Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 49.34
Liaison John Stolz
Submission Date March 5, 2021

STARS v2.2

Duquesne University
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.02 / 8.00 Mary Kate Ranii
Program Administrator
Center for Environmental Research & Education (CERE)
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Part 1. Institutional sustainability learning outcomes

Has the institution adopted one or more sustainability learning outcomes that apply to the entire student body or, at minimum, to the institution's predominant student body?:
No

Which of the following best describes the sustainability learning outcomes?:
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A list of the institution level sustainability learning outcomes:
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Part 2. Program-level sustainability learning outcomes

Total number of graduates from degree programs:
2,611

Number of graduates from degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
660

A brief description of how the figure above was determined:
All of the degree programs were analyzed to see which of them included a course relating to sustainability. Then the number of FY2020 graduates from each of those programs were summed together.

A list of degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
All undergraduates students in the Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Science are required to take ENGL 302W: Scientific Writing. All undergraduate students in the Nursing School are required to take BIOL 101: Introduction to Life’s Processes. In the School of Education, undergraduate students in the PK-4, 4-8, and Secondary Ed program are required to take UCOR 124: Earth Science. In the Rangos School of Health, undergraduate students in the Biomedical Engineering, Health Sciences, and/or Health Management Systems are required to take either BIOL 101: Introduction to Life’s Processes or BIOL 112: Diversity, Ecology, Evolution. In the Palumbo School of Business, undergraduate students in the Management program are required to take MGMT 460: Strategic Human Resources. In the MacAnulty School of Liberal Arts undergraduate students in the African Studies program are required to take AFST 125: Astronomy, undergraduate students in the Psychology Program are required to take PSYC 480: Psycology and Community Engagement, undergraduate students in the Professional and Public Advocacy program are required to take COMM 307: Public Advocacy, and undergraduate students in the Social Justice and Policy program are required to take SOCI 106: Social Problems and Social Policy

All graduate and professional certificate students in the Environmental Science and Management program are required to take ENVI 670: Environmental Biology. All graduate students in the Sustainable Business Practices Masters of Business Administration are required to take MGMT 712: Sustainable Business Practices. All graduate students in the Professional Masters of Business Administration are required to take MGMT 738: Global Business.

Documentation supporting the figure reported above (upload):
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Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
One

Percentage of students who graduate from programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
25.28

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the sustainability learning outcomes is available:
https://www.duq.edu/academics/degrees-and-programs/university-core-curriculum/structure-and-course-requirements

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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