Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 51.72
Liaison Alex Frank
Submission Date Aug. 1, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of Wisconsin-Madison
EN-12: Continuing Education

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.55 / 5.00 Alex Frank
Sustainability Analyst
Office of Sustainability
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Does the institution offer continuing education courses that address sustainability?:
Yes

Total number of continuing education courses offered:
821

Number of continuing education courses offered that address sustainability:
15

Percentage of continuing education courses that address sustainability:
1.83

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:
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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?:
No

A brief description of the certificate program(s), including the year the program was created:

Not in FY18


The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Data was obtained through outreach to academic divisions that offer continuing education and/or professional development (non-credit) courses. Course title and descriptions (where necessary) were obtained for all courses offered in FY18 from:
- Division of Continuing Studies
- School of Veterinary Medicine
- Wisconsin School of Business
- College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (details on additional courses offered by specific departments were not fully available)
- UW-Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (includes courses from the School of Medicine and Public Health, School of Pharmacy, and School of Nursing)
- College of Engineering

Staff from the Office of Sustainability reviewed each course title to confirm if they met the STARS definition of a sustainability course offering.


Data was obtained through outreach to academic divisions that offer continuing education and/or professional development (non-credit) courses. Course title and descriptions (where necessary) were obtained for all courses offered in FY18 from:
- Division of Continuing Studies
- School of Veterinary Medicine
- Wisconsin School of Business
- College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (details on additional courses offered by specific departments were not fully available)
- UW-Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (includes courses from the School of Medicine and Public Health, School of Pharmacy, and School of Nursing)
- College of Engineering

Staff from the Office of Sustainability reviewed each course title to confirm if they met the STARS definition of a sustainability course offering.

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