| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 35.50 |
| Liaison | Tracey Coronado |
| Submission Date | March 23, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Missouri State University
ER-14: Incentives for Developing Sustainability Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Tamera
Jahnke Dean College of Natural and Applied Sciences |
Does the institution have a program that meets the criteria outlined above?:
A brief description of the program(s):
Missouri State University offers incentives for faculty in multiple disciplines to develop new sustainability courses and incorporate sustainability into existing courses or departments. For the 2008-2009 academic year, MSU provided a stipend of $8,000 (2 semesters) and teaching release (2 contact hours) for a Provosts Fellow to develop a 3-day sustainability conference and a two semester Convocation Series on sustainability. In 2009, funds were provided for two faculty members to attend an AASHE Sustainability in the Curriculum workshop. In 2010, funds were allocated for a sustainability in the curriculum one-day workshop for 14 MSU faculty. In 2010, stipends of $500 each were given to 14 faculty to develop new sustainability-focused courses or change existing courses to include sustainability (either sustainability-focused or sustainability-related). From 2010 onward, a $5,000 stipend per year, up to three years, is allocated for a Public Affairs Professor in the area of sustainability.
A brief description of the incentives that faculty members who participate in the program(s) receive:
Faculty members that participate in these programs receives stipends of various monetary value. Faculty also receive funds to attend and develop workshops about sustainability in the curriculum.
The website URL where information about the program is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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