Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3)’s SUNY Reconnect program is providing free associate degrees to adults aged 25- 55 in high demand fields, including environmental studies, construction and environmental technology, sustainable farming, and food systems.
SUNY Upstate has launched a new microcredential on climate impacts on public health for professionals across all four of its schools (medicine, nursing, graduate studies, health professions).
| Year | Recommended actions | Year |
| 1 | Conduct and publish an inventory of interdisciplinary sustainability, climate, and environmental course and degree offerings linked through cross-walked CIP coding. | Not Started |
| 1 | Share best practices in incorporating climate and sustainability in curricula -- including to meet the sustainable learning outcome provided in the General Education Framework, World History and Global Awareness skills area – by creating and supporting existing faculty sustainability fellowships and communities of practice, seeking fundings for extension of programs to more campuses, and creating incentives for academic staff to participate in those efforts. | 50% Complete |
| 1 | Work with campuses to have at least one sustainability-focused, undergraduate-level major degree program, minor, or concentration, and offer at least one immersive, sustainability-focused educational study program. | Launched or underway |
| 1 | Work with campuses to develop more opportunities for students to satisfy applied learning requirements through climate and sustainability-related work on or off campus. | 50% Complete |
| 1 | Extend long-term funding and support for the SUNY Climate Corps internship program at state agencies and develop an educational and sharing component within the program and with students participating in climate-related initiatives under the Empire State Service Corps community service program. | 50% Complete |
| 1 | Support faculty engagement in operating and capital climate and sustainability initiatives and programs and encourage educators to draw upon these enriching experiences as a pedagogical resource, infusing the classroom instruction with insights, case studies, and applications that advance sustainability learning. | Launched or underway |
| 1 | Develop awards and other recognition for student-applied learning projects on climate and sustainability matters. | 100% Complete |
| 2 | Develop curricula and other pedagogical tools to integrate climate and environmental justice throughout degree programs and within applied learning requirements. | Launched or underway |
| 2 | Collect and publish best practices from within and outside the SUNY system for using campus grounds, infrastructure, and operations as a living laboratory for applied learning. | Not Started |
| 2 | Develop and apply SUNY-wide assessment instruments related to climate, climate justice, and sustainability learning outcomes based on evolving social, scientific, and market developments. | Not Started |
| 2 | Enhance transfer pathways between programs, intra-campus, and inter-campus registrations, and clarify the interrelationships between courses, majors, and degrees that incorporate terms like “environment,” “climate,” “climate justice,” “sustainability,” and related concepts and educational outcomes. | Launched or underway |
| 2 | Incorporate climate and sustainability into training in SUNY’s Master Teacher program. | Launched or underway |
| 3,4,5 | Strengthen K-12 climate education by providing additional materials and topical discussions through the Master Teacher Program. | Not Started |
| 3,4,5 | Encourage SUNY campuses to host youth climate summits. | Launched or underway |