Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 48.73
Liaison Claire Rodgers
Submission Date March 4, 2022

STARS v2.2

Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
AC-10: Support for Sustainability Research

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 4.00
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Student sustainability research incentives 

Does the institution have an ongoing program to encourage students in multiple disciplines or academic programs to conduct sustainability research?:
No

A brief description of the student sustainability research program:
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Faculty sustainability research incentives 

Does the institution have a program to encourage academic staff from multiple disciplines or academic programs to conduct sustainability research?:
No

A brief description of the faculty sustainability research program:
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Recognition of interdisciplinary, transdisciplnary and multi-disciplinary research 

Has the institution published written policies and procedures that give positive recognition to interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary research during faculty promotion and/or tenure decisions?:
Yes

A copy of the promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:
AEE-Innovative-Martello-2.pdf

The promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:
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Library support

Does the institution have ongoing library support for sustainability research and learning?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution’s library support for sustainability research:
Olin's library collection includes a growing number of "green" books and research papers, and the library is able to acquire more through the Minuteman Library Network and the state inter-library loan system. Additionally, the books for various classes, including Intro to Sustainability, are housed in the library.
Two student-led projects, Aquaponics and Hacking Hygiene, have also been housed in the library. Aquaponics is a system of sustainable gardening, and Hacking Hygiene is a program that teaches students to make their own cleaning products and personal hygiene products out of common groceries.
The Director of the Library is a part of the American Library Association, which passed a resolution outlining their commitment to sustainability: http://www.ala.org/aboutala/sites/ala.org.aboutala/files/content/governance/council/council_documents/2015_annual_council_documents/cd_36_substainable_libraries_resol_final.pdf

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s support for sustainability research is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Callan Bignoli, Director of the Library
Susan Mihailidis, Director of Academic Affairs and Sponsored Programs
Caitrin Lynch, Dean of Faculty

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