| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 56.91 |
| Liaison | Natalie Hayes |
| Submission Date | July 9, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Bentley University
AC-10: Support for Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
4.00 / 4.00 |
Natalie
Hayes Associate Director of Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution have a program to encourage student sustainability research that meets the criteria for this credit?:
A brief description of the institution’s program(s) to encourage student research in sustainability:
All Liberal Studies majors must complete a culminating project, so the Earth, Environment, and Global Sustainability major produce culminating research projects that demonstrate students' transdisciplinary insights, connections, and understandings as a consequence of their work within the concentration
The Valente Center for Arts and Sciences funds a research assistantship program in which students can work directly with faculty on research and even co-author research publications.
The Natural and Applied Sciences department also encourages students to apply for external grants such as through the National Science Foundation to pursue independent research.
The website URL where information about the student research program is available:
Does the institution have a program to encourage faculty sustainability research that meets the criteria for this credit?:
A brief description of the institution’s program(s) to encourage faculty research in sustainability:
Traditional grants and fellowships are given each year to faculty in any discipline and are open to sustainability-focused material. This fall, a Natural and Applied Sciences professor received a course release to develop a grant proposal for NSF.
The Valente Center for Arts and Sciences seeks out grant opportunities to encourage faculty research in sustainability.
The website URL where information about the faculty research program is available:
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?:
A brief description or the text of the institution’s policy regarding interdisciplinary research:
Interdisciplinary research is highly valued and supported, although it is not an explicit policy. This is achieved through both a Research Council, which connects faculty of similar research topics together, and research mentors, which are senior faculty who have indicated they are willing to serve as research mentors, along with the specific areas in which they can contribute to projects.
The website URL where information about the treatment of interdisciplinary research is available:
Does the institution provide ongoing library support for sustainability research and learning that meets the criteria for this credit?:
A brief description of the institution's library support for sustainability research and learning:
The library provides a wide range of journals in Sustainability science, Environmental Management, Environmental Science to support faculty and student research and learning in the field of sustainability. Some examples include the Environmental Studies & Policy Collection, GeoScience World, Science in Context, and ProQuest Science Journals.
The website URL where information about the institution's library support for sustainability is available:
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