Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 57.96
Liaison Tracey Coronado
Submission Date March 15, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Missouri State University
AC-9: Research and Scholarship

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.39 / 12.00 Doug Neidigh
Sustainability Coordinator
Environmental Management
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Part 1 

Total number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff that are engaged in research (headcount):
544

Number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff that are engaged in sustainability research (headcount):
30

Percentage of the institution's faculty and staff researchers that are engaged in sustainability research :
5.51

Part 2 

Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that include at least one faculty or staff member that conducts research:
44

Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that include at least one faculty or staff member that conducts sustainability research:
12

Percentage of research-producing departments that are engaged in sustainability research:
27.27

Research Inventory 

A copy of the institution’s inventory of its sustainability research that includes names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:
The institution’s inventory of its sustainability research that includes names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:
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A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory (including the types of faculty and staff included as researchers):
The Academics Subcommittee and Sustainability Coordinator presented to three committees/groups comprised of deans, academic department heads, and faculty members. Presentations included parameters for inclusion in research and scholarship including sustainability. Faculty members were asked to provide a list and descriptions of each research endeavor members of the department conducted within the parameters. Once responses were received an inventory was compiled and verified it met the criteria.

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