Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 69.26
Liaison Gioia Thompson
Submission Date March 1, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of Vermont
EN-12: Continuing Education

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.00 / 5.00 Cynthia Belliveau
Dean
Continuing Education
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Part 1  

Does the institution offer continuing education courses that address sustainability?:
Yes

None
Total number of continuing education courses offered:
132

None
Number of continuing education courses offered that address sustainability:
26

Percentage of continuing education courses that address sustainability:
19.70

Course Inventory 

A copy of the list and brief description of the continuing education courses that address sustainability:
A list and brief description of the continuing education courses that address sustainability:
Individual description of each sustainability course is included in the attached list.

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

Part 2 

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(s), including the year the program was created:
Professional Certificate in Campus Sustainability Leadership Offered at UVM since 2008 Participants earn a Professional Certificate in Campus Sustainability Leadership and learn how to bring about change through transformative, financially sustainable innovations at their institution to help their campus become a sustainability model. Program benefits include: The opportunity to focus on this important challenge A way to expand your professional network The chance to learn from leaders in the field UVM’s physical location, size, and natural assets, like Vermont’s Green Mountains, New York’s Adirondack Mountains, Lake Champlain, and surrounding farms, forests, streams, and rivers Businesses and organizations of all types and sizes seek leaders who can help shift their practices to support sustainability. Communities need citizens prepared to help develop real solutions for the challenges they face. Are you prepared? This program prepares people for these needs.

Optional Fields 

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The performance year for this credit was Academic Year 2015-2016, including summer of 2015, not summer of 2016. Classes for the summer of 2016 were not finalized yet when these data were collected, which is why 2015 was used.

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