Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	51.92
Liaison	Andrea Troyer
Submission Date	July 26, 2017
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Eastern Mennonite University
AC-9: Research and Scholarship

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	6.51 / 12.00	Fred Kniss Provost Provost's Office

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Part 1

Total number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff that are engaged in research (headcount):

109

Number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff that are engaged in sustainability research (headcount):

Percentage of the institution's faculty and staff researchers that are engaged in sustainability research :

11.01

Part 2

Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that include at least one faculty or staff member that conducts research:

Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that include at least one faculty or staff member that conducts sustainability research:

Percentage of research-producing departments that are engaged in sustainability research:

26.32

Research Inventory

A copy of the institution’s inventory of its sustainability research that includes names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:

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The institution’s inventory of its sustainability research that includes names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:

Cynthia Gusler Assoc Professor Art Steven Johnson Assoc Professor Art Douglas Neufeld Professor Biology James Yoder Professor Biology Chris Gingrich Professor Business James Leaman Assoc Professor Business Stephen Cessna Professor Chemistry Tara Kishbaugh Assoc Professor Chemistry Matthew Siderhurst Assoc Professor Chemistry Paulette Moore Assoc Professor Communications Jayne Docherty Professor CTP Jennifer Holsinger Assoc Professor Sociology

A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory (including the types of faculty and staff included as researchers):

Research inventory was completed based on the self-reporting of professors and staff involved in research on EMU's campus. Many projects are ongoing over many years, and involve the assistance of undergraduates, graduates, and community members. In addition, some projects are interdisciplinary and require collaboration across departments; for example, the Bergton Agricultural Stream Restoration project involves students and professors from the Biology department (benthic macro invertebrate sampling and wood turtle surveys), Chemistry department (water quality analysis), and Peacebuilding/Social Sciences (interviews and data compiled about social impacts of and local community relationships with the stream). Any faculty member that self reported themselves as involved in a research project was included in the count.

Optional Fields

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:

http://www.emu.edu/biology/research/

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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