Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 49.94
Liaison Jane Stewart
Submission Date March 3, 2017
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Washington and Lee University
AC-3: Undergraduate Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Kimberly Hodge
Director of Sustainability Initiatives and Education
Student Affairs
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Does the institution offer at least one sustainability-focused major, degree program, or the equivalent for undergraduate students (I.e. an interdisciplinary academic program that concentrates on sustainability as an integrated concept)?:
Yes

Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate degree program:
Environmental Studies Program

A brief description of the undergraduate degree program:

With an emphasis on liberal arts, the Program in Environmental Studies seeks to facilitate student development of an interdisciplinary understanding of the relationships that define the interaction between humans and the environment, with particular focus on:

1. The norms and values underlying these relationships
2. The causes, consequences and solutions to environmental problems
3. Sustainable approaches to private and public decision-making
4. Understanding the importance of place and scale, from the local to the global scope.
5. The ability to think critically, integrating disciplinary tools into an interdisciplinary perspective.


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Does the institution offer one or more sustainability-focused minors, concentrations or certificates for undergraduate students?:
Yes

Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate:
Environmental Studies Program minor

A brief description of the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate:

See above


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