Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.30
Liaison Andrea Trimble
Submission Date March 1, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of Virginia
EN-12: Continuing Education

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.06 / 5.00 Andrea Trimble
Director - Office for Sustainability
Office for Sustainability
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Part 1  

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

None
Total number of continuing education courses offered:
878

None
Number of continuing education courses offered that address sustainability:
31

Percentage of continuing education courses that address sustainability:
3.53

Course Inventory 

A copy of the list and brief description of the continuing education courses that address sustainability:
A list and brief description of the continuing education courses that address sustainability:
Undergraduate - descriptions in attached spreadsheet CJ 3660 - Leadership: Spirituality, Wellness and Vitality IT 3401 - Smart Cities Enabling Sustainability ISHU 3043 - Women Writing for Change ISHU 3193 - Writing About the Environment NCAR 100 - The Home Landscape NCAR 101 - Trees of Central Virginia NCAR 104 - Historic Preservation NCAR 106 - The Kitchen Garden NCAR 112 - Ecological Landscaping NCAR 113 - Local Food for Thought NCAR 115 - Planet to Plate: A Study in Slow Food NCAR 116 - Preserving the Harvest NCAR 117 - Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute NCAR 118 - The Sustainable Landscape NCAR 120 - Herbal Medicine for Stress and Well being NCBM 163 - Leading Change NCPH 100 - Intro to Stars and Galaxies NCPH 101 - Introduction to the Night Sky NCPH 103 - The Earth: An Owner's Manual NCPH 106 - Life Beyond Earth NCPH 111 - The Science of Healthy Lifestyle Choices NCSS 127 - Human Rights in Arab Thought, Literature, and Film NCTH 114 - Meditative, Mindful, and Happy ISHU 3453 - Food for Thought: An Exploration of the Way We Eat ISHU 4830 - A Philosophic History of American Environmentalism ISHU 4831 - Four Women Activists for Sustaining Food, Water and Biodiversity in India ISHU 4850 - The Ethics of Sustainability ISHU 4860 - Jefferson, Lincoln, Darwin, God, and the Idea of a Human Right ISHU 4890 - America and the Ethics of Food and Energy in the 21st Century ISSS 3303 - Meditation in Action: The Contemplative Sciences ISBU 4851 - Strategy and Sustainability in Business Decisions Graduate - course descriptions in attached spreadsheet PSPA 5050 - Environmental Policies and Practices HR 5050 - Organizational Change and Development

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:
The Certificate in Sustainable Business is a program for continuing education students (working professionals, the general public, undergraduates, graduate students) business through the lens of social, environmental, and fiscal responsibility. The program is entirely online and lasts 13 weeks, with a curriculum that includes: Energy and climate change Water, oceans, and biodiversity Forests, land, and food The business case Strategic sustainability and marketing sustainability Finance and sustainability Managing sustainability Sustainable design Life cycle assessment Sustainable structures Building sustainable communities https://www.commerce.virginia.edu/mbi/certificate-sustainable

Optional Fields 

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:
http://records.ureg.virginia.edu/content.php?catoid=43&navoid=2995 http://records.ureg.virginia.edu/content.php?catoid=44&navoid=3145

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