Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 75.40
Liaison Mary-Lee Townsend
Submission Date Jan. 16, 2025

STARS v3.0

Western University
EN-7: Continuing Education

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

7.1 Continuing education offerings in sustainability

Does the institution have at least one continuing education course or program that is sustainability-focused?:
Yes

Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the sustainability-focused continuing education course offerings:

https://news.westernu.ca/2023/09/climate-change-action-course/

https://geoenvironment.uwo.ca/undergraduate/course_information/new_course_connecting_for_climate_change_action.html

Connecting for Climate Change Action is a new online, asynchronous course developed by a team at Western led by Dr. Katrina Moser. It is offered as both a for-credit undergraduate course on campus, as well as the free online version through Coursera, open to the public. The award-winning course uses a storytelling approach to bring Western and Indigenous Sciences together to educate, encourage discussions, and motivate action on climate change

 


Does the institution have at least one continuing education offering that is focused on a topic other than sustainability, but incorporates sustainability content or addresses a sustainability challenge?:
No

Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s continuing education offerings that incorporate sustainability content or address sustainability challenges:
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The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:

Points earned for indicator EN 7.1:
3

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