Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.56
Liaison David Blodgett
Submission Date March 13, 2015
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Babson College
AC-10: Support for Research

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 4.00 David Blodgett
Associate Professor
Faculty
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Does the institution have a program to encourage student sustainability research that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution’s program(s) to encourage student research in sustainability:
The Sustainability Office offers funding for students to present research at conferences, as well as collaborates with faculty to find students to fill research assistant positions for sustainability work.

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The website URL where information about the student research program is available:
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Does the institution have a program to encourage faculty sustainability research that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution’s program(s) to encourage faculty research in sustainability:
The Sustainability Office is collaborating with the Babson Faculty Research Fund to offer funding for sustainability research. Faculty apply and are vetted through a special committee.

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The website URL where information about the faculty research program is available:
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Has the institution formally adopted policies and procedures that give positive recognition to interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary research during faculty promotion and/or tenure decisions?:
No

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A brief description or the text of the institution’s policy regarding interdisciplinary research:
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The website URL where information about the treatment of interdisciplinary research is available:
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Does the institution provide ongoing library support for sustainability research and learning that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution's library support for sustainability research and learning:
The library has a number of resources for sustainability research around corporate social responsibility, such as Bloomberg resources that provide company profiles on CSR work. Additionally, through the Babson, Olin, and Wellesley Tri-School collaboration, community members may use resources at the other college's library, providing a broader information base for sustainability research.

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