| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 51.66 |
| Liaison | Christie-Joy Hartman |
| Submission Date | Dec. 23, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
James Madison University
ER-9: Sustainability Learning Outcomes
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
8.35 / 10.00 |
Christie-Joy
Hartman Executive Director ISNW |
The number of graduates covered by the sustainability learning outcomes:
Total number of graduates :
A list of degree programs that have sustainability learning outcomes:
N/A. The student learning outcomes are organized by the JMU Office of Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability (OESS) and approved by the vice-presidents who oversee the curricular and co-curricular areas. The OESS then supports voluntary inclusion of the outcomes in courses and the co-curriculum, for example via incentives provided for faculty development to include sustainability in courses. The Institute for Stewardship of the Natural World coordinates the assessment of outcomes.
The website URL where the publicly available sustainability course inventory that includes a list of degree programs that have specified sustainability learning outcomes is available:
A copy of the sustainability course inventory :
A list or sample of the sustainability learning outcomes associated with the degree programs:
While greening of operations is essential, as exemplified by JMU’s participation in the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment, higher education institutions also have the additional and primary obligation of educating students. JMU’s assessment and outcomes project serves as an innovative model for how to broaden sustainability programming in higher education. This project addresses learning and development across the undergraduate experience and emphasizes the multi-disciplinary nature of environmental stewardship. The primary goals of this project are to measure JMU’s student environmental literacy progress and to strategically target future undergraduate environmental literacy efforts. The learning outcomes and assessment project measures the educational impact of university environmental literacy efforts and will contribute to behavior change over time. This focus on environmental literacy outcomes for undergraduates could reach far beyond the students’ activities on campus—impacting their places of employment and personal actions throughout their lifetimes.
The learning outcomes state:
"Graduating JMU students will:
1. Recognize the interdependence of humans and the environment.
2. Understand the health, socio-economic and ecological dimensions of environmental stewardship.
3. Understand how environmental problems are explored, and how solutions are developed and implemented.
4. Understand how environmental stewardship is and can be integrated into our lives."
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Environmental stewardship is addressed in the context of the dimensions of sustainability as illustrated by the learning outcomes.
These data are from the 2012-13 Common Data Set. They are the number of graduates with bachelor's degrees and total graduating students at other levels, respectively.
Environmental stewardship is addressed in the context of the dimensions of sustainability as illustrated by the learning outcomes.
These data are from the 2012-13 Common Data Set. They are the number of graduates with bachelor's degrees and total graduating students at other levels, respectively.
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.