| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 46.17 |
| Liaison | Jamey Pavey |
| Submission Date | Feb. 26, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Earlham College
AC-10: Support for Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.00 / 4.00 |
Jamey
Pavey Director of the Integrated Program in Sustainability Sustainability and Environmental Studies |
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Student Sustainability Research Incentives
No
A brief description of the student research program, including the incentives provided and any positive outcomes during the previous three years:
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Faculty Sustainability Research Incentives
No
A brief description of the faculty research program, including the incentives provided and any positive outcomes during the previous three years:
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Recognition of Inter-, Trans- and Multi-Disciplinary Research
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s support for interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary research, including any positive outcomes during the previous three years:
The Faculty handbook, under section B- Appointment and Renewal, lists four criteria for the renewal of a contract with a member of the teaching faculty (these four criteria are what a make up tenure reviews at Earlham). The second criterion is Quality of Mind which states some indicators as: "Intellectual sharpness and vitality as evidenced by the quality of such things as continuing studies, research, creative work, public lectures, publications; breadth and depth of intellectual interests and competencies, and the capacity to place knowledge and skills into significant context; grant writing; interdisciplinary interests and activities; regular involvement in professional scholarly and educational societies and organizations; and the quality of one’s contributions to intellectual discourse with students and peers."
Library Support
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s library support for sustainability research, including any positive outcomes during the previous three years:
The librarians have created several research guides for the Environmental Sustainability program. There is also a line in the annual book budget for texts supporting the environmental programs curriculum. The Libraries subscribe to online journals that support the environmental programs curriculum and offer access to the EBSCO GreenFILE. The librarians provide course-integrated information literacy instruction for the environmental programs curriculum, upon request, via library liaisons for the social sciences and the sciences.
Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
https://earlham.edu/policies-and-handbooks/handbooks/faculty-handbook/contents/
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