Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
SDG4 focuses on issues related to quality education, looking to improve access to education for women and men, increase the number of youth and adults who have technical and vocational skills, eliminate gender disparities in education, and more. At Lynn University, this takes a variety of forms, from efforts to track underrepresented groups in the student population and life-long learning programs and opportunities, to vocational training programs for the community and more.
This report is organized into three sections:
Institutional Initiatives: Refers to ongoing initiatives at the institution that are currently active, occur every year, and relate to SDG4. Wherever possible, statistics are provided to show the impact of this work.
Events/News: Refers to single events or news that occurred during the reporting year of AY21-22 relating to SDG4. These are not recurring, and as such are not part of the long-term initiatives.
Courses: Refers to all the courses in the university’s academic catalogue for the reporting year of AY21-22 that deal with issues related to SDG4.
Goal 4
Institutional Initiatives
Dialogues of Learning core curriculum
Lynn’s core curriculum—called the Dialogues—is nationally known and recognized. It restructures the traditional college curriculum to increase students’ exposure to classic liberal arts material throughout their learning experience and instill a common set of knowledge across all majors.
The core curriculum is taught through 12 courses centered on three themes: Self and Society, Justice and Civic Life, and Belief and Reason. In addition to liberal arts knowledge, the Dialogues core curriculum also focuses on skills and knowledge areas essential to the success of the 21st century student—Quantitative Reasoning and Scientific Literacy.
As part of the core curriculum, students engage in the This initiative is a mandatory course focused on civic engagement that allows students to explore the UN SDGs and engage with community partners along the way.
Additionally, students in the DJC200 courses—also a mandatory core course—explore the UN SDGs through research-based learning projects, and through another institutional initiative known as the Impact Series, crafted specifically for students to experience a deep dive into issues of justice and sustainability.
By crafting a core curriculum that revolves around dialogue of pressing and important social issues, Lynn University directly furthers target 4.7 of SDG4, which calls for ensuring that learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development by fostering global citizenship and an appreciation of cultural diversity.
Dialogues Speaker Series
The Dialogues Speaker Series is a non-partisan series that welcomes public figures who are committed to solving pertinent issues in our community. All events are open to the general public, students, faculty, and staff. In AY21-22, the series welcomed:
All events are recorded and made publicly available through the university’s institutional repository, SPIRAL.
Accelerated Degree Scholars Program
Lynn University’s Accelerated Degree Scholars Program provides a way for high achieving students to complete their 120-credit undergraduate degrees in three years. After demonstrating academic excellence in their first year, participating students can take additional classes during the subsequent summer, fall, and spring terms at no additional tuition cost.
The program has specific requirements for continued participation and offers support to the students who enroll, including faculty mentors and access to relevant student organizations, such as Lynn Scholars Support.
Number of SDGs covered in The Citizenship Project during AY21-22
11/17 UN SDGs
Attendees in the Dialogues Speaker Series
368
Students enrolled in the Accelerated Degree Scholars Program
104
Number of SDGs covered in The Citizenship Project during AY21-22
11/17 UN SDGs
Attendees in the Dialogues Speaker Series
368
Students enrolled in the Accelerated Degree Scholars Program
104