Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	51.50
Liaison	Elaine Durr
Submission Date	Feb. 27, 2018
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Elon University
AC-9: Research and Scholarship

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	7.28 / 12.00	Elaine Durr Senior Director of Sustainability Office of Sustainability

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Part 1

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

354

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 :

8.19

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:

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:

Art and Art History; Environmental Studies - Samantha DiRosa Biology - David Vandermast Biology - Linda Niedziela Communications - Barbara Miller Communications - Brian Walsh Chemistry - Karl Sienerth Economics - Casey DiRienzo ‡ Economics - Tina Das ‡ Economics - Steve DeLoach Education - Scott Morrison English - Cassie Kircher Entrepreneurship - Elena Kennedy Environmental Studies - Amanda Chunco Environmental Studies; Biology - Brant Touchette Environmental Studies; Biology - Janet MacFall Environmental Studies - Robert Charest Finance - Raj Gupta ‡ Finance - Chris Harris History and Geography - Honglin Xiao History and Geography; Environmental Studies - Ryan Kirk International Business - Carri Tolmie Management - Christy Benson Management - Susan Manring Philosophy - Anthony Weston Philosophy - Martin Fowler Psychology - Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler Religious Studies - Toddie Peters Religious Studies - Geoffrey Claussen Sociology and Anthropology - Rissa Trachman ‡ Indicates a faculty member who regularly teaches in the MBA and/or MS in Management programs.

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

The research inventory from the previous STARS report was reviewed and continued engagement in sustainability research (as defined in the STARS Technical Manual) was confirmed with the faculty. In addition, Provost Reports (which include scholarly and creative activity of faculty), the Summer Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE) programs and the Spring Undergraduate Research Forum (SURF) programs were reviewed for research activity that fits the definition of sustainability research. Any additions were confirmed with the faculty member. Tenure, Tenure Track and Continuing Track faculty were included as researchers. The website provided includes additional researchers who were not active during the timeframe for the credit or are not expected to engage in research.

Optional Fields

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

http://www.elon.edu/e-web/bft/sustainability/ac-courses.xhtml

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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