Academics and Research 9. Increase enrollment in sustainability-themed courses, majors and programs. Target and Date: December, 2011 – Define sustainability-themed courses, majors, and programs. Determine baseline, Annual – 5% increase in sustainability – themed course offerings and enrollment
Ahead of the Curve Interior Architecture,
Progress Level: Minimal Status: Sustainability-themed courses have been defined. Baseline data gathering is underway. Sustainability has been selected as the theme for the Common Experience Project for the next four years. This program is aimed at offering all OU students with a consistent message regarding institutional values by incorporating sustainability into a variety of curricula, regardless of discipline. All faculty participating in this voluntary program will take a survey to self-identify sustainability themed courses which they teach. At the close of FY12, this survey had been created and distributed for responses. Reporting Bodies: EECC, Office of Sustainability, University College, Enrollment Next steps: Continue to implement survey distribution and collection. All faculty are invited to self-report by sending an email to sustainability@ohio.edu. Office of Sustainability will then be responsible for compiling a list of sustainability themed courses and submitting the list to Enrollment when available. Enrollment will then report the number of students in each sustainability themed course. The same will be done for sustainability themed majors, but enrollment numbers will only be compiled annually.
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College of Fine Arts
“The Ohio University Interior Architecture program curriculum addresses the architecture of inside space…In today's world everything designers and architects do is tempered by, and filtered through, the lens of sustainability. “Within this program we address sustainability as an overarching component in designing the architecture of inside spaces. We address the concepts of material content, manufacturing processes, life cycle assessment of materials and building and installation methods.” - Matthew Ziff Associate Professor Interior Architecture Area Chair