| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.30 |
| Liaison | Andrea Trimble |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Virginia
EN-12: Continuing Education
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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3.06 / 5.00 |
Andrea
Trimble Director - Office for Sustainability Office for Sustainability |
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Does the institution offer continuing education courses that address sustainability?:
Yes
Total number of continuing education courses offered:
878
Number of continuing education courses offered that address sustainability:
31
Percentage of continuing education courses that address sustainability:
3.53
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:
Undergraduate - descriptions in attached spreadsheet
CJ 3660 - Leadership: Spirituality, Wellness and Vitality
IT 3401 - Smart Cities Enabling Sustainability
ISHU 3043 - Women Writing for Change
ISHU 3193 - Writing About the Environment
NCAR 100 - The Home Landscape
NCAR 101 - Trees of Central Virginia
NCAR 104 - Historic Preservation
NCAR 106 - The Kitchen Garden
NCAR 112 - Ecological Landscaping
NCAR 113 - Local Food for Thought
NCAR 115 - Planet to Plate: A Study in Slow Food
NCAR 116 - Preserving the Harvest
NCAR 117 - Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute
NCAR 118 - The Sustainable Landscape
NCAR 120 - Herbal Medicine for Stress and Well being
NCBM 163 - Leading Change
NCPH 100 - Intro to Stars and Galaxies
NCPH 101 - Introduction to the Night Sky
NCPH 103 - The Earth: An Owner's Manual
NCPH 106 - Life Beyond Earth
NCPH 111 - The Science of Healthy Lifestyle Choices
NCSS 127 - Human Rights in Arab Thought, Literature, and Film
NCTH 114 - Meditative, Mindful, and Happy
ISHU 3453 - Food for Thought: An Exploration of the Way We Eat
ISHU 4830 - A Philosophic History of American Environmentalism
ISHU 4831 - Four Women Activists for Sustaining Food, Water and Biodiversity in India
ISHU 4850 - The Ethics of Sustainability
ISHU 4860 - Jefferson, Lincoln, Darwin, God, and the Idea of a Human Right
ISHU 4890 - America and the Ethics of Food and Energy in the 21st Century
ISSS 3303 - Meditation in Action: The Contemplative Sciences
ISBU 4851 - Strategy and Sustainability in Business Decisions
Graduate - course descriptions in attached spreadsheet
PSPA 5050 - Environmental Policies and Practices
HR 5050 - Organizational Change and Development
Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
One
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:
The Certificate in Sustainable Business is a program for continuing education students (working professionals, the general public, undergraduates, graduate students) business through the lens of social, environmental, and fiscal responsibility. The program is entirely online and lasts 13 weeks, with a curriculum that includes:
Energy and climate change
Water, oceans, and biodiversity
Forests, land, and food
The business case
Strategic sustainability and marketing sustainability
Finance and sustainability
Managing sustainability
Sustainable design
Life cycle assessment
Sustainable structures
Building sustainable communities
https://www.commerce.virginia.edu/mbi/certificate-sustainable
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:
http://records.ureg.virginia.edu/content.php?catoid=43&navoid=2995
http://records.ureg.virginia.edu/content.php?catoid=44&navoid=3145
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