The Sustainability Institute at Ohio State is pleased to announce two new sustainability education and research tools for the university community.
The Sustainability Education Web Tool offers prospective and current students an opportunity to review in-depth information about undergraduate core-sustainability programs as well as a list of sustainability-related majors, minors, and certificates. Core sustainability programs were identified based on the alignment of their expected learning outcomes with foundational sustainability concepts.
“This web tool was constructed with information reported by academic units through the Sustainability Education and Learning Committee’s undergraduate survey,” explains Elena Irwin, Sustainability Institute Faculty Director. “It allows undergraduate students to easily browse all of the sustainability related academic programs currently available to them.”
Future versions of this tool will also include graduate and professional programs. For additional information on this tool contact Gina Jaquet, Director, Sustainability Education and Learning.
The Sustainability in Action online platform will demonstrate the wide variety of sustainability projects and research occurring on our campuses and beyond that are providing project-based learning and campus as living lab opportunities.
This platform consists of three main components:
- Webform – Anyone with a project or research that fits within the platform’s sustainability categories can submit information through the webform. Once the submission is approved, it will be uploaded to the database.
- Database – Holds all approved entries, with search and filter functions to find specific areas of interest.
- Virtual Map – Shows all place-based entries, searchable by topic and/or location.
“This platform is the culmination of input from departments, units, and partners across the university,” said Kate Bartter, Sustainability Institute Executive Director. “The database and virtual map are a wonderful display of the university’s breadth in addressing pressing global sustainability issues on our own campuses and in the communities we serve.”
For questions or additional information about the platform contact Matthew Griffin, SI Program Manager of Co-Curricular and Community Initiatives.