Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 67.34
Liaison Jennifer Andrews
Submission Date July 29, 2014
Executive Letter Download

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University of New Hampshire
EN-11: Continuing Education

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.00 / 5.00 Lisa Townson
Assistant Director
Cooperative Extension
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Does the institution offer continuing education courses that address sustainability?:
Yes

Number of continuing education courses offered that address sustainability:
120

Total number of continuing education courses offered:
800

A copy of the list and brief descriptions of the continuing education courses that address sustainability:
A list and brief descriptions of the continuing education courses that address sustainability:

UNH offers a wide variety of sustainability-related continuing education (workshops, courses, conferences, and other in-person or virtual learning) in everything from forestry master gardening to starting a sustainability business to agriculture and beyond.

Most courses are offered through UNH Cooperative Extension (http://extension.unh.edu/), though courses are also offered through UNH Professional Development and Training, colleges and departments across campus (such as the Executive Education Program at the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics), and elsewhere.

The attached list only covers UNH Cooperative Extension.


Does the institution have at least one sustainability-themed certificate program through its continuing education or extension department?:
Yes

A brief description of the certificate program:

In 2011, UNH and NH Businesses for Social Responsibility developed the Corporate Sustainability Leadership Program and Certificate (www.sustainablitycertificate.org). Managers, business leaders, and others in NH and beyond can take the program to learn about business and sustainability.


Year the certificate program was created:
2,009

The website URL where information about sustainability in continuing education courses is available :
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The University of New Hampshire does not necessarily distinguish between "continuing education" courses and traditional courses. Rather, "continuing education" students can enroll in regular courses on an available-space basis.

See also:

UNH Cooperative Extension contact: Lisa Townson, Assistant Director, lisa.townson@unh.edu, 603-862-1031.http://extension.unh.edu/

UNH Professional Development and Training: http://www.learn.unh.edu/training/

Corporate Sustainability Leadership Program and Certificate: www.sustainablitycertificate.org.

Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics Executive Education: http://paulcollege.unh.edu/executive-development-programs

UNH Summer Session:


The University of New Hampshire does not necessarily distinguish between "continuing education" courses and traditional courses. Rather, "continuing education" students can enroll in regular courses on an available-space basis.

See also:

UNH Cooperative Extension contact: Lisa Townson, Assistant Director, lisa.townson@unh.edu, 603-862-1031.http://extension.unh.edu/

UNH Professional Development and Training: http://www.learn.unh.edu/training/

Corporate Sustainability Leadership Program and Certificate: www.sustainablitycertificate.org.

Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics Executive Education: http://paulcollege.unh.edu/executive-development-programs

UNH Summer Session:

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