| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.54 |
| Liaison | Tom Hartzell |
| Submission Date | Feb. 26, 2020 |
Calvin University
AC-10: Support for Sustainability Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.00 / 4.00 |
David
Wunder Dean for Faculty Development Engineering |
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Student sustainability research incentives
Yes
A brief description of the student sustainability research program:
The Calvin Environmental Assessment Program (CEAP) is a collaborative effort of faculty across Calvin’s campus, mainly in the sciences, whose focus is the understanding of the campus and local ecosystem. The goal is to impact the college and local municipalities as well as individual behavior. Faculty dedicate a regular lab session or project to collecting data that contributes to an overall assessment of the environment of the campus and surrounding area. Students then present posters of their findings every semester.
Calvin also funds summer undergraduate research programs through the Science division, which often includes sustainability related research. The Engineering department has secured funding for sustainability related research for students this summer.
More information can be found here:
http://www.calvin.edu/academic/science/summer/projectproposals2015.html
Calvin also funds summer undergraduate research programs through the Science division, which often includes sustainability related research. The Engineering department has secured funding for sustainability related research for students this summer.
More information can be found here:
http://www.calvin.edu/academic/science/summer/projectproposals2015.html
Faculty sustainability research incentives
Yes
A brief description of the faculty sustainability research program:
The CEAP program outlined above also encourages faculty members to take part in sustainability related research.
Recognition of interdisciplinary, transdisciplnary and multi-disciplinary research
No
A copy of the promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:
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The promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:
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Library support
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s library support for sustainability research:
Calvin facilitates peer-to-peer collaboration to support curriculum development around sustainability. The library staff are very responsive to the resource needs for faculty, including those pursuing sustainability research.
There is a library guide on Sustainability Studies found here: http://libguides.calvin.edu/sustainability/home
In 2017 Calvin purchased a new encyclopedia on sustainability, find it here: https://library.calvin.edu/content/blog/9140 This is a major 10-volume work that is available electronically. On the subject of Sustainable Development, to name one related subject area, the library has more than 300 books with a publication date of 2015 to the present.
The library makes available research databases on the environmental sciences, fin a list here: https://library.calvin.edu/dbs_by_subject?c=77&core=on The library contact for further research on sustainability and the environment is Kathy De Mey.
There is a library guide on Sustainability Studies found here: http://libguides.calvin.edu/sustainability/home
In 2017 Calvin purchased a new encyclopedia on sustainability, find it here: https://library.calvin.edu/content/blog/9140 This is a major 10-volume work that is available electronically. On the subject of Sustainable Development, to name one related subject area, the library has more than 300 books with a publication date of 2015 to the present.
The library makes available research databases on the environmental sciences, fin a list here: https://library.calvin.edu/dbs_by_subject?c=77&core=on The library contact for further research on sustainability and the environment is Kathy De Mey.
Optional Fields
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
This data was collected by Professor David Wunder, Dean for Faculty Development.
Supplemental information about library resources related to sustainability provided by Calvin University Librarian Kathy De Mey (LJS 01/27/2020).
Supplemental information about library resources related to sustainability provided by Calvin University Librarian Kathy De Mey (LJS 01/27/2020).
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