Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 68.35
Liaison Andrew Porter
Submission Date March 3, 2023

STARS v2.2

University of Cincinnati
EN-12: Continuing Education

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.12 / 5.00 Alex Roman Gonzalez
Sustianability Coordinator
PDC
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Part 1 . Continuing education courses in sustainability

Total number of continuing education courses offered:
484

Number of continuing education courses that are sustainability course offerings:
18

Percentage of continuing education courses that are sustainability course offerings:
3.72

Course Inventory 

A copy of the institution’s inventory of its continuing education sustainability course offerings and descriptions:
Institution’s inventory of its continuing education sustainability course offerings and descriptions:
Numerous continuing education classes address sustainability in align with the mission of the University to enhance our global community.

Winter 2022
2216 Public Lands-Sacred Spaces
5006 How Do We Deal with Uncertainty in Science? Lessons from an Astronomer
3403 Let’s Get Down to Earth
2813 How Does the US Rank, 2022? A Top-Ten Summary
1210 Saving the Planet . . . with Your Fork!
1618 Who Speaks for Nature?
1206 CROWN—Tri-State Trails
2808 Great Decisions: Climate Change
2212 Finding Solutions to America’s Problems
2424 Innovating to Reduce Poverty and Supporting Families’ Self-Sufficiency
3604 Your Hard-Earned Possessions: Downsizing, Donating, and Recycling

Fall 2022
4006 Energy from the Wind
6027 Protecting and Preserving Nature from the Mill Creek to the Great Miami River
2450 Sustainability: The Greening of America
2116 Documenting Democracy
2225 Finding Solutions to America’s Problems
2320 Let’s Talk Science
5033 / 5034 (Welcome to the Ice Age in Cincinnati

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

Part 2. Sustainability-focused certificate program

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

A brief description of the certificate program(s):
Certified Indoor Environmentalist Prep:
This designation demonstrates that students understand how to create healthy homes and buildings by preventing, diagnosing, and resolving indoor environmental problems. This online course prepares students to pass the CIE examination through a series of video lectures on exam topics such as contaminants, health effects, building science, HVAC, equipment, assessments, mold remediation, and industry standards and guidelines. The certificate also covers practice questions in detail and provides a practice examination to ensure students succeed at becoming a Certified Indoor Environmentalist.
https://careertraining.ed2go.com/uc/training-programs/indoor-environmentalist/?Category=construction-and-trades-trades

Indoor Air Quality Management Program: A six-month program for facility managers, building engineers, or health and safety officers that teaches participants how to diagnose, resolve, and prevent indoor air quality (IAQ) complaints; supports them in establishing a comprehensive IAQ plan specific to their buildings; and prepares them for third-party certification by the American Council for Accredited Certification (ACAC). https://careertraining.ed2go.com/uc/training-programs/indoor-quality-air-program?Category=construction-and-trades

The Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Green Associate course is designed to educate candidates on the cutting edge green building and sustainable design practices, and enables participants to designate that expertise with an internationally recognized professional credential. LEED Associate Training: This Tier 1: LEED Green Associate training course and exam covers general information on green building practices for residential and commercial projects, and prepares individuals to support other professionals working on projects seeking LEED certification. This course also prepares participants for the LEED Green Associate Credential from USGBC (US Green Building Council). The exam fee is included with the certificate.
https://careertraining.ed2go.com/uc/training-programs/leed-program/?Category=construction-and-trades-environmental-and-energy

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s continuing education courses and programs in sustainability is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
https://www.uc.edu/content/dam/refresh/cont-ed-62/olli/catalog-w22.pdf
https://www.uc.edu/content/dam/refresh/cont-ed-62/olli/spring22/s22-catalog.pdf
https://www.uc.edu/content/dam/refresh/cont-ed-62/olli/fall22/f22-cat.pdf

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