Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 32.91
Liaison Jay Clark
Submission Date Jan. 18, 2012
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Maryville College
ER-15: Sustainability Research Identification

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 3.00 Adrienne Schwarte
Associate Professor of Design, Coordinator of Sustainability Studies Minor
Fine Arts & Sustainability Studies
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Has the institution developed a definition of sustainability research?:
No

A copy of the institution's definition of sustainability research:
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Has the institution identified its sustainability research activities and initiatives?:
Yes

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

The team charged with completing the STARS inventory surveyed faculty regarding sustainability-focused and -related research, using a survey instrument in which "sustainability-focused" and "sustainability-related" were defined using language from the STARS survey. The general definition of "sustainability" backing these terms is "meeting the economic, ecological and social needs of the day without impairing the chances or development of future generations." This is the definition that emerged from the UN Conference on Sustainability held in Rio in 1992. Although this definition does not specifically and officially apply to our curriculum, it is the definition which is used in the College's sustainability plan.


Does the institution make its sustainability research inventory publicly available online?:
No

The website URL where the sustainability research inventory is posted (required if claiming Part 3 of the credit):
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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