Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	54.76
Liaison	Amy McElhinney
Submission Date	March 22, 2021
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

University of Mount Union
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	8.41 / 14.00	Jamie Greiner Sustainability and Campus Outreach Manager Nature Center

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Part 1

Figures required to calculate the percentage of courses offered by the institution that are sustainability course offerings:

	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total number of courses offered by the institution	1,112	120
Number of sustainability courses offered	34	0
Number of courses offered that include sustainability	75	0

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:

8.85

Part 2

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

None

Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer at least one sustainability course and/or course that includes sustainability (at any level):

Percentage of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:

73.08

Course Inventory

A copy of the institution’s inventory of its sustainability course offerings and descriptions:

University_of_Mount_Union_-_Inventory_of_Sustainabilty_Courses_-_2021.pdf

Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:

Two

A brief description of the methodology used to determine the total number of courses offered and to identify sustainability course offerings, including the definitions used and the process for reviewing and/or validating 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. The following were excluded from the count of total courses offered: travel, internships, clinical practicums, honor thesis/project, independent studies, special topics, seminars, and capstones. This allowed us to establish a NEW Minor in Sustainability in Fall 2019.

How were courses with multiple offerings or sections counted for the figures reported above?:

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):

Are the following course types included in the inventory? :

	Yes (included) or No (not included)
Internships	No
Practicums	No
Independent study	No
Special topics	No
Thesis / dissertation	No
Clinical	No
Physical education	No
Performance arts	Yes

Optional Fields

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:

https://www.mountunion.edu/university-catalogue

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

E-mails sent to all Department Chairs. Information entered by Jamie Greiner