| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 45.82 |
| Liaison | Amy Kadrie |
| Submission Date | Jan. 21, 2025 |
University of Rochester
AC-1: Sustainability Course Offerings
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
8.52 / 14.00 |
Karen
Berger Ph.D. Earth and Environmental Sciences |
1.1 Percentage of academic departments with sustainability course offerings
Number of academic departments with at least one sustainability course offering:
Annotated list or inventory of the institution’s sustainability course offerings by department:
Description of the process used to identify the institution’s sustainability course offerings by department:
The course catalog was browsed on a department-by-department basis, assigning tentative classifications to each course. The appropriate faculty (department chairs, instructors, etc.) were then contacted for confirmation.
The STARS committee reviewed descriptions of known courses, beginning with courses included in previous STARS submissions. For departments where there were not previously identified courses, the committee reached out to the Department Chair and Undergraduate or Graduate Coordinator to request information about sustainability courses offered in the previous three years, providing them with a description of what is considered a “sustainability course.”
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following two figures:
Points earned for indicator AC 1.1:
1.2 Published sustainability course listings
Online location where the institution’s sustainability course listings are maintained:
Publication where the institution’s sustainability course listings are maintained:
Description of the process used to create and maintain the institution’s sustainability course listings:
The STARS committee reviewed descriptions of known courses, beginning with courses included in previous STARS submissions, and confirming in the online course catalogue that they had been offered at least once in the previous three years. For departments where there were not previously identified courses, the committee reached out to the Department Chair and Undergraduate or Graduate Coordinator to request information about sustainability courses offered in the previous three years, providing them with a description of what is considered a “sustainability course.”
From the link above, please scroll down to "All Sustainability Courses", for a full listing of courses with sustainability content from all academic divisions. This list can be directly accessed here: https://www.sas.rochester.edu/ees/assets/pdf/sustainability-coursework.pdf
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:
1.3 Support for academic staff to integrate sustainability into the curriculum
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the incentives provided for individual academic staff to integrate sustainability into the curriculum:
Does the institution host an ongoing multidisciplinary community of practice, sustainability across the curriculum training program, or equivalent support program for academic staff who are working to integrate sustainability into the curriculum?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview the institution’s sustainability-focused community of practice, sustainability across the curriculum training program, or equivalent support program:
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:
Optional documentation
Additional documentation for this credit:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.