Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 51.11
Liaison Kathleen McCaig
Submission Date March 15, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Berea College
AC-9: Academic Research

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 7.00 / 12.00 Nancy Gift
Program Chair
Sustainability and Environmental Sciences (SENS)
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Number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff engaged in sustainability research:
26

Total number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff engaged in research:
140

Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that include at least one faculty or staff member that conducts sustainability research:
4

The total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that conduct research:
32

A copy of the sustainability research inventory that includes the names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:
Names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:

The Inventory attached above includes an anonymous survey. Departments are mentioned by survey takers and all faculty were required to answer the survey, however names and direct affiliations are not currently posted, though the next survey may include these details.


A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory:

All faculty were required to answer the listed inventory survey. This is one of the college's first attempts at such an inventory.


A brief description of notable accomplishments during the previous three years by faculty and/or staff engaged in sustainability research:
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The website URL where information about sustainability research is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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