Overall Rating Bronze
Overall Score 34.48
Liaison Rebecca Jones
Submission Date Feb. 9, 2022

STARS v2.2

Austin College
AC-10: Support for Sustainability Research

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 4.00 Rebecca Jones
Coordinator
Center for Environmental Studies
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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 sustainability research?:
No

A brief description of the student sustainability research program:
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Faculty sustainability research incentives 

Does the institution have a program to encourage academic staff from multiple disciplines or academic programs to conduct sustainability research?:
No

A brief description of the faculty sustainability research program:
The college does not attempt to influence the research topic choices of the faculty, but does provide support for faculty research and has funded and supported with external grant assistance many of the sustainability-related research projects mentioned at the question regarding faculty sustainability research. All faculty are encouraged to apply for our endowed Richardson Fund and external funds to support faculty research.

Recognition of interdisciplinary, transdisciplnary 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?:
No

A copy of the promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:
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The promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:
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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:
The college library maintains an Environmental Studies subject guide that includes many sources of sustainability information.

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s support for sustainability research is available:
https://aclibrary.austincollege.edu/research/environment

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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