[Agvisors] FW: Pursuit of AASHE Stars Gold Rating

[Jim Riley]

Is this limited to courses taught by our department or does it 
include those courses from other departments that are included as 
required or options in one of our degree programs?

JJRiley

At 11:09 AM 1/3/2012, Nancy Rodriguez-Lorta wrote:
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>Email from Elaine Marchello
>
>From: mm-admin-bounces at cals.arizona.edu 
>[mailto:mm-admin-bounces at cals.arizona.edu] On Behalf Of Marchello, 
>Elaine V - (evm)
>Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 8:44 AM
>To: agvisors-owner at CALS.arizona.edu
>Subject: FW: Pursuit of AASHE Stars Gold Rating
>Importance: High
>
>All,
>   I realize this is short notice, but hope you can assist me on 
> this.  Please read the note below regarding sustainability 
> courses.  Can you please email me any courses in your programs that 
> fit this requirement?  I would greatly appreciate it!  I need them 
> by Friday of this week, as I have to have the list in on the 9th.
>
>Thanks and Happy New Year!
>Elaine
>
>Elaine Marchello, Ph.D.
>Interim Bart Cardon Associate Dean, Academics
>Assistant Dean, Academic Programs
>Bart Cardon Teaching Academy Fellow
>College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
>Undergraduate Program Coordinator and
>Professor of Practice
>Dept. of Veterinary Science and Microbiology
>Forbes 201
>(520) 626-3631
>
>From: Degeus, Denise L - (degeus)
>Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 1:32 PM
>To: Milem, Jeffrey F - (jmilem); Dickey, Jerry R - (jdickey); 
>Comrie, Andrew C - (comrie); Carnie, Andrew H - (carnie); Jones, 
>Kimberly A - (kjones); 
><mailto:awright at arc.arizona.edu>awright at arc.arizona.edu; Marchello, 
>Elaine V - (evm); Dewitt, Pamela J - (dewittp); Murphy, John E - 
>(jemurphy); Del Casino, Vincent J - (vdelcasino); Baylor, Boleyn - (bbaylor)
>Cc: Cervelli, Janice A - (jcervell); Degeus, Denise L - (degeus)
>Subject: Pursuit of AASHE Stars Gold Rating
>Importance: High
>
>FROM:   Jan Cervelli, Co-Chair, U. of A. President's Advisory 
>Council on Environmental Sustainability (PACES)
>
>The University of Arizona has made the commitment to participate in 
>the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher 
>Education (AASHE) "sustainability tracking & rating system" (STARS) 
>program that allows us to comprehensively benchmark our 
>sustainability-related achievements with other universities. This 
>program has quickly become the gold standard for rating universities 
>in sustainability.
>
>I am writing to ask your assistance in this endeavor by helping 
>identify at least one sustainability-related course in the 
>degree-granting departments in your college.  We need to verify that 
>90% of the university's departments offer such a course in order to 
>earn full points in the educational category of STARS.
>
>The University Definition of Sustainability-Related Course is as follows:
>
>"Sustainability-related courses examine environmental, social, or 
>economic dimensions of a system or issue within the context of 
>sustaining specific qualities over the long-term."
>
>Your response by January 9 would be most appreciated, as we must 
>submit our application by mid-January.   I will be happy to assist, 
>if you have any questions regarding this request.
>
>
>Janice A. Cervelli, Dean
>College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
>PO Box 210075
>Tucson, AZ 85721-0075
>(520) 621-6754
><mailto:jcervell at email.arizona.edu>jcervell at email.arizona.edu
>
>
>
>Denise deGeus
>Executive Assistant to the Dean
>College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (CALA)
>The University of Arizona
>1040 N. Olive, P.O. Box 210075
>Tucson, AZ 85721-0075
>Tel: 520-621-6754
>Fax: 520-621-8700
>
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