Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 48.95
Liaison Julie Plummer
Submission Date June 15, 2011
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Eastern Iowa Community College District
ER-8: Sustainability Courses by Department

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.83 / 7.00 Julie Plummer
Sustainability Manager
Chancellor's Office
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The number of departments that offer at least one sustainability-related or -focused course :
28

The total number of departments that offer courses:
77

A list of departments that offer sustainability courses:

EICCD Concentration Areas offering Sustainability Focused / Related Courses:

Arts and Sciences Concentration Areas:
Agriculture
Biology
Business Administration
Chemistry
Conservation
English
History
Journalism / Communication
Liberal Arts
Management Supervision
Mathematics
Physics
Psychology
Sociology
Speech

Career Technology Areas:
Auto Collision Repair
Automotive Technology
Business Management
Culinary Arts
Diesel Technology
Farm Managmeent
Feed and Fertilizer Marketing
Health Safety and Environmental Technology
Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning
Horticulture
Interior Design
Renewable Energy Systems Technician
Technical Studies


The website URL where the publicly available sustainability course inventory that includes a list of departments that offer sustainability courses is available:
A copy of the sustainability course inventory :
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

EICCD conducted a survey of all full time, part time, and adjunct faculty in the fall of FY2010 to determine how many courses had sustainability focused/related components. A copy of the survey is provided in the submission for this credit. This survey was one of the tools used to determine informaiton for this credit.

EICCD departments vary at our varying institutions - for example - one campus may have an "English" department which contains composition, literature, reading for comprehension, and other communications courses, while another campus may have separate departments for "English", "Literature" and "Communications". Partly this is a function of the size of the campus and the specialties taught there.

For purposes of this credit submission, EICCD "Concentration Areas" from the FY2010 - 2012 Catalog were used instead of departments. Both Arts and Sciences Concentration Areas and Career Technology Concentration Areas were counted.


EICCD conducted a survey of all full time, part time, and adjunct faculty in the fall of FY2010 to determine how many courses had sustainability focused/related components. A copy of the survey is provided in the submission for this credit. This survey was one of the tools used to determine informaiton for this credit.

EICCD departments vary at our varying institutions - for example - one campus may have an "English" department which contains composition, literature, reading for comprehension, and other communications courses, while another campus may have separate departments for "English", "Literature" and "Communications". Partly this is a function of the size of the campus and the specialties taught there.

For purposes of this credit submission, EICCD "Concentration Areas" from the FY2010 - 2012 Catalog were used instead of departments. Both Arts and Sciences Concentration Areas and Career Technology Concentration Areas were counted.

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.