Overall Rating Bronze
Overall Score 41.51
Liaison Lori Chance
Submission Date May 16, 2024

STARS v2.2

Messiah University
AC-7: Incentives for Developing Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Brandon Hoover
Director of Sustainability
Operations
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Does the institution have an ongoing program that offers incentives for academic staff in multiple disciplines or departments to develop new sustainability courses and/or incorporate sustainability into existing courses? :
Yes

A brief description of the incentive program(s):
The Director of Sustainability has developed training programs for faculty as part of the required May Development week and the Community of Educators day. Additionally, there are opportunities during the semester from the teaching and learning center where the Director provides training opportunities for faculty. This training program provides faculty learn about how to incorporate sustainability related learning outcomes into their courses.

A brief description of the incentives that academic staff who participate in the program(s) receive:
Faculty can add training to their professional development report that is due at the end of each academic term and is considered in the term-tenure and promotion process.

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Website URL where information about the incentives for developing sustainability course content is available:
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