Priority 3 - Communities of sustainability learners and practitioners

The University is a thriving community that shares, co-creates and practices sustainability knowledge and action.

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TARGET 1: THE UNIVERSITY’S ACADEMIC DIVISIONS AND PORTFOLIOS SUPPORT AND LEARN FROM EACH OTHER TO EMBED SUSTAINABILITY IN PRACTICE AND IN LEARNING.

INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE

  • Sustainability-focused or contributory staff in each Academic Division and portfolio, responsible for teaching and learning, activities and engagement
  • Case studies demonstrating peer learning and communities of practice across Academic Divisions and portfolios regarding sustainability knowledge and action

HOW FEIT IS RESPONDING

  • Academic staff will offer sustainability related research projects opportunities to Honors and Masters students
  • We will continue to be involved in and support the Wattle fellowship
  • We will continue the Sustainability@FEIT initiative

TARGET 2: THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY SHOWS INCREASED UPTAKE OF POSITIVE SUSTAINABILITY SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOURS THROUGH NON-FORMAL AND INFORMAL LEARNING.

INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE

  • Increased awareness of and participation in sustainability-focused and sustainability-inclusive activities, and sustainability-related day-to-day behaviours, as measured in surveys (for example biennial Staff and Student Sustainability Survey and others), including:
    • Organised activities
    • Participation in Green Impact and Sustainability Advocates
    • Use of sustainable modes of transport
    • Purchase of sustainably sourced and packaged food
    • Participation in community gardens.

HOW FEIT IS RESPONDING

  • We will include participation in Green Impact in its KPIs and will promote the program to all staff and students
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TARGET 3: THE UNIVERSITY OFFERS A SUITE OF STUDENT-CENTERED, FORMAL AND NON-FORMAL APPLIED SUSTAINABILITY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, INFORMED BY INTER AND TRANS-DISCIPLINARY APPROACHES.

INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE

  • Number of participants in:
    • Relevant applied learning, internship and volunteering opportunities
    • Relevant streams of the Melbourne Plus program

HOW FEIT IS RESPONDING

  • We will identify 3 new opportunities for student sustainability internships within the faculty by the end of 2023
  • We will engage with student-run clubs in the faculty to identify and support opportunities for student participation in the Melbourne Plus sustainability stream

TARGET 4: ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF HAVE INCREASED THEIR PARTICIPATION IN AND CONTRIBUTION TO FORMAL AND NON-FORMAL LEARNING TO DEVELOP THEIR GENERAL AND ROLE-SPECIFIC SUSTAINABILITY SKILLS.

INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE

  • Proportion of all staff who have completed the Sustainability@Melbourne learning module
  • Number of academic staff who have undertaken professional development related to Education for Sustainability

HOW FEIT IS RESPONDING

  • We will support staff in completing the Sustainability@Melbourne learning module
  • We will develop a professional development training course for teaching new staff related to Education for Sustainability
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TARGET 5: THE UNIVERSITY HAS INCREASED OUR ENGAGEMENT WITH ALUMNI REGARDING SUSTAINABILITY.

INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE

  • Annual climate and sustainability alumni community snapshot, including the number of related events and high-level audience demographics
  • Alumni profile or case study demonstrating the impact our alumni have in sustainability is produced

HOW FEIT IS RESPONDING

  • We will develop a profile every quarter on a FEIT alumni demonstrating sustainability

Priority 4: Graduates for a sustainable future