| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 75.90 |
| Liaison | Deborah Steinberg |
| Submission Date | Dec. 6, 2021 |
Carnegie Mellon University
AC-7: Incentives for Developing Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Abigail
Owen Assistant Teaching Professor History Dept & Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education and Research |
Does the institution have an ongoing program that offers incentives for academic staff in multiple disciplines or departments to develop new sustainability courses and/or incorporate sustainability into existing courses? :
A brief description of the incentive program(s):
Steinbrenner Environmental Education Development Grants (SEED)
The Steinbrenner Institute provides small grants to CMU students, staff and faculty for the development or enhancement of formal and informal environmental education programs.
A recent recipient was Neil Donahue, Professor of Chemistry, for the course titled Climate Change: Chemistry, Physics, and Planetary Science.
A brief description of the incentives that academic staff who participate in the program(s) receive:
Small grants (up to $2500) to support SEED projects are available. Applications are accepted on a ‘rolling’ basis and the criteria for application include the following:
•Eligible activities include course development, projects, workshops, or events
•Students must be involved in the program
•Provision of some level of matching funds must be demonstrated
Website URL where information about the incentives for developing sustainability course content is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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