Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.16
Liaison Elaine Durr
Submission Date Nov. 9, 2015
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Elon University
AC-10: Support for Research

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 4.00 Elaine Durr
Senior Director of Sustainability
Office of Sustainability
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Does the institution have a program to encourage student sustainability research that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution’s program(s) to encourage student research in sustainability:
The Sustainability Research Scholars program offers grants to students researching sustainability topics. The research must contribute in meaningful ways to sustainability at Elon and the knowledge base of a given discipline. Students from all disciplines engaged in independent, faculty-mentored undergraduate sustainability research may apply. Each year of the program, a maximum of three grants of $1,000 each are awarded to students to perform research related to sustainability.

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The website URL where information about the student research program is available:
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Does the institution have a program to encourage faculty sustainability research that meets the criteria for this credit?:
No

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A brief description of the institution’s program(s) to encourage faculty research in sustainability:
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The website URL where information about the faculty research program is available:
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Has the institution formally adopted policies and procedures that give positive recognition to interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary research during faculty promotion and/or tenure decisions?:
Yes

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A brief description or the text of the institution’s policy regarding interdisciplinary research:
The criteria for the evaluation of teaching faculty are divided into two levels of priority. All criteria are considered in evaluating faculty. Teaching is given top priority. The second level of priority is contributions to the life of the university and professional activity, each of which is considered necessary and of equal value. In the faculty handbook, the list of indicators for professional activity includes "interdisciplinary study" as an indication of scholarly or artistic activity.

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The website URL where information about the treatment of interdisciplinary research is available:
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Does the institution provide ongoing library support for sustainability research and learning that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution's library support for sustainability research and learning:
There is a sustainability research guide.

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