| Overall Rating | Gold |
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| Overall Score | 72.78 |
| Liaison | Kathleen Crawford |
| Submission Date | May 31, 2024 |
Florida Gulf Coast University
AC-10: Support for Sustainability Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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4.00 / 4.00 |
Kathleen
Crawford Sustainability Coordinator Environmental Health & Safety |
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Student sustainability research incentives
Yes
A brief description of the student sustainability research program:
About the SAGE Grant
The Center for Environmental and Society works toward realizing the dream of a sustainable and peaceful future for Earth through scholarship, education, and action. The Center seeks to elevate the environmental mission of Florida Gulf Coast University and serve the university community, the local community of the Western Everglades and Barrier Islands, and the wider community of scholars.
In order to advance this mission, we have developed Student Associates for a Greener Environment (SAGE), to involve students in our work in the Florida Gulf Coast University community and beyond. Students who become a member will be nurtured in their leadership capacity and develop their identities as environmentally conscious individuals. Students who become associates are expected to make a serious commitment to SAGE, the mission of the Center for Environmental and Sustainability Education, and to environmental and sustainability education at FGCU.
The goals of Student Associates for a Greener Environment (SAGE) is to be a student branch of the Center for Environmental and Sustainability Education. Students who become a member will be nurtured in their leadership capacity and develop their identities as environmentally conscious individuals. Students who become associates are expected to make a serious commitment to SAGE, the mission of the Center for Environmental and Sustainability Education, and to environmental and sustainability education at FGCU. SAGE members will work within the Center's traditions of collaboration, civil dialogue and intellectual integrity.
For academic year 2021-22, the SAGE program made funding available to support student scholarship focused on Environmental Justice, including Climate Justice. Environmental Justice guarantees that all people have equal access to a healthy, safe, and sustainable environment, as well as equal protection from environmental harm. Recognizing that the field of environmental justice is broad
and multidisciplinary, we welcome proposals from students across disciplines interested in researching a range of issues significant to social and environmental justice.
Awards given up to $1,500 each with the funds to support students directly (i.e., stipends). The SAGE Faculty Committee will review applications and make recommendations for funding to the Director of the Center for Environment & Society. Students from all colleges and departments are encouraged to apply.
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Seidler Undergraduate Research Fellowships
Faculty mentored undergraduate research has proven to be instrumental in deepening student learning and providing direct and marketable experience in the students’ chosen discipline. Through the generosity of Lee and Gene Seidler, the CAS Dean’s Office provides summer funding for significant faculty-student collaboration on research and creative activities.
Overview of the Process:
Collaboration must take place during the Summer term (research may continue through Fall, but faculty stipends requests may only be made for Summer).
Projects may be of short duration or may represent one phase of a long-term, continuing research project.
Award totals may be up to $15,000.
A single faculty member may be listed on up to two project proposals.
Successful proposals will demonstrate a mentoring relationship between faculty and student that encourages scholarly/creative work in a collaborative environment.
A representative committee of CAS faculty will evaluate the projects and provide funding recommendations to the Dean.
The total number of projects funded will depend upon the budgets of the successful applicants, and the total funding available for distribution.
https://www.fgcu.edu/cas/communityimpact/seidler/undergraduateresearchfellowship/
The Center for Environmental and Society works toward realizing the dream of a sustainable and peaceful future for Earth through scholarship, education, and action. The Center seeks to elevate the environmental mission of Florida Gulf Coast University and serve the university community, the local community of the Western Everglades and Barrier Islands, and the wider community of scholars.
In order to advance this mission, we have developed Student Associates for a Greener Environment (SAGE), to involve students in our work in the Florida Gulf Coast University community and beyond. Students who become a member will be nurtured in their leadership capacity and develop their identities as environmentally conscious individuals. Students who become associates are expected to make a serious commitment to SAGE, the mission of the Center for Environmental and Sustainability Education, and to environmental and sustainability education at FGCU.
The goals of Student Associates for a Greener Environment (SAGE) is to be a student branch of the Center for Environmental and Sustainability Education. Students who become a member will be nurtured in their leadership capacity and develop their identities as environmentally conscious individuals. Students who become associates are expected to make a serious commitment to SAGE, the mission of the Center for Environmental and Sustainability Education, and to environmental and sustainability education at FGCU. SAGE members will work within the Center's traditions of collaboration, civil dialogue and intellectual integrity.
For academic year 2021-22, the SAGE program made funding available to support student scholarship focused on Environmental Justice, including Climate Justice. Environmental Justice guarantees that all people have equal access to a healthy, safe, and sustainable environment, as well as equal protection from environmental harm. Recognizing that the field of environmental justice is broad
and multidisciplinary, we welcome proposals from students across disciplines interested in researching a range of issues significant to social and environmental justice.
Awards given up to $1,500 each with the funds to support students directly (i.e., stipends). The SAGE Faculty Committee will review applications and make recommendations for funding to the Director of the Center for Environment & Society. Students from all colleges and departments are encouraged to apply.
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Seidler Undergraduate Research Fellowships
Faculty mentored undergraduate research has proven to be instrumental in deepening student learning and providing direct and marketable experience in the students’ chosen discipline. Through the generosity of Lee and Gene Seidler, the CAS Dean’s Office provides summer funding for significant faculty-student collaboration on research and creative activities.
Overview of the Process:
Collaboration must take place during the Summer term (research may continue through Fall, but faculty stipends requests may only be made for Summer).
Projects may be of short duration or may represent one phase of a long-term, continuing research project.
Award totals may be up to $15,000.
A single faculty member may be listed on up to two project proposals.
Successful proposals will demonstrate a mentoring relationship between faculty and student that encourages scholarly/creative work in a collaborative environment.
A representative committee of CAS faculty will evaluate the projects and provide funding recommendations to the Dean.
The total number of projects funded will depend upon the budgets of the successful applicants, and the total funding available for distribution.
https://www.fgcu.edu/cas/communityimpact/seidler/undergraduateresearchfellowship/
Faculty sustainability research incentives
Yes
A brief description of the faculty sustainability research program:
Research and scholarly activities are required for faculty promotion.
The Whitaker Center provides mini-grants for sustainability-focused research and the Center for Environmental and Sustainability Education partners with faculty for grant opportunities. The Whitaker Center supports the development and reporting of a variety of curriculum and teaching innovations at all levels of STEM education. The Center also fosters and supports research and evaluation of teaching innovations and practices. Funding for faculty and graduate activities is provided for assessment and evaluation of teaching innovations and practice where the research meets the Center's goals. Funding levels are determined annually by the Leadership Team. Funding, while limited, is meant to encourage pilot studies that may lead to larger externally funded projects.
The Whitaker Center provides mini-grants for sustainability-focused research and the Center for Environmental and Sustainability Education partners with faculty for grant opportunities. The Whitaker Center supports the development and reporting of a variety of curriculum and teaching innovations at all levels of STEM education. The Center also fosters and supports research and evaluation of teaching innovations and practices. Funding for faculty and graduate activities is provided for assessment and evaluation of teaching innovations and practice where the research meets the Center's goals. Funding levels are determined annually by the Leadership Team. Funding, while limited, is meant to encourage pilot studies that may lead to larger externally funded projects.
Recognition of interdisciplinary, transdisciplnary and multi-disciplinary research
Yes
A copy of the promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:
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The promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:
There is no faculty tenure at FGCU. Promotion standards are set within the individual departments. Interdisciplinary research is encouraged and is provided equal weight in consideration for promotion.
The Faculty Senate promotes the rights and responsibilities of faculty with respect to:
• quality teaching and learning;
• pursuing research and scholarly activity;
• providing service to our local, regional, national, and global communities;
• preserving and defending academic freedom.
The Grants and Research Team is a standing committee of the collegial faculty
governance system, reporting to the Faculty Senate. One of its responsibilities includes Reviewing Internal Grant proposals and making recommendations for funding; Reviewing Multidisciplinary Research Initiative (MDRI)proposals and making recommendations for funding.
Other internal funding sources providing incentives and opportunities for interdisciplinary, transdisciplnary and multi-disciplinary research include:
The FGCU Whitaker Center provides programs and materials that stimulate interest and promote public awareness of local and global issues related to science, environment, engineering and mathematics.
Established in 2004, the Coastal Watershed Institute (CWI) is an interdisciplinary group of FGCU faculty researchers, graduate students, undergraduates, & community partners with a collaborative focus on watershed-related concerns and their impacts on the coastal environments of Southwest Florida.
The Emergent Technologies Institute (ETI) at Florida Gulf Coast University within the U.A. Whitaker College of Engineering opened in 2016 to support interdisciplinary research, graduate education, and technology development.
FGCU's Water School uses an interdisciplinary approach to address local issues with global consequences. It is a comprehensive center for learning and research. Because of the complexity and interconnectedness of Southwest Florida's water-based natural resources, The Water School's experts come from many disciplines, including marine sciences, economics, chemistry, paleoclimatology and engineering.
The Water School uses a holistic approach that focuses on the environmental sciences but also draws in the social sciences, health sciences, business and engineering. It was designed to:
- Feature state-of-the-art research and learning facilities where students receive the professional preparation they need to tackle real-world problems.
- Bring together all water-focused faculty from the marine and ecological sciences, biology, engineering and business fields.
- Integrate our off-campus facilities that provide access to the Gulf of Mexico, estuaries, rivers and the Everglades.
- Draw in local, national and international partners and open the doors to new partnerships.
- Conduct outreach and education programs in our local communities so that we help create a more water-literate society.
- Empower FGCU to claim its rightful place as a leading, independent source of environmental and scientific knowledge.
- Take the lessons we learn here and apply them throughout the state, nation and world.
The Faculty Senate promotes the rights and responsibilities of faculty with respect to:
• quality teaching and learning;
• pursuing research and scholarly activity;
• providing service to our local, regional, national, and global communities;
• preserving and defending academic freedom.
The Grants and Research Team is a standing committee of the collegial faculty
governance system, reporting to the Faculty Senate. One of its responsibilities includes Reviewing Internal Grant proposals and making recommendations for funding; Reviewing Multidisciplinary Research Initiative (MDRI)proposals and making recommendations for funding.
Other internal funding sources providing incentives and opportunities for interdisciplinary, transdisciplnary and multi-disciplinary research include:
The FGCU Whitaker Center provides programs and materials that stimulate interest and promote public awareness of local and global issues related to science, environment, engineering and mathematics.
Established in 2004, the Coastal Watershed Institute (CWI) is an interdisciplinary group of FGCU faculty researchers, graduate students, undergraduates, & community partners with a collaborative focus on watershed-related concerns and their impacts on the coastal environments of Southwest Florida.
The Emergent Technologies Institute (ETI) at Florida Gulf Coast University within the U.A. Whitaker College of Engineering opened in 2016 to support interdisciplinary research, graduate education, and technology development.
FGCU's Water School uses an interdisciplinary approach to address local issues with global consequences. It is a comprehensive center for learning and research. Because of the complexity and interconnectedness of Southwest Florida's water-based natural resources, The Water School's experts come from many disciplines, including marine sciences, economics, chemistry, paleoclimatology and engineering.
The Water School uses a holistic approach that focuses on the environmental sciences but also draws in the social sciences, health sciences, business and engineering. It was designed to:
- Feature state-of-the-art research and learning facilities where students receive the professional preparation they need to tackle real-world problems.
- Bring together all water-focused faculty from the marine and ecological sciences, biology, engineering and business fields.
- Integrate our off-campus facilities that provide access to the Gulf of Mexico, estuaries, rivers and the Everglades.
- Draw in local, national and international partners and open the doors to new partnerships.
- Conduct outreach and education programs in our local communities so that we help create a more water-literate society.
- Empower FGCU to claim its rightful place as a leading, independent source of environmental and scientific knowledge.
- Take the lessons we learn here and apply them throughout the state, nation and world.
Library support
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s library support for sustainability research:
The library has the Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability online. This set of 10 e-books “draws from the natural, physical, and social sciences to bring readers an unprecedented array of 887 articles—from over 900 contributors from 53 countries—on environmental law and ethics, green business practices, regional sustainability issues, and resource and ecosystem management.”
Library faculty continually assist research-conducting faculty in developing LibGuides (including an extensive Sustainability LibGuide) and other resources as needed and these may intersect with sustainability research efforts.
Library faculty continually assist research-conducting faculty in developing LibGuides (including an extensive Sustainability LibGuide) and other resources as needed and these may intersect with sustainability research efforts.
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