| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 53.20 |
| Liaison | Olivia Shehan |
| Submission Date | Dec. 24, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Wellesley College
AC-2: Learning Outcomes
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.36 / 8.00 |
Jessica
Hunter Environmental Studies Program Coordinator Environmental Studies |
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Number of students who graduated from a program that has adopted at least one sustainability learning outcome:
27
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Total number of graduates from degree programs:
597
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A copy of the list or inventory of degree, diploma or certificate programs that have sustainability learning outcomes:
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A list of degree, diploma or certificate programs that have sustainability learning outcomes:
Environmental Studies Program Major
Environmental Studies Program Minor
Sustainability Certificate Program
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A list or sample of the sustainability learning outcomes associated with degree, diploma or certificate programs (if not included in an inventory above):
Goals for the Environmental Studies Major/Minor
The Environmental Studies program seeks to educate students to:
• Develop and compare potential solutions to environmental problems from local to global scales.
• Critically assess the relationships among the cultural, economic, ethical, scientific, and social dimensions of environmental issues.
• Integrate field-based, laboratory, and other forms of research used by scholars and practitioners.
• Build ability and confidence in communicating information to professional and public audiences.
• Create a cohesive and supportive interdepartmental community.
Sustainability Certificate Program Mission/Goals
Addressing the challenge of using Earth’s resources sustainably requires a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach, in which basic research about the causes and consequences of environmental problems is combined with an understanding of the incentives and processes for a large-scale reworking of economic activity and the technology with which to reconfigure the human effect on the natural world. Wellesley, Olin, and Babson Colleges are uniquely suited to address this challenge by providing a joint program capable of educating students in ways that each cannot accomplish alone. By truly integrating business, engineering, and the liberal arts in the service of environmental sustainability, this program will provide students with the cross-disciplinary academic preparation and the cross-campus cultural collaboration experiences needed to approach environmental issues holistically. This certificate program can serve as a complement to an Environmental Studies major or to any other major.
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The website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability learning outcomes is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Used data from current academic year 2015-16. Included number of students graduating with ES Major (20) or Minor (3) and Students graduating from the Sustainability Certificate Program (4).
Sustainability Certificate Program Mission/Goals:
http://wellesley.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2015-2016/Course-Catalog/2015-2016-Course-Catalog/Departments-and-Programs/Sustainability-Certificate-Program
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