| Overall Rating | Bronze |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 33.04 |
| Liaison | Olivia Herron |
| Submission Date | June 30, 2022 |
Austin Peay State University
AC-10: Support for Sustainability Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 4.00 |
Olivia
Herron Sustainability Coordinator Physical Plant |
Does the institution have an ongoing program to encourage students in multiple disciplines or academic programs to conduct sustainability research?:
A brief description of the student sustainability research program:
Austin Peay collects a $10 sustainable campus fee from each student every semester. Students and faculty from any discipline can request funding from this program to support projects, feasibility studies or research with significant student involvement. Requests for funding are then vetted by the Sustainable Campus Fee Committee.
Participation in this program is encouraged by our annual Great Green Idea contest. Students submit project ideas to increase campus sustainability and the top three ideas win cash prizes. Students are then offered the opportunity to present their projects to the Sustainable Campus Fee Committee to request funding to implement their idea.
Does the institution have a program to encourage academic staff from multiple disciplines or academic programs to conduct sustainability research?:
A brief description of the faculty sustainability research program:
Austin Peay collects a $10 sustainable campus fee from each student every semester. Faculty from any discipline can request funding from this program to support projects, feasibility studies or research with significant student involvement. Requests for funding are then vetted by the Sustainable Campus Fee Committee.
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 copy of the promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:
The promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:
Does the institution have ongoing library support for sustainability research and learning?:
A brief description of the institution’s library support for sustainability research:
The APSU Library is generally supportive of research endeavors and does allow for the request of relevant materials and scientific journal subscriptions. This is an area that is underdeveloped, but supported by the Library,
Website URL where information about the institution’s support for sustainability research is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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