Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.60
Liaison Jane Stewart
Submission Date March 6, 2020

STARS v2.2

Washington and Lee University
AC-3: Undergraduate Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Kimberly Hodge
Director of Sustainability Initiatives and Education
Student Affairs
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Majors, degrees and certificate programs

Does the institution offer at least one ​sustainability-focused​ major, degree, or certificate program for undergraduate students?:
Yes

Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate degree program:
Environmental Studies Program

A brief description of the undergraduate degree program:
With an emphasis on liberal arts, the Program in Environmental Studies seeks to facilitate student development of an interdisciplinary understanding of the relationships that define the interaction between humans and the environment, with particular focus on:

1. The norms and values underlying these relationships
2. The causes, consequences and solutions to environmental problems
3. Sustainable approaches to private and public decision-making
4. Understanding the importance of place and scale, from the local to the global scope.
5. The ability to think critically, integrating disciplinary tools into an interdisciplinary perspective.

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Minors and concentrations

Does the institution offer one or more sustainability-focused minors or concentrations for undergraduate students?:
Yes

Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor or concentration:
Environmental Studies Program minor

A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration:
See above

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Additional minors and concentrations (optional) 

Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor or concentration (2nd program):
Shepherd Poverty Studies minor

A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration (2nd program):
The mission of the Shepherd Poverty Program is to understand and address poverty in ways that respect the dignity of every person. Students weave together poverty-related courses across campus (economics, education, law, philosophy, politics, sociology, and more) and hands-on service and internship experiences across the county, the country, and the world to supplement their major areas of study. Those pursuing a minor in poverty studies also undertake capstone research projects that connect their concerns about poverty and inequality with their future civic and professional lives.

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