| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 45.94 |
| Liaison | Robin Frederick |
| Submission Date | July 21, 2022 |
Indiana University Southeast
AC-2: Learning Outcomes
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.03 / 8.00 |
Robin
Frederick Coordinator of STARS Assessment Administrative Affairs |
Has the institution adopted one or more sustainability learning outcomes that apply to the entire student body or, at minimum, to the institution's predominant student body?:
Which of the following best describes the sustainability learning outcomes?:
A list of the institution level sustainability learning outcomes:
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Total number of graduates from degree programs:
Number of graduates from degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
A brief description of how the figure above was determined:
Numbers were retrieved from IUS Degrees Awarded 2021-2022 Ref Book for Publication | 3-Sustainability Certifications were awarded | 3-Sustainability and Regeneration Bachelors of Arts | 9-Sustainability and Regeneration Bachelors of Science.
A list of degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
Undergraduate Degrees: Sustainability and Regeneration Bachelor of Arts, Sustainability and Regeneration Bachelor of Science, Sustainability Studies Bachelor of Arts - Online, Undergraduate Certificate: Sustainability Certificate
Minors: Sustainability and Regeneration
Learning Outcomes:
1. Comprehend the three pillars of sustainability and regeneration: Environmental, Social, and Economic.
2. Explain the inter-relationships of Environmental, Social, and Economic sustainability and regeneration.
3. Identify sustainability and regeneration principles within the student’s concentration.
4. Document how sustainability and regeneration principles have influenced personal and professional values.
5. Analyze basic local, national, and global problems using sustainability and regeneration principles.
6. Apply principles of sustainability and regeneration to propose solutions to local, national, and global problems.
7. Evaluate and synthesize sustainability and regeneration information from multiple sources.
8. Present sustainability and regeneration work orally.
9. Present sustainability and regeneration work in writing.
A list of degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability
https://www.ius.edu/general-education/outcomes.php
School of Natural Sciences-Certificate in Sustainability
https://bulletins.iu.edu/ius/2019-2021/schools/natural-sciences/cert-sustainability.shtml
Additional to Learning Outcomes:
Student Learning Goals
• Comprehend the three pillars of sustainability: Environmental, Social and Economic.
• Explain their inter-relationships Environmental, Social and Economic sustainability.
• Identify sustainability principles within their academic specialty.
• Be able to begin to analyze local, national, and global problems using sustainability principles
• Be able to begin to apply principles of sustainability to propose solutions to local, national, and global problems.
• Document how sustainability principles have influenced personal and professional values.
School of Natural Sciences Sustainability and Regeneration (Bachelors of Arts)
https://bulletins.iu.edu/ius/2019-2021/schools/natural-sciences/ba-sustainability-and-regeneration.shtml
The strengths of the BA program are:
• Offers a holistic interdisciplinary approach.
• Engages students in relevant civic engagement opportunities in the Southern Indiana - Louisville metropolitan region.
• Provides an alternative program for students interested in environmental issues but less interested in scientific occupations.
• Enhances the liberal arts experience with courses in the social sciences,
humanities, natural sciences, and business.
School of Natural Sciences Sustainability and Regeneration (Bachelors of Science)
https://bulletins.iu.edu/ius/2019-2021/schools/natural-sciences/bs-sustainabiliy-and-regeneration.shtml
The strengths of the BS program are:
• Offers a holistic interdisciplinary approach.
• Engages students in relevant civic engagement opportunities in the Southern Indiana - Louisville metropolitan region.
• Provides an alternative program for students interested in environmental issues but less interested in scientific occupations.
• Enhances the practical experience with courses in the social sciences, humanities, natural
sciences, and business.
• Requires application of knowledge with independent research in a project.
Documentation supporting the figure reported above (upload):
Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
Percentage of students who graduate from programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
Website URL where information about the sustainability learning outcomes is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Data was provided by V.C Administrative Affairs and IUS Programmer/Analyst
Additional Context:
The total number of graduates from degree programs: Was determined by adding the number of bachelor's, master's, and grad certification completion rates together.
Received from IU UIRR Degree | Completions:
https://tableau.bi.iu.edu/t/prd/views/uirr_sr_completions_public/Completions?%3Aembed=y&%3AshowAppBanner=false&%3AshowShareOptions=true&%3Adisplay_count=no&%3AshowVizHome=no#1
Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?
We are reporting on 3 Academic years because the Sustainability and Regeneration program was first introduced in FY2017. The program is still gaining momentum and therefore we want to depict the total amount of graduates from the program rather than one Fiscal year. The program did not produce its first graduate until 2018/2019.
The program-level sustainability learning outcomes for the Sustainability and Regeneration degree are:
https://www.ius.edu/natural-sciences/programs/sustainability/
1) Comprehend the three pillars of sustainability: Environmental, Social, and Economic.
2) Explain their inter-relationships in Environmental, Social and Economic sustainability.
3) Identify sustainability principles within their academic specialty.
4) Be able to begin to analyze local, national, and global problems using sustainability principles
5) Be able to begin to apply principles of sustainability to propose solutions to local, national, and global problems.
6) Document how sustainability principles have influenced personal and professional values.
Data was provided by V.C Administrative Affairs and IUS Programmer/Analyst
Additional Context:
The total number of graduates from degree programs: Was determined by adding the number of bachelor's, master's, and grad certification completion rates together.
Received from IU UIRR Degree | Completions:
https://tableau.bi.iu.edu/t/prd/views/uirr_sr_completions_public/Completions?%3Aembed=y&%3AshowAppBanner=false&%3AshowShareOptions=true&%3Adisplay_count=no&%3AshowVizHome=no#1
Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?
We are reporting on 3 Academic years because the Sustainability and Regeneration program was first introduced in FY2017. The program is still gaining momentum and therefore we want to depict the total amount of graduates from the program rather than one Fiscal year. The program did not produce its first graduate until 2018/2019.
The program-level sustainability learning outcomes for the Sustainability and Regeneration degree are:
https://www.ius.edu/natural-sciences/programs/sustainability/
1) Comprehend the three pillars of sustainability: Environmental, Social, and Economic.
2) Explain their inter-relationships in Environmental, Social and Economic sustainability.
3) Identify sustainability principles within their academic specialty.
4) Be able to begin to analyze local, national, and global problems using sustainability principles
5) Be able to begin to apply principles of sustainability to propose solutions to local, national, and global problems.
6) Document how sustainability principles have influenced personal and professional values.
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