Overall Rating	Reporter - expired
Overall Score
Liaison	Tanya Jagdish
Submission Date	March 5, 2021
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STARS v2.1

Albion College
AC-10: Support for Research

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	Reporter	Bobbie Van Eck Assistant Registrar Registrar

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Student Sustainability Research Incentives

Does the institution have an ongoing program to encourage students in multiple disciplines or academic programs to conduct research in sustainability? :

Yes

A brief description of the student research program, including the incentives provided and any positive outcomes during the previous three years:

SRP - Student Research Partners FURSCA - Foundation for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity

Faculty Sustainability Research Incentives

Does the institution have a program to encourage faculty from multiple disciplines or academic programs to conduct research in sustainability topics?:

Yes

A brief description of the faculty research program, including the incentives provided and any positive outcomes during the previous three years:

Large/small grants through Faculty Development Committee. Department dollars for research (up to $600 per faculty per year). Sabbatical

Recognition of Inter-, Trans- and Multi-Disciplinary Research

Has the institution published written policies and procedures that give positive recognition to interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary research during faculty promotion and/or tenure decisions?:

A brief description of the institution’s support for interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary research, including any positive outcomes during the previous three years:

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Library Support

Does the institution have ongoing library support for sustainability research and learning?:

Yes

A brief description of the institution’s library support for sustainability research, including any positive outcomes during the previous three years:

Library budget requests

Optional Fields

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:

http://www.albion.edu/academics/academic-research/fursca

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Support for student research also includes funds to support student travel to professional meetings to present research results.

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