| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 45.70 |
| Liaison | Office of Sustainability |
| Submission Date | July 1, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Bellevue College
ER-5: Sustainability Course Identification
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Angela
Hildre Sustainability Curriculum Manager Office of Sustainability |
Has the institution developed a definition of sustainability in the curriculum?:
A copy of the institution's definition of sustainability in the curriculum?:
Sustainability-Focused Curriculum: Courses & sections concentrate on a concept of sustainability, including its social, economic, and environmental dimensions, or examine an issue using sustainability as a lens.
Sustainability-Related Curriculum: Courses & sections incorporate sustainability as a distinct course component, module, or assignment or concentrate on a single sustainability principle, issue or outcome.
Has the institution identified its sustainability-focused and sustainability-related course offerings?:
A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the inventory:
BC uses a methodology of instructor self-identification of sustainability in their courses. BC’s Sustainability Curriculum Manager, a position created last summer, now examines the course catalog and contacts instructors individually to determine if courses fit the criteria listed below:
Sustainable Curriculum Outcomes:
•Synthesize and communicate an understanding of social, economic, and environmental systems in the context of sustainability
•Apply an ethical perspective in which one views oneself as embedded in the fabric of an interconnected world.
•Demonstrate connections between a student’s chosen course of study and sustainability.
•Demonstrate technical skills and expertise necessary to implement sustainable solutions in solving problems related to the course.
•Explain how sustainable thinking and decision-making contribute to solutions for current and emerging social, environmental and economic crises.
•Apply practical solutions to real-world sustainability challenges.
Does the institution make its sustainability course inventory publicly available online?:
The website URL where the sustainability course inventory is posted:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.