Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 67.52
Liaison Tori Grant
Submission Date June 28, 2013
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STARS v1.2

University of Calgary
ER-14: Incentives for Developing Sustainability Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Justin Brown
Sustainability Coordinator
Office of Sustainability
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Does the institution have a program that meets the criteria outlined above?:
Yes

A brief description of the program(s):

Sustainability has been confirmed as one of the University of Calgary's core values as outlined in Eyes High, our institution's strategic vision, and has been further confirmed as one of 7 academic priorities in our 2012 Academic Plan, the results of which are already underway.

At our annual recognition event we highlight the success of faculty, staff and students who are advancing sustainability including this year, at the 5th annual SustainabilityON Awards, where we recognized faculty who are finding innovative and inspiring ways to incorporate sustainability in the courses they teach.

In Q1 2013, the Academic Committee for Sustainability was launched, undertaking discussions broadly within the academic community about how and where education for sustainability and sustainability literacy should be further developed.


A brief description of the incentives that faculty members who participate in the program(s) receive:

At our annual recognition event we highlight the success of faculty, staff and students who are advancing sustainability including this year, at the 5th annual SustainabilityON Awards, where we recognized faculty who are finding innovative and inspiring ways to incorporate sustainability in the courses they teach.


The website URL where information about the program is available:
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