Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 49.07
Liaison Eva Rocke
Submission Date March 21, 2014
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STARS v1.2

University of Montana
ER-5: Sustainability Course Identification

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Cherie Peacock
Sustainability Coordinator
Office of Sustainability
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Has the institution developed a definition of sustainability in the curriculum?:
Yes

A copy of the institution's definition of sustainability in the curriculum?:

General definition of sustainability:
Sustainability is the process of addressing ecological integrity, social justice, and/or the interconnections of ecological integrity and social justice with economic prosperity. Sustainability seeks to build economic prosperity without compromising social well-being and ecological health.
Sustainability-focused courses concentrate on the concept of sustainability, including its social, economic, and environmental dimensions, or examine an issue or topic using sustainability as a lens.
Sustainability-related courses incorporate sustainability as a distinct course component or module or concentrate on a single sustainability principle or issue.


Has the institution identified its sustainability-focused and sustainability-related course offerings?:
Yes

A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the inventory:

The Universtiy surveyed faculty to identify sustainability-focused and sustainability-related course offerings. Faculty were sent (3 times in one year) a survey for self-evaluation. Student interns followed up with faculty across campus to claify the data and to identify more courses and faculty who had not participated in the survey.


Does the institution make its sustainability course inventory publicly available online?:
Yes

The website URL where the sustainability course inventory is posted:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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