Overall Rating Bronze
Overall Score 33.32
Liaison Laurie Kman
Submission Date March 5, 2021

STARS v2.2

Lewis University
AC-9: Research and Scholarship

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.97 / 12.00 John Lerczak
Director of Sustainability
Facilities
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Total number of employees that conduct research:
30

Number of employees engaged in sustainability research:
1

Percentage of employees that conduct research that are engaged in sustainability research:
3.33

Total number of academic departments that include at least one employee who conducts research:
11

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:
45.45

A copy of the inventory of the institution’s sustainability research (upload):
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Inventory of the institution’s sustainability research:

Dr. Jerry Kavouras, Biology

Research topic was on the local food system in Will County. This research involved addressing the challenges we currently see within our food system and creating a network to connect our farmers directly with institutions through quantitative data methods.


A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory:

The University lists faculty research on the Lewis University website. Information was taken from data listed there. Abstracts for the research projects are also available from that site. Each abstract is read to determine a connection to sustainability. If a connection is found, a follow up is made to the faculty/staff member to gather more information regarding the project. If it fits the criteria, they are counted towards this credit.


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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