Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 49.88
Liaison Kristina Hope
Submission Date Feb. 13, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Knox College
AC-10: Support for Research

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 4.00 Deb Steinberg
Director of Campus Sustainability Initiatives
Office of Sustainability
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Does the institution have a program to encourage student sustainability research that meets the criteria for this credit?:
No

A brief description of the institution’s program(s) to encourage student research in sustainability:
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The website URL where information about the student research program is available:
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Does the institution have a program to encourage faculty sustainability research that meets the criteria for this credit?:
No

A brief description of the institution’s program(s) to encourage faculty research in sustainability:
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The website URL where information about the faculty research program is available:
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Has the institution formally adopted policies and procedures that give positive recognition to interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary research during faculty promotion and/or tenure decisions?:
Yes

A brief description or the text of the institution’s policy regarding interdisciplinary research:

A faculty member's interdisciplinary research and/or research collaborations among faculty from different fields is positively recognized in tenure and promotion evaluations.


The website URL where information about the treatment of interdisciplinary research is available:
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Does the institution provide ongoing library support for sustainability research and learning that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution's library support for sustainability research and learning:

Reference guides tailored for individual courses are provided through the library website, are updated continuously, and include courses that are both sustainability-related and sustainability-focused.


The website URL where information about the institution's library support for sustainability is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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