Overall Rating	Bronze - expired
Overall Score	35.51
Liaison	Jessica Thompson
Submission Date	March 2, 2017
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Northern Michigan University
AC-10: Support for Research

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	2.00 / 4.00	Sarah Mittlefehldt Professor Earth, Environmental & Geographical Sciences

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Student Sustainability Research Incentives

Does the institution have an ongoing program to encourage students in multiple disciplines or academic programs to conduct research in sustainability? :

A brief description of the student research program, including the incentives provided and any positive outcomes during the previous three years:

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Faculty Sustainability Research Incentives

Does the institution have a program to encourage faculty from multiple disciplines or academic programs to conduct research in sustainability topics?:

A brief description of the faculty research program, including the incentives provided and any positive outcomes during the previous three years:

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Recognition of Inter-, Trans- and Multi-Disciplinary Research

Has the institution published written policies and procedures that give positive recognition to interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary research during faculty promotion and/or tenure decisions?:

Yes

A brief description of the institution’s support for interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary research, including any positive outcomes during the previous three years:

Northern offers an internal grant called PRIME: Progressive Research and Innovative Mutual Exploration Fund promotes “cross-disciplinary collaboration that can facilitate tackling of substantive concepts.” You can learn more about PRIME and explore recent examples of interdisciplinary projects here: http://www.nmu.edu/grantsandcontracts/prime-award

Library Support

Does the institution have ongoing library support for sustainability research and learning?:

Yes

A brief description of the institution’s library support for sustainability research, including any positive outcomes during the previous three years:

The Earth, Environmental & Geographical Sciences Department has a research librarian who helps to compile information and provides support for sustainability-related research. Bruce Sargaent, PhD has provided research support for faculty members seeking documents and news coverage for environmental policy issues and other sustainability-related topics. He also has developed resources for EEGS courses and regularly meets with students to help them with their research projects.

Optional Fields

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:

http://library.nmu.edu/guides/courseguides/gc320.htm

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