Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 46.66
Liaison Mark Lichtenstein
Submission Date April 26, 2011
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State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
PAE-21: Sustainability in Continuing Education

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 7.00 / 7.00 Richard Beal
Assistant Dean for Educational Outreach
Outreach
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Does the institution offer continuing education courses that are focused on or related to sustainability?:
Yes

Number of sustainability continuing education courses offered :
13

Total number of continuing education courses offered:
14

Does the institution have a sustainability-related certificate program through its continuing education or extension department?:
Yes

A brief description of the certificate program:

Certificate of Advanced Study in Bioprocessing- The Bioprocessing Certificate is designed around a focused, advanced and practical education in the knowledge and skills of bioprocessing, along with consideration and commitment to a support structure for program participants. With minimal interruption to their lives and work, professionals in the program spend ten months strengthening bioprocessing knowledge and skills and engaging with faculty and other participants from a range of academic science and engineering backgrounds while retaining their jobs, staying on career trajectories, and enhancing their professional networks.
http://www.esf.edu/outreach/bioprocessing/

SPARE Basic Photovoltaic Installer Course- http://www.esf.edu/outreach/pd/spare/

Sustainable Use of Renewable Energy: Renewable Technologies and Carbon Cycling- http://www.esf.edu/outreach/sure/

Leading Sustainability in Public, Private and Nonprofit Organizations Workshop- http://www.esf.edu/outreach/ls/

New York State Green Building Conference- http://www.esf.edu/greenbuilding/

Principles of Engineering Review Course-
http://www.esf.edu/calendar/event.asp?EventId=4137

Green Infrastructure Symposium- http://www.esf.edu/outreach/gi/fall2010/

Green Infrastructure Training Program- http://www.esf.edu/outreach/gi/documents/GLUE_training_program_overview.pdf

Northeast Recreation Research Symposium- http://www.esf.edu/nerr/

NYS Geographical Information Systems Conference- http://www.esf.edu/nysgisconf/

Invasive Insects, Plants and Aquatics Workshop- http://www.esf.edu/outreach/pd/past/default.asp

CNY Biotechnology Symposium- http://www.esf.edu/outreach/pd/2010/biotechnology/

Biorefinery Conference- http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=278

Short Rotation Woody Crops Conference- http://www.esf.edu/outreach/pd/2010/srwc/


Year the certificate program was created:
2,005

The website URL where information about sustainability in continuing education courses is available :
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