Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 76.71
Liaison Gioia Thompson
Submission Date Feb. 6, 2023

STARS v2.2

University of Vermont
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 8.00 / 8.00 Gioia Thompson
Sustainability Strategist
UVM Office of Sustainability
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Part 1. Institutional sustainability learning outcomes

Has the institution adopted one or more sustainability learning outcomes that apply to the entire student body or, at minimum, to the institution's predominant student body?:
Yes

Which of the following best describes the sustainability learning outcomes?:
Sustainability-focused

A list of the institution level sustainability learning outcomes:
Students can have an informed conversation about the multiple dimensions and complexity of sustainability. (knowledge category)
Students can evaluate sustainability using an evidence-based disciplinary approach and integrate economic, ecological, and social perspectives. (skills category)
Students think critically about sustainability across a diversity of cultural values and across multiple scales of relevance from local to global.(values category)
Students, as members of society, can recognize and assess how sustainability impacts their lives and how their actions impact sustainability. (personal domain)

Part 2. Program-level sustainability learning outcomes

Total number of graduates from degree programs:
3,490

Number of graduates from degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
1,088

A brief description of how the figure above was determined:
Degree programs identified by discussion with departments, reviewing websites and institutional knowledge. Number of graduates of those programs found in the database: https://www.uvm.edu/oir/degrees-awarded

A list of degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
See attached

Documentation supporting the figure reported above (upload):
Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
One

Percentage of students who graduate from programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
31.17

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the sustainability learning outcomes is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
see also
https://www.uvm.edu/academics/studying_environment_uvm

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