| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 59.76 |
| Liaison | Lindsey MacDonald |
| Submission Date | June 6, 2023 |
Western Washington University
IN-6: Center for Sustainability Across the Curriculum
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.50 / 0.50 |
Grace
Wang Professor, Dept. Chair, Director Urban & Enfironmental Planning & Policy; Director, Sustainability Engagement Institute |
A brief description of the institution’s professional development opportunities on sustainability in the curriculum:
Sustainability Fellows Program
Interested in connecting sustainability-related issues into your teaching? Based on Emory University’s Piedmont Project, Western is bringing together 8-10 faculty members from all disciplines across the university to design or re-design existing courses to better incorporate sustainability into the curriculum.
Participants will engage in meetings with other Sustainability Fellows, explore sustainability from a variety of perspectives, and re-design an existing course (or create a new course). Sustainability issues explore a wide array of disciplines and might include: economic development, social justice, education, public health, energy, land use, water, among many others.
Participants receive a stipend of $500 upon completion of the program, and by submitting a course syllabus that includes significant coverage of sustainability.
Program Commitments
· Attend a ½-day introductory workshop in January and 4 2-hour meetings during winter and spring quarters 2023.
· Redesign a syllabus for a current course (or develop a syllabus for a new course), infusing sustainability into your curriculum.
Program Outcomes
· Re-design or add a significant sustainability component to a course.
· Form partnerships and supportive teaching and learning networks.
· Reflect on sustainability as both personal and civic modes of thinking. Through readings, dialogue, and presentations, you’ll learn some “best practices” in teaching for and about sustainability.
Have academic staff from other institutions participated in the professional development opportunities on sustainability with the previous three years?:
Website URL where information about the sustainability-oriented training for academic staff is available:
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