| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.46 |
| Liaison | Andrew DeMelia |
| Submission Date | May 11, 2022 |
Bryant University
AC-1: Academic Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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9.65 / 14.00 |
Gaytha
Langlois Chair, Science & Technology Department Science & Technology Department |
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Part 1. Sustainability course offerings
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
| Total number of courses offered by the institution | 578 | 33 |
| Number of sustainability-focused courses offered | 14 | 0 |
| Number of sustainability-inclusive courses offered | 50 | 5 |
Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:
11.29
Part 2. Sustainability course offerings by department
13
Number of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:
10
Percentage of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:
76.92
Documentation
Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
Three
A brief description of the methodology used to complete the course inventory :
Sustainability-inclusive and sustainability-focused courses were identified based on an analysis of catalog descriptions of existing courses, distinguishing the level of content as “inclusive” or “focused”. Sustainability content encompasses materials related to resource tracking and conservation practices, including reuse, recycling/waste reduction, energy efficiency, the human connection with the natural world, reduced toxics in industrial processing, green building approaches, population growth issues, public policy development for better environmental management, political decision making, design of human environments, and our collective responsibility for global environmental realities. Sustainability focus was considered to be present when some array of these topics constituted the main focus of the course, or where specific skills for sustainability practices were stressed (e.g., sustainable supply chain analysis, sustainability marketing, or tools for assessing coastal vulnerability to climate change impacts and for developing coastal resiliency measures).
In addition, faculty were invited to complete an online survey to self-identify sustainability course content or focus, and to ascertain interest in developing new courses or expanding present offerings to include additional sustainability content. Selected faculty were also interviewed to discuss new initiatives for adding sustainability modules into existing courses. A follow-on survey will occur in the Spring 2022 semester, where faculty will be asked about specific topics, as well as to explore what type of support would encourage the expansion of emphasis on sustainability practice within the curriculum. Discussions with the Deans of the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Business are ongoing regarding support mechanisms for faculty can be developed.
In addition, faculty were invited to complete an online survey to self-identify sustainability course content or focus, and to ascertain interest in developing new courses or expanding present offerings to include additional sustainability content. Selected faculty were also interviewed to discuss new initiatives for adding sustainability modules into existing courses. A follow-on survey will occur in the Spring 2022 semester, where faculty will be asked about specific topics, as well as to explore what type of support would encourage the expansion of emphasis on sustainability practice within the curriculum. Discussions with the Deans of the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Business are ongoing regarding support mechanisms for faculty can be developed.
How were courses with multiple offerings or sections counted for the figures reported above?:
Each course was counted as a single course regardless of the number of offerings or sections
A brief description of how courses with multiple offerings or sections were counted:
Laboratory classes under a separate course number, but associated with a lecture class (e.g., Sci-351 Ecology and SCI-L351)were not included in the above course count.
Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
A listing of the sustainability-focus and sustainability-content courses is available here: https://sites.google.com/bryant.edu/langlois/projects/sustainability-in-academics
All courses and their descriptions are available here: https://catalog.bryant.edu/
Programs with sustainability content are posted here:
https://sites.google.com/bryant.edu/langlois/projects/sustainability-in-academics
All courses and their descriptions are available here: https://catalog.bryant.edu/
Programs with sustainability content are posted here:
https://sites.google.com/bryant.edu/langlois/projects/sustainability-in-academics
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