| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.74 |
| Liaison | Tavey Capps |
| Submission Date | Jan. 31, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Duke University
ER-18: Sustainability Research Incentives
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
6.00 / 6.00 |
Tavey
Capps Environmental Sustainability Director Office of the Executive Vice President |
Does the institution have a program to encourage student sustainability research that meets the criteria for this credit?:
A brief description of the institution’s program(s) to encourage student research in sustainability:
The Sustainable Energy Fellowship (SEF) is a collaboration between researchers from Arizona State University, Cornell University, Duke University, the University of Michigan and MIT, who have come together to develop a unique educational and research experience for students to address the global need for the use of energy reduction designs supplemented by renewable energy technologies. Dr. Lincoln Pratson, Faculty Director of the Energy and Environment Program at Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment is an SEF faculty member. Participants are exposed to research and education in energy production, conversion, storage and sources that are environmentally friendly and renewable such as wind, solar, biomass and geothermal. The SEF program is open to undergraduates in their junior or senior year or first year masters students.
The website URL where information about the student research program is available:
Does the institution have a program to encourage faculty sustainability research that meets the criteria for this credit?:
A brief description of the institution’s program(s) to encourage faculty research in sustainability:
Based on the highly-successful AASHE (Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education) “Sustainability and Curriculum” workshops, Duke’s Leadership for Sustainability and Curriculum faculty development workshop began in 2010 and offered 9 Duke faculty an intensive two days of presentations, exercises, discussions, planning and reflection on new teaching methods, interdisciplinary connections, opportunities for students’ civic engagement, and their own roles as campus leaders. Another faculty workshop will be held in May 2011 to further develop a learning community of faculty for sustainability at Duke, providing stipends for roughly 15 participants to collaborate on developing and revising courses to include concepts of sustainability.
The website URL where information about the faculty research program is available:
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