| Overall Rating | Silver |
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| Overall Score | 60.35 |
| Liaison | Cody Friend |
| Submission Date | May 6, 2024 |
University of Nebraska at Omaha
IN-6: Center for Sustainability Across the Curriculum
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.50 / 0.50 |
A.T.
Miller Chief Diversity Officer Office of Diversity, Equity, Access, and Inclusion |
A brief description of the institution’s professional development opportunities on sustainability in the curriculum:
The NU System Sustainability Summit is an annual event that gathers sustainability leaders, faculty, staff, students, and stakeholders from the University of Nebraska System to share insights and foster sustainable practices. Its objective is to promote effective, efficient, economical, equitable, and responsible use of resources, considering both current and future needs. The summit features various sessions, workshops, and discussions designed to inspire sustainable initiatives and engage participants in meaningful dialogue.
One of the benefits of the summit is that participants have the option to participate in several workshops designed to enhance skills related to sustainability.
Small Group Breakout Session - Option A: "Recycling the Un-recyclable in Omaha, NE"
Small Group Breakout Session - Option B: Update from UNO's Office of Sustainability
Small Group Breakout Session - Option C: "Creating Omaha's First Climate Action Plan"
Small Group Breakout Session - Option D: "Fusing Agriculture and Technology to Promote Sustainability"
Many of our employee educators are experts in the field of sustainability, professors such as Farrah Grant teach UNO's Intro to Sustainability course. By using her content knowledge of the field, among other professors, employee educators are trained by such professors on skills such as waste Diversion, or they use other skills to plan and coordinate the Sustainability Summit. The NU System Summit for Sustainability benefits UNO employees because it heightens awareness of sustainability practices that can be implemented into daily life; reorienting employees with sustainable recycling practices, and using professional development to engage employees campus and system-wide. Additionally, the program is great for promoting community partners that conduct community engagement projects, faculty, staff, and administrators network with community partners which can to many pathways in which the employee might serve in sustainability efforts in the future.
Have academic staff from other institutions participated in the professional development opportunities on sustainability with the previous three years?:
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Developing a public micro credential in Sustainability to be offered beginning in August of 2023
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