Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 61.14
Liaison Jeff Spoelstra
Submission Date Feb. 28, 2019
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Western Michigan University
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.44 / 8.00 Jeff Spoelstra
Sustainability Coordinator
Office for Sustainability
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Total number of graduates from degree programs (i.e. majors, minors, concentrations, certificates, and other academic designations):
5,383

Number of students that graduate from programs that have adopted at least one sustainability learning outcome:
970

Percentage of students who graduate from programs that have adopted at least one sustainability learning outcome:
18.02

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

Institution and Division Level Learning Outcomes

Does the institution specify sustainability learning outcomes at the institution level (e.g. covering all students)?:
No

Does the institution specify sustainability learning outcomes at the division level (e.g. covering particular schools or colleges within the institution)?:
No

A list or brief description of the institution level or division level sustainability learning outcomes:
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Program Level Learning Outcomes

Does the institution specify sustainability learning outcomes at the program level (i.e. majors, minors, concentrations, degrees, diplomas, certificates, and other academic designations)?:
Yes

A list or brief description of the program level sustainability learning outcomes (or a list of sustainability-focused programs):
Outcomes of the BBA in the Haworth College of Business. BBA Learning Goal #5: Students will understand ethical business practices a. Students will be able to define ethics b. Students will be able to recognize an ethical dilemma c. Students will be able to describe a framework for resolving an ethical dilemma d. Students will be able to define sustainability e. Students will be able to apply sustainability concepts to their academic major f. Students will be able to apply sustainability concepts to their personal lives The Sustainable Food Systems (SFS) major has developed a matrix of Learning Outcomes relating to sustainability. Document attached.

Course Level Learning Outcomes

Do course level sustainability learning outcomes contribute to the figure reported above (i.e. in the absence of program, division, or institution level learning outcomes)?:
No

A list or brief description of the course level sustainability learning outcomes and the programs for which the courses are required:
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
2017 WMU-DI SFS Program Concentration Matrix.docx

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
HCOB BBA. 903 bachelors degrees awarded for BBA programs in FY 2018 ENVS . Majors ESSJ+EVLJ+FFJ had a total of 37 bachelors degrees awarded in FY 2018 Food Service Operations and Sustainability. Majors FOSJ+FADJ had a total of 5 bachelors degrees awarded in FY 2018 Dietetics. Major DIDJ had 25 bachelors degrees awarded in FY 2018

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