Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 69.27
Liaison Mark Klapatch-Mathias
Submission Date Feb. 29, 2024

STARS v2.2

University of Wisconsin-River Falls
EN-12: Continuing Education

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.00 / 5.00 Angie Whitaker
Program Manager
Continuing Education
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Part 1 . Continuing education courses in sustainability

Total number of continuing education courses offered:
289

Number of continuing education courses that are sustainability course offerings:
38

Percentage of continuing education courses that are sustainability course offerings:
13.15

Course Inventory 

A copy of the institution’s inventory of its continuing education sustainability course offerings and descriptions:
Institution’s inventory of its continuing education sustainability course offerings and descriptions:
See attached.

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

Part 2. Sustainability-focused certificate program

Does the institution have at least one sustainability-focused certificate program through its continuing education or extension department?:
Yes

A brief description of the certificate program(s):
Title: Environmental Sustainability Certificate
Description: Coursework in this certificate focuses on the environmental science behind sustainability. Learn about the interrelationship between human behavior and the environment, energy systems and emerging technologies, and how to apply this knowledge in the workplace. This certificate is comprised of four courses that can be taken as non-credit courses for the certificate. They may also be applied toward the Sustainable Management bachelor’s degree.

Title: Sustainable Enterprise Certificate
Description: Coursework in this certificate introduces business concepts necessary to strengthen an organization’s ability to implement sustainability initiatives. Learn about triple bottom line accounting, economics, human behavior in the organization, and how technology can support sustainability. This certificate is comprised of four courses that can be taken as non-credit courses for the certificate. They may also be applied toward the Sustainable Management bachelor’s degree.

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s continuing education courses and programs in sustainability is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Figures in part 1 cover 3 years. Courses offered multiple times are counted as a single course.

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