ASU School of Sustainability
Wrigley Hall with wind turbines on the roof
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 2006 |
| Dean | Christopher G. Boone |
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Tempe, Arizona, U.S. 33°25′17″N 111°56′07″W / 33.42152°N 111.93534°WCoordinates: 33°25′17″N 111°56′07″W / 33.42152°N 111.93534°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | schoolofsustainability |
School of Sustainability is the first school in the United States dedicated to exploring the principles of sustainability. The school was established in 2006 at Arizona State University. The School offers the BA, BS, MA, MS, Master of Sustainability Solutions, Master of Sustainability Leadership, Executive Master of Sustainability Leadership, and PhD in Sustainability. It is located within Wrigley Hall, along with the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability at the Arizona State University Tempe campus. In Fall 2016, the School of Sustainability expanded its BA and BS degree offerings to the Arizona State University Polytechnic campus located in Mesa, Arizona. The school offers graduate and undergraduate degrees in sustainability. In May 2014, the School of Sustainability became part of the renamed Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability.
As of May 2016, 947 students have graduated with degrees in Sustainability at ASU. Of those, 758 graduated with a bachelor's degree, 190 with a master's degree, and 42 with a PhD.
The School of Sustainability works with other colleges at Arizona State University to offer a Minor in Sustainability, a BA in Business with a Sustainability concentration, a Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies with a Sustainability concentration, a Bachelor of Science in Public Service and Public Policy with a Sustainability concentration, a BS in Tourism Development and Management with a Sustainability Tourism concentration, and a Bachelor of Sustainability Engineering. The Bachelor of Arts in Sustainability, the Minor in Sustainability, the Master of Sustainability Leadership, the BA in Business and Sustainability, and the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies with a Sustainability Concentration may be taken through ASU Online, Arizona State University's online college. In fall 2016, approximately 1,960 students were enrolled in sustainability programs at ASU.
The School of Sustainability has 35 appointed faculty and another 53 graduate faculty for a total of 88 faculty members. ASU President Michael M. Crow is a member of the graduate faculty. The appointed faculty includes two members of the National Academy of Sciences, Professor Michael Hanemann and Professor B.L. Turner II. Students may also take classes and seek advising from 400 Sustainability Scientists and Scholars drawn from across all four campuses and all colleges of Arizona State University.
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