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Overall Score
Liaison Douglas Alexander
Submission Date July 14, 2015
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STARS v2.0

Old Dominion University
EN-11: Continuing Education

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter DeAngelo Thorpe
Intern
Environmental Health and Safety
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Does the institution offer continuing education courses that address sustainability?:
Yes

Number of continuing education courses offered that address sustainability:
16

Total number of continuing education courses offered:
287

A copy of the list and brief descriptions of the continuing education courses that address sustainability:
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A list and brief descriptions of the continuing education courses that address sustainability:

This program is directed at practicing middle and secondary school teachers. It is designed for those teaching agricultural, business, marketing, consumer and family studies, technology education, health occupations, and trade and industrial education.


Does the institution have at least one sustainability-themed certificate program through its continuing education or extension department?:
Yes

A brief description of the certificate program:

Certificate of Coastal Engineering

Certificate in Green Engineering
Provide practical tools for managers and engineers to assess the impacts of their processes and services in the categories that affect air, water, and soil.

BPI Building Analyst Certification Course:
Students will build or enhance their skills with nationally recognized training, administered by certifi¬ed instructors. BPI trained individuals enjoy fewer customer call backs, improved customer satisfaction ratings, and an increased rate of referral from satis¬fied customers. Why? Because the rigorous, credible BPI Quality Assurance program is based on the principles of building science and the whole home approach to contracting. Students will expand their knowledge and enhance their career with BPI certi¬fications. They will understand the relationship between all the systems in the house and their ef fect on occupant health, safety, and comfort, energy efficiency and durability. They will learn the fundamentals of home performance evaluation and whole home retro¬t planning and execution with BPI training provided by certi¬fied instructors. This program focuses on the house as a system concept, including mechanical equipment and the building envelope. Once the student completes the certification, they will know how to identify the problems, their root causes and how to fi¬x them right, without compromising other systems in the house.


Year the certificate program was created:
2,011

The website URL where information about sustainability in continuing education courses is available :
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The number of continuing education courses offered is as an accurate reflection and as comprehensive as possible based on estimates for each college. Sustainability-related certificate programs will continue to be identified after the STARS report submission.


The number of continuing education courses offered is as an accurate reflection and as comprehensive as possible based on estimates for each college. Sustainability-related certificate programs will continue to be identified after the STARS report submission.

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