Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 67.17
Liaison Lori Collins-Hall
Submission Date Feb. 17, 2015
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STARS v2.0

Sterling College (VT)
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 8.00 / 8.00 Laura Berry
Registrar
Administrative
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Number of students who graduated from a program that has adopted at least one sustainability learning outcome:
33

Total number of graduates from degree programs:
33

A copy of the list or inventory of degree, diploma or certificate programs that have sustainability learning outcomes:
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A list of degree, diploma or certificate programs that have sustainability learning outcomes:

All of the academic programs at Sterling College have at least one sustainability related outcome as part of their learning objects. Majors include:
Ecology
Environmental Humanities
Outdoor Education
Sustainable Agriculture
Sustainable Food Systems
Self-Designed Majors

Minors include:

Climate Justice
Sustainable Food Systems
Draft Horse Management
Natural History
Natural Resource Management
Education Studies


A list or sample of the sustainability learning outcomes associated with degree, diploma or certificate programs (if not included in an inventory above):

A Sterling College education builds the competency of its graduates to:

-Practice both critical and systems thinking
-Compile, assess, and use data to make decisions
-Communicate accurately and effectively in writing and in speech
-Work effectively both individually and in groups
-Understand historical and global context of privilege, oppression, poverty and social justice
-Demonstrate leadership through active participation in supporting community wellbeing
-Develop and appreciate creativity in expression, work, and problem-solving
-Develop the skills to live independently and to sustain oneself in a community
-Continue further investigation of interests, including the pursuit of advanced study
-Live satisfying and productive lives as environmental stewards


The website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability learning outcomes is available:
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The total number of graduates listed were graduates in the commencement ceremony in May 2014. These may include graduates from the previous summer and fall because Sterling only hosts one commencement per year.


The total number of graduates listed were graduates in the commencement ceremony in May 2014. These may include graduates from the previous summer and fall because Sterling only hosts one commencement per year.

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