Overall Rating Reporter - expired
Overall Score
Liaison Troy Goodnough
Submission Date Feb. 28, 2018
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University of Minnesota, Morris
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Troy Goodnough
Sustainability Director
Office of Sustainability
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Total number of graduates from degree programs (i.e. majors, minors, concentrations, certificates, and other academic designations):
372

Number of students that graduate from programs that have adopted at least one sustainability learning outcome:
162

Percentage of students who graduate from programs that have adopted at least one sustainability learning outcome:
43.55

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

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):
American Indian Studies Anthropology Biology Chemistry Environmental Studies Environmental Science Geology Philosophy Psychology Sociology

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)?:
Yes

A list or brief description of the course level sustainability learning outcomes and the programs for which the courses are required:
This is the list of courses with sustainability learning outcomes. We asked faculty to self-identify courses that fit a rubric/set of definitions. https://netfiles.umn.edu/umm/www/sustainability/courses.pdf

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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Morris also has a set of Student Learning Outcomes that shapes a student's education, one particular learning outcome covers all of our graduates and is sustainability-related: An Understanding of the Roles of Individuals in Society, through active involvement with diverse communities and challenges, including: • Civic knowledge and engagement—local and global • Intercultural knowledge and competence • Aesthetic/artistic engagement • Environmental stewardship • Ethical reasoning and actions

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