Initiative Title | Interdisciplinary Sustainability course |
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Submitted in Previous Year(s) | No |
Critical Information, Notes, Justification, Rationale | A course that will introduce students to fundamental ideas associated with sustianability. It is an opportunity to reinforce math and science concepts, as well as infornmation literacy and critical thinking skills. |
Consequences of this initiative not being funded | Increasing numbers of students have an interest in this area. If not offered, it is a missed opportunity for learning. |
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Estimated Completion Date | 08/31/2012 |
Will this initiative span multiple budget years? | Yes |
Importance | Low |
Funding Source | Request for Prioritization |
Created | 06/17/2013 5:03 pm |
Updated | 06/17/2013 5:03 pm |
Goal | How will the initiative support this institutional goal? |
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Sustainability Committee recommended identifying / offering courses that provide significant sustainability content. |
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Sustainability is a topic that is of our time and of great interest to many students. There is also an opportunity to prepare students (or at least introduce students to) for green careers. |
Action Step | Responsible Party | Order |
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Form interdisciplinary group, identify content, prepare course syllabus and materials, develop a tsructure for team teaching, offer course | AVP BMST | 1 |
Outcome | Order |
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Interested students will populate the course | 1 |
Method | Description | Other Method | Responsible Party |
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Other | Enter other assessment method | Student surveys, teaching team self-evaluations | Teaching team |
INITIAL YEAR COST: | $4,000.00 |
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RECURRING COST: | $0.00 |
Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 |
Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 |
Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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TBD | $0.00 |
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TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 |
Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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Payment of faculty | $4000.00 |
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TOTAL: | $4,000.00 / $0.00 |
Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 |
Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 |
Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 |
Date | Department Name | Status | Cost to Date | Funding Source | |
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