| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.02 |
| Liaison | Christine Bruckner |
| Submission Date | Jan. 24, 2025 |
Illinois State University
AC-7: Center for Sustainability Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
6.00 / 6.00 |
Christine
Bruckner Assistant Director Office of Sustainability |
7.1 Organized sustainability research center, institute, or unit
List and description of the institution’s sustainability research units:
Center for a Sustainable Water Future
The Center for a Sustainable Water Future is an interdisciplinary initiative that brings together academically diverse faculty from across campus to advance research, creative expression, teaching, and outreach activities promoting and enhancing effective and viable water solutions and stewardship within Illinois and with our regional, national, and global partners.
Through action research, our interdependence and relationship with water will be explored, investigated, and shared promoting a broader sustainable water ethic for the future.
Does the institution have at least one organized research center, institute, or equivalent unit focused on a subject other than sustainability that produces sustainability research?:
List and description of the institution’s research units focused on subjects other than sustainability that produce sustainability research:
Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development
The Stevenson Center at Illinois State University promotes community and economic development in the U.S. and abroad. The Center cultivates leaders in public service through a unique combination of interdisciplinary coursework, research, professional practice, and community collaboration.
Center for Mathematics, Science, and Technology
The mission of CeMaST is to empower, conduct, and support STEM education and scholarship across the K – 16 continuum. CeMaST provides programming for students, K-12 teachers, college faculty, and community and also supports faculty in STEM-related research including providing training and support for competitive grants in STEM fields (e.g., National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health).
The Office of Student Research (OSR) is to creates opportunities for student research and creative innovation, to cultivate excellence in research mentorship, and to highlight exemplary student and faculty scholarship. The Office connects students with faculty doing various research projects and also provides funding for projects.
Center for Collaborative Studies in Mathematical Biology
The Center provides a platform expanding access to a diverse network of scholars and resources at the interface of biology, mathematics, and computational science to enhance research and education opportunities for researchers, educators and students. One component of the center focuses on Biomathematics and Ecology research; the Center has a workshop and research symposium dedicated to the topic.
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