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Liaison Carly Thibodeau
Submission Date March 7, 2025

STARS v3.0

College of the Holy Cross
AC-7: Center for Sustainability Research

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Carly Thibodeau
Director of Sustainability
Sustainability
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7.1 Organized sustainability research center, institute, or unit

Does the institution have at least one organized research center, institute, or equivalent unit that is focused on sustainability and/or integrated approaches to address sustainability challenges?:
No

List and description of the institution’s sustainability research units:
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Does the institution have at least one organized research center, institute, or equivalent unit focused on a subject other than sustainability that produces sustainability research?:
Yes

List and description of the institution’s research units focused on subjects other than sustainability that produce sustainability research:

The Weiss Summer Research Program

With approximately 100 students participating in summer research each year, Holy Cross is a national leader in providing undergraduate summer research opportunities. 

Our eight-week program enables students to dive deep into a problem of their own devising, or to work closely alongside a mentor on their own research. Although this is an ideal experience for students interested in pursuing graduate studies, it also provides valuable experience in planning and executing an extensive project, budgeting project expenses, teamwork, and written and oral skills — all experiences valued by employers in a variety of fields. And students develop real substantive expertise in ways that can not be matched in the classroom.

2024 Research

Worcester Community Engagement as Environmental Studies Praxis. A. Brown and C. Staysniak. Department of Environmental Studies, College of the Holy Cross

How close is too close? The Impact of the Block Island Wind Farm on Local Properties. E. Sexton, K. Kiel, and M. Boyle. Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the Holy Cross

The Importance of Marine Conservation: An Observation and Comparison of the Size and Maturity of Various Shrimp Populations in Quintana Roo, Mexico. E. Fava-Rodrigues, and G. Arturo. Instituto Mexicano de Investigación en Pesca y Acuacultura, Global Vision Internationa

https://www.holycross.edu/academics/research/student-research/summer-research


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Points earned for indicator AC 7.1:
3

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