Overall Rating Bronze
Overall Score 38.36
Liaison Marga Martinez
Submission Date Oct. 10, 2024

STARS v2.2

Oakton College
AC-10: Support for Sustainability Research

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 4.00 Charmaine John
Sustainability Specialist
Facilities
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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 sustainability research?:
No

A brief description of the student sustainability research program:
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Faculty sustainability research incentives 

Does the institution have a program to encourage academic staff from multiple disciplines or academic programs to conduct sustainability research?:
Yes

A brief description of the faculty sustainability research program:
  1. I founded Water Protectors of Milwaukee in 2016.
  2. I have published a field guide to the biodiversity of the Chicago region. The third edition is now published, which contains species descriptions and photos of 650 species in addition to introductory chapters the cover topics such as: geology and topography, habitats and ecosystems, people and land use, environmental philosophy, and conservation and restoration. Here is the reference: Gulezian, Paul Zorn. A Field Guide to the Biodiversity of the Chicago Region, 3rd Ed, Tophatmonocle. Toronto. 2023.
  3. Assist or Manage of all aquatic microhabitats on campus. Monitor and manage the toad and salamander ponds.

  4. Khursheed Ichhaporia, associate professor of Biology, will participate in the Council of American Overseas Research Centers’ Overseas Faculty Development Seminar  

    Des Plaines, Ill. (May 2, 2024) - Oakton’s Biology professor Khursheed Ichhaporia will travel to Mongolia this summer to study climate change and public health with a select group of college educators. Ichhaporia will join 13 faculty from community colleges and minority-serving institutions selected by the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) to participate in the Overseas Faculty Development Seminar.


Recognition of interdisciplinary, transdisciplnary 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?:
No

A copy of the promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:
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The promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:
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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:

Through the collection: book, journal, collection, research guides*... references services to everyone or schedule and appointment to do research.

Research guides and journal article databases.

Earth Day LibGuide (https://researchguides.oakton.edu/earthday)
Environmental Studies LibGuide (https://researchguides.oakton.edu/Environmental_Studies)
Keeping it Green at Oakton by The Green Committee (https://oaktongreenteam.wordpress.com/).


Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s support for sustainability research is available:
https://www.oakton.edu/library/

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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