Overall Rating	Bronze - expired
Overall Score	32.46
Liaison	Feng Teter
Submission Date	Aug. 7, 2020

STARS v2.2

California State University, Fresno
AC-10: Support for Sustainability Research

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	1.00 / 4.00	Beth Weinman Associate Professor Earth and Environmental Sciences

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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?:

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?:

A brief description of the faculty sustainability research program:

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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?:

A copy of the promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:

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The promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:

http://www.fresnostate.edu/academics/facultyaffairs/procedures/facultyrtp/rtppolicies.html

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:

https://library.fresnostate.edu/about/people/subject-librarians
We have subject librarians that span the social, environmental, and business disciplines, and a first year librarian helping the first year students in the sustainability-themed first year BOND experience. D

Optional Fields

Website URL where information about the institution’s support for sustainability research is available:

http://guides.library.fresnostate.edu/GinnyBarnes

Additional documentation to support the submission:

Recognition_and_Support_for_Interdisciplinary_Sustainability_Research.pdf

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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