Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	72.46
Liaison	Paul Mathisen
Submission Date	May 22, 2020
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
EN-12: Continuing Education

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	5.00 / 5.00	Paul Mathisen Dir. of Sustainability & Assoc. Prof Civil & Environmental Engineering

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Part 1

Does the institution offer continuing education courses that address sustainability?:

Yes

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Total number of continuing education courses offered:

306

None

Number of continuing education courses offered that address sustainability:

Percentage of continuing education courses that address sustainability:

20.26

Course Inventory

A copy of the list and brief description of the continuing education courses that address sustainability:

WPI__-_Continuing_Education_Courses_with_Sustainability.docx

A list and brief description of the continuing education courses that address sustainability:

PLEASE SEE COURSE INVENTORY LINK FOR THE COMPLETE LISTING OF CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES

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

One

Part 2

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

Yes

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

1. "WPI’s Renewable and Distributed Power Systems Certificate was introduced in the 2016 Academic Year. This program provides students with general power systems analysis and design capabilities and specific capabilities for electric delivery systems that support renewable and distributed power generation. 2. WPI's Water Resources graduate certificate program offers a comprehensive set of graduate-level courses in a specialized area of environmental engineering. A prior undergraduate degree in civil or environmental engineering or another related field is required. The program includes courses to address water as a critical natural resource, which is also under multiple complex threats. Topics range from methods of detecting and removing hazardous contaminants to addressing water sustainability locally and around the world.(https://www.wpi.edu/academics/study/water-resources-certificates) WPI's Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) Department also offers a Water Quality Systems Certificate, which focuses more on water and wastewater treatment systems. Finally, the CEE Department's Environmental Engineering Graduate MS Degree is offered entirely online. This program is described under CEE Graduate Programs

Optional Fields

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:

https://www.wpi.edu/offices/corporate-professional-education

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

All info can be accessed through the professional education link above. A few other sources include: WPI's Civil and Environmental Engineeering Department and Environmental Engineeering program: http://www.wpi.edu/+CEE Renewable Energy Innovations Lab - http://labs.wpi.edu/renewable-energy-lab/research/home/ WPI's Renewable Energy Innovations Lab has been growing since 2017. It now includes 3 full time Ph.D. Candidates. Its aim is to contribute in expanding the utilization of renewable energy resources in the world by addressing technical challenges impeding their utilization, including reducing their cost, and improve their overall efficiency, operation, control, integration and reliability. ALSO: https://www.wpi.edu/academics/online/study/power-systems-engineering-certificate