Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 28.23
Liaison Brian Webb
Submission Date March 5, 2020

STARS v2.2

Houghton College
AC-9: Research and Scholarship

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 8.86 / 12.00 Brian Webb
Sustainability Coordinator
Center for Sustainability
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Part 1. Sustainability research

Total number of employees that conduct research:
49

Number of employees engaged in sustainability research:
8

Percentage of employees that conduct research that are engaged in sustainability research:
16.33

Part 2. Sustainability research by department

Total number of academic departments that include at least one employee who conducts research:
14

Number of academic departments that include at least one employee who conducts sustainability research:
5

Percentage of departments that conduct research that are engaged in sustainability research:
35.71

Research Inventory 

A copy of the inventory of the institution’s sustainability research (upload):
Inventory of the institution’s sustainability research:
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A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory:
I used self-reported responses from a survey, which was sent to all faculty. This was supplemented by some targeted emails to faculty who didn't initially respond, but whom I suspected were involved in sustainability research. An individualized follow-up email generated some additional responses.

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s 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:
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