Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 49.21
Liaison Joanne Wong
Submission Date Feb. 5, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Mills College
ER-15: Sustainability Research Identification

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Mark Henderson
Assistant Professor of Public Policy
Public Policy
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Has the institution developed a definition of sustainability research?:
Yes

A copy of the institution's definition of sustainability research:

Mills College strives to be a model of campus and community sustainability. We encourage our students, faculty, and staff to integrate principles of sustainability into all aspects of College life—academic, administrative, social, and operational. In so doing, we link our core mission of educating thoughtful, creative leaders with our role as responsible stewards of the world in which we live. We have adopted the AASHE-STARS definition of sustainability research, as follows:
Sustainability research focuses on a key principle of sustainability (such as social equity or environmental stewardship); addresses a sustainability challenge (such as climate change or poverty); or furthers our understanding of the connections among of societal and environmental challenges. Sustainability research leads toward solutions that support economic prosperity, social well-being, and ecological health. [from STARS manual p. 67]


Has the institution identified its sustainability research activities and initiatives?:
Yes

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

Faculty members were asked to complete a short online survey, indicating whether they had been engaged in sustainability research over the past three years, and describing that research.


Does the institution make its sustainability research inventory publicly available online?:
Yes

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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