings:
12

Percentage of continuing education courses that are sustainability course offerings:
75

Course Inventory 

A copy of the institution’s inventory of its continuing education sustainability course offerings and descriptions:
Institution’s inventory of its continuing education sustainability course offerings and descriptions:
UConn’s continuing education programs are derived from the Extension program, which is an outreach arm of the University and the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR).

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

Part 2. Sustainability-focused certificate program

Does the institution have at least one sustainability-focused certificate program through its continuing education or extension department?:
Yes

A brief description of the certificate program(s):
Tree Warden School

Since 1991, UConn Extension Tree Warden Outreach has provided tree wardens, deputy tree wardens, elected and appointed public officials, and community forestry volunteers with education and assistance on tree warden duties, roles and responsibilities and urban and community forestry, with a focus on sustainability and best practices. In 1992, the program formed the Tree Wardens’ Association of Connecticut, to provide a means for tree wardens and deputy tree wardens to come together through peer participation to increase and expand their knowledge and to motive them to perform their duties well.
In 1998, UConn Extension Tree Warden Outreach collaborated in creating the Tree Warden School in cooperation with the Tree Wardens’ Association of Connecticut. Over 300 tree wardens, deputy tree wardens, community forestry volunteers, arborists, landscape architects, and chief elected and appointed officials have completed the program.

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s continuing education courses and programs in sustainability is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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