| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.05 |
| Liaison | Lisa Kilgore |
| Submission Date | March 22, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Cornell University
AC-7: Incentives for Developing Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Lauren
Chambliss Communications Director Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future |
Does the institution have an ongoing incentives program or programs that meet the criteria for this credit?:
A brief description of the program(s), including positive outcomes during the previous three years:
In Spring, 2015, for the first time, Cornell’s Atkinson Center offered an incentive for faculty to develop cross-disciplinary courses in the sustainability field. A new faculty-in-residence fellowship at the Atkinson Center offers teaching buyout for a semester for fellows who want to focus on advancing sustainability through a number of activities, including new course development. An RFP for the fellowships went out early 2015 with the first fellowships starting in the fall semester.
Anindita Banerjee, Comparative Literature, for example, studies the relationship between energy development, political power, and culture. Her goal is to make us more aware of the role of energy in the humanities, encouraging local and global ways of thinking about energy and culture. Banerjee's work includes developing a new undergraduate course exploring these themes.
A brief description of the incentives that faculty members who participate in the program(s) receive:
The faculty-in-residence fellowship at the Atkinson Center offers teaching buyout for a semester. The fellowships will support fellows' research, writing, and teaching on topics related to sustainability.
The website URL where information about the incentive program(s) is available:
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