Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 67.29
Liaison Jennifer Andrews
Submission Date Aug. 2, 2011
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University of New Hampshire
PAE-21: Sustainability in Continuing Education

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.60 / 7.00 Sara McKinstry
Associate Director
Sustainability Institute at UNH
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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 :
30

Total number of continuing education courses offered:
2,000

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

A brief description of the certificate program:

UNH Cooperative Extension also offers a wide variety of sustainability-related workshops, certificates, and courses in everything from forestry master gardening to starting a sustainability business to agriculture and beyond: http://extension.unh.edu/

UNH is developing a Sustainability and Social Responsibility Institute starting fall 2010 with NH Businesses for Social Responsibility. Managers, business leaders, and others in NH and beyond can take the program to learn about business and sustainability.


Year the certificate program was created:
2,009

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

The University of New Hampshire does not necessarily distinguish between "continuing education" courses and traditional courses. Rather, "continuing education" students can enroll in regular courses on an available-space basis.

UNH Cooperative Extension contact: Lisa Townson, Assistant Director, lisa.townson@unh.edu, 603-862-1031.http://extension.unh.edu/


The University of New Hampshire does not necessarily distinguish between "continuing education" courses and traditional courses. Rather, "continuing education" students can enroll in regular courses on an available-space basis.

UNH Cooperative Extension contact: Lisa Townson, Assistant Director, lisa.townson@unh.edu, 603-862-1031.http://extension.unh.edu/

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