Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	59.78
Liaison	Joseph Wasylycia-Leis
Submission Date	March 1, 2019
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

University of Winnipeg
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	7.48 / 14.00	Joseph Wasylycia-Leis Campus Sustainability Coordinator Campus Sustainability Office

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Part 1

Figures required to calculate the percentage of courses offered by the institution that are sustainability course offerings:

	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total number of courses offered by the institution	856	42
Number of sustainability courses offered	32	4
Number of courses offered that include sustainability	62	7

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:

11.69

Part 2

Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):

None

Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer at least one sustainability course and/or course that includes sustainability (at any level):

Percentage of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:

Course Inventory

A copy of the institution’s inventory of its sustainability course offerings and descriptions:

UWinnipeg Sustainability Course Invenotry - Updated 2018-19_zZnepE9.xlsx

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

Three

A brief description of the methodology used to determine the total number of courses offered and to identify sustainability course offerings, including the definitions used and the process for reviewing and/or validating the course inventory :

Over the past year, the CSO compiled a list of potential sustainability focused and related courses based on an inventory done in 2015 and a review of new course approved by the Senate during the last 3 years. We collected 189 course syllabi from 28 departments. With support from the Academic Working Group on Sustainability, our staff carefully examined each syllabus, assigning an “R” or “F” designation based on the definitions and criteria established by STARS. Between December 2018 and March 2019 we reviewed 189 courses from 28 departments, summarizing sustainability content and proposing F or R designations where applicable. At luncheon hosted by the AWG and CSO in March, faculty and instructors who submitted syllabi were invited to comment on courses requiring further discussion. In the end, this project Identified 32 sustainability-focused and 62 sustainability-related courses currently on offer at UWinnipeg. The attached spreadsheet contains a detailed inventory. We also promote all of these courses on the sustainability website here: https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/sustainability/sustainability-every-day/academics/courses.html

How were courses with multiple offerings or sections counted for the figures reported above?:

Each course was counted as a single course regardless of the number of offerings or sections

A brief description of how courses with multiple offerings or sections were counted (if different from the options outlined above):

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Are the following course types included in the inventory? :

	Yes (included) or No (not included)
Internships	No
Practicums	No
Independent study	No
Special topics	No
Thesis / dissertation	No
Clinical	No
Physical education	No
Performance arts	No

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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:

https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/sustainability/sustainability-every-day/academics/courses.html

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

In response to STARS Staff review feedback, we have added an up to date inventory of our sustainability courses in the form of an Excel file that meets the requirements exemplified in in the Credit Help Center. We have also provided a link to our public website which lists sustainability courses by department in a more viewer-friendly format. The number of courses reported in the STARS tool now match the number of courses presented in our updated inventory (see above).