| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 72.14 |
| Liaison | Teddy Lhoutellier |
| Submission Date | Jan. 26, 2022 |
University of Miami
AC-7: Incentives for Developing Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Teddy
Lhoutellier Sustainability Manager Environmental Health and Safety |
Does the institution have an ongoing program that offers incentives for academic staff in multiple disciplines or departments to develop new sustainability courses and/or incorporate sustainability into existing courses? :
A brief description of the incentive program(s):
A "Sustainability" Attribute was approved in Spring 2018 by our Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. This new tag allowed students to register online for classes that will count towards the attribution of the Sustainability Certificate awarded by the Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy. It also helps student enrolled in some of our new sustainability focused minors to pick the right electives.
Faculty members are encouraged to tag their classes if they qualify. They can refer to the official Guide to the Sustainability Designation.
Along with the new attribute 2 yearly workshops on "Sustainability in the Curriculum" are offered by the Abess Center to any faculty who is interested in integrating two or more of the sustainable development goals in their curriculum and sustainability learning outcome in their course.
A brief description of the incentives that academic staff who participate in the program(s) receive:
The yearly workshops are a professional development opportunity. It is organized during the course of a morning, and faculty are usually invited to a lunch break offered by the Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy (the pandemic switched most of them online).
Website URL where information about the incentives for developing sustainability course content is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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