Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 48.88
Liaison Amy McElhinney
Submission Date Oct. 2, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of Mount Union
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 8.18 / 14.00 Chuck McClaugherty
Director of Center for Envi. Sci.
Brumbaugh Ctr Envi Sci
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Figures required to calculate the percentage of courses with sustainability content::
Undergraduate Graduate
Total number of courses offered by the institution 750 21
Number of sustainability courses offered 12 0
Number of courses offered that include sustainability 60
+ Date Revised: Dec. 4, 2014
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Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer at least one sustainability course and/or course that includes sustainability (at any level):
16

Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):
24

Number of years covered by the data:
Three

A copy of the institution’s inventory of its course offerings with sustainability content (and course descriptions):
The University of Mount Union offers 72 courses that include sustainability or are considered a sust
+ Date Revised: Dec. 4, 2014

An inventory of the institution's course offerings with sustainability content (and course descriptions):
Course # Name BIO405/CHE490/GEO425 SCE for EnvSci majors CHE 210 Environmental Chemistry ECE490 Civil Engineering Capstone ENV/BIO 190 Intro to Environmental Science ENV 350 Environmental Case Studies ENV299 Appalachian Environments GEO 205 Weather and Climate GEO 210 Hydrology PHL 290 Environmental Ethics PSY 350 Social Responsibility REL 480 Religion and Ecology WRT399 Science Writing ART 215 Design 2 ART 220 Sculpture 1 ART 100 Intro to Art BIO 140 The Unity of Life BIO 141 The Diversity of Life BIO 220 Ecology BIO230 Conservation Biology BIO 280 Biology of Marine Organisms BIO 315 Physiological Ecology BIO321 Aquatic Ecology BIO322 Eco toxicology BIO 325 Environmental Soil Science CHE 100 Chemistry and Society CHE 210 Environmental Chemistry COM 265 Persuasion and Social movements COM 329 Conflict management and Negotiation COM 381 American Indain Rhetoric COM 382 African American Rhetoric COM 384 Intercultural communication CRJ 208 Diversity issues in Criminal Justice ECE 330 Environmental Engineering ECN 371 Environmental Economics ECN 372 Natural Resource Economics ECN 375 Development Economics EDU 219 Educational media EDU 175 Intro to teaching professions EDU 215 Multicultural Education ENG 335 Literature and Human Rights GEO 112 Physical Geology HIS 230 Problems of Developing Nations HON 160N Honors Environmental Science MUS 250 Music in America NUR 120 Intro to Professional Nursing NUR 290 Foundations of Nursing Practice NUR340 Nursing Care of Childbearing Family and Newborn NUR360 Nursing Care of Adults with Psychiatric Mental Heath Condition NUR420 Community Health Nursing PBH101 Intro to Public Health PBH350 Global Health PBH450 Community Assessment PHL120 Contemporary Moral Problems PHL 280 Bio-Medical Ethics PHL260 Aesthetics PHL291 The Wilderness POL 105S State and Local Govt POL240 Environmental Policy POL 315 Public Policy POL 348 Politics of the Developing World PSJ150 Intro to Peace building and Social Justice PSJ 400 Building Community, Building Peace REL 340 Christian Social Ethics SOC 200 Contemporary Social Issues SOC 220 The Many Faces of Poverty SPB 450 International Sport Business THE 205 Tragedy tomorrow:Comedy tonight; History of American Musical Theater

The website URL where the inventory of course offerings with sustainability content is publicly available:
http://www.mountunion.edu/sustainability

A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the course inventory:
We surveyed all department chairs and followed up with questions about courses that we suspected had sustainability components. We also inquired directly of faculty that had previously listed their courses as having sustainability content. Finally we reviewed catalog descriptions and relied on our own knowledge of classes offered. We undoubtedly missed some course that include sustainability.

How did the institution count courses with multiple offerings or sections in the inventory?:
Each course was counted as a single course regardless of the number of offerings or sections

A brief description of how courses with multiple offerings or sections were counted (if different from the options outlined above):
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Which of the following course types were included in the inventory?:
Yes or No
Internships No
Practicums No
Independent study No
Special topics No
Thesis/dissertation No
Clinical No
Physical education No
Performance arts Yes

Does the institution designate sustainability courses in its catalog of course offerings?:
No

Does the institution designate sustainability courses on student transcripts?:
No

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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