| Overall Rating | Silver |
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| Overall Score | 60.64 |
| Liaison | Amanda Kohn |
| Submission Date | Feb. 13, 2024 |
University of Minnesota, Crookston
PRE-2: Points of Distinction
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Name of the institution’s featured sustainability program, initiative, or accomplishment:
Sustainability Learning Outcomes for Every Student
A brief description of the institution’s featured program, initiative, or accomplishment:
Every UMC student must take at least one course from Goal Area 10 of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum and Liberal Education Requirements. https://crk.umn.edu/academics/liberal-education
Goal Area 10 has an explicit focus on the interdependence of ecological systems and social/economic systems as outlined below:
Goal Area 10: People and the Environment
To improve students’ understanding of today’s complex environmental challenges. Students will examine the inter-relatedness of human society and the natural environment. Knowledge of both bio-physical principles and socio-cultural systems is the foundation for integrative and critical thinking about environmental issues.
https://www.minnstate.edu/admissions/transfer/mntc.html
Goal Area 10 has an explicit focus on the interdependence of ecological systems and social/economic systems as outlined below:
Goal Area 10: People and the Environment
To improve students’ understanding of today’s complex environmental challenges. Students will examine the inter-relatedness of human society and the natural environment. Knowledge of both bio-physical principles and socio-cultural systems is the foundation for integrative and critical thinking about environmental issues.
https://www.minnstate.edu/admissions/transfer/mntc.html
Which of the following impact areas does the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Curriculum
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STARS credit in which the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
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A photograph or document associated with the featured program, initiative, or accomplishment:
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Second Point of Distinction
Sustainable Community Partnerships
A brief description of the second program/initiative/accomplishment:
The University of Minnesota has extensive community partnerships related to sustainability, including the Institute on the Environment, the Regional Sustainable Development Partnership (located in all corners of the state), and the Northern Great Plains Institute. In this way we are actively engaged with creating sustainable communities where we live and work.
Which impact areas does the second program/initiative/accomplishment most closely relate to?:
Public Engagement
Website URL where more information about the second program/initiative/accomplishment may be found:
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STARS credit in which the second program/initiative/accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
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A photograph or document associated with the second program/initiative/accomplishment:
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Third Point of Distinction
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A brief description of the third program/initiative/accomplishment:
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Which impact areas does the third program/initiative/accomplishment most closely relate to?:
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Website URL where more information about the third program/initiative/accomplishment may be found:
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STARS credit in which the third program/initiative/accomplishment is reported (if applicable):
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A photograph or document associated with the third program/initiative/accomplishment:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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