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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Abbreviations and Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Strengthening Sustainability Programs and Curricula at the Undergraduate and Graduate Levels. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25821.
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Appendix B

Abbreviations and Acronyms

AASHE Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
ACUPCC American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment
AESS Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences
AIHEC American Indian Higher Education Consortium
ANGLES A Network for Graduate Leadership in Sustainability
ASU Arizona State University
BLS U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
BPP Blue Pioneers Program at the Middlebury Institute
CHANS Coupled human and natural systems
CSP Coastal Science and Policy, University of California, Santa Cruz
DDCSP Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program
EfS Education for Sustainability
EGA Environmental Grantmakers Association
ESD Education for Sustainable Development
ESG Environmental, social, and governance
HESA Higher Education Sustainability Act
Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Abbreviations and Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Strengthening Sustainability Programs and Curricula at the Undergraduate and Graduate Levels. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25821.
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IESE Interdisciplinary Environmental, Sustainability, and Energy
IFSTAL Interdisciplinary Food Systems Teaching and Learning
INCLUDES Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science
MIIS Middlebury Institute of International Studies
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NCSE National Council for Science and the Environment
NIH National Institutes of Health
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NSF National Science Foundation
SDG Sustainable Development Goal
SEAS School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
SEEDS Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity, and Sustainability
STARS Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System
STEM Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
UC University of California
UCSC University of California, Santa Cruz
UN United Nations
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture
USGS U.S. Geological Survey
WCED World Commission on Environment and Development
Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Abbreviations and Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Strengthening Sustainability Programs and Curricula at the Undergraduate and Graduate Levels. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25821.
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Over the past decade there has been a growing interest in sustainability education in colleges and universities across the United States, with a marked increase in the number of undergraduate and graduate degree programs, research institutes, and centers focused on sustainability. Evidence-based core competencies for interdisciplinary sustainability programs can provide suitable guidance for curricular and program development, research, policy, communication, and pedagogical approaches at academic institutions. They can also serve as a guide for students to select academic programs and potential career options, a reference for employers to understand qualifications of graduates, and the foundation for a potential specialized accreditation for interdisciplinary sustainability programs. The growing demand for well-qualified sustainability professionals within the public, private, and nonprofit sectors also points to the value of developing core competencies.

Strengthening Sustainability Programs and Curricula at the Undergraduate and Graduate Levels provides expert insights for strengthening the emerging discipline of sustainability in higher education in the United States. This report describes the local, national, and global landscape related to sustainability education; examines the history and current status of sustainability education programs in the United States and globally; discusses employment prospects for sustainability graduates in terms of the opportunities and the skills that employers seek; and addresses diversity, equity, and inclusion in sustainability-related education and employment.

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