Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 56.22
Liaison Olivia Wiebe
Submission Date Jan. 28, 2022

STARS v2.2

University of Idaho
EN-12: Continuing Education

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 5.00 Olivia Wiebe
Sustainability Manager
Office of the President
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Part 1 . Continuing education courses in sustainability

Total number of continuing education courses offered:
0

Number of continuing education courses that are sustainability course offerings:
0

Percentage of continuing education courses that are sustainability course offerings:
0

Course Inventory 

A copy of the institution’s inventory of its continuing education sustainability course offerings and descriptions:
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Institution’s inventory of its continuing education sustainability course offerings and descriptions:
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Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
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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):
University of Idaho Extension Master Gardener Volunteers provide a valuable resource by helping educate Idaho’s citizens about the art and science of growing and caring for plants and landscapes in a scientifically sustainable way.

Extension Master Gardener Volunteers not only learn important gardening skills, they also develop a deeper understanding of important life skills such as conflict resolution, resource utilization, communication, leadership, goal setting, critical thinking and problem-solving, marketing, healthy lifestyle choices, stress and disease management, lifelong learning skills, and more!

The Idaho Master Gardener program was created in 1976 in Ada and Canyon Counties. You can find the Master Gardener Volunteer program in 32 of Idaho’s’ 44 counties.

This guiding Handbook for the Master Gardeners include curriculum that focuses on environmental considerations of pest management and proper organic gardening techniques.

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:
Idaho Master Gardener Program website: https://www.uidaho.edu/extension/master-gardener

Idaho Master Gardener Program Handbook: https://www.uidaho.edu/extension/master-gardener/handbook

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