| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 73.13 |
| Liaison | Bridget Flynn |
| Submission Date | March 9, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Oberlin College
AC-9: Academic Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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7.05 / 12.00 |
Bridget
Flynn Sustainability Coordinator Office of Environmental Sustainability |
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Number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff engaged in sustainability research:
27
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Total number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff engaged in research:
343
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Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that include at least one faculty or staff member that conducts sustainability research:
19
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The total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that conduct research:
39
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A copy of the sustainability research inventory that includes the names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:
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Names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:
http://new.oberlin.edu/office/environmental-sustainability/curriculum/sustainability-research.dot
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A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory:
The Committee on Environmental Sustainability and Office of Environmental Sustainability sent a survey to members of the faculty.The Office of Environmental Sustainability examined recent faculty research to identify any additional research.
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A brief description of notable accomplishments during the previous three years by faculty and/or staff engaged in sustainability research:
- Dashboard Project: The Environmental Dashboard Project has expanded its reach and its staff quite largely over the past few years. The project began solely in one building, grew to a few, then all residence halls and a few academic buildings on campus. Now there are energy-monitoring dashboard displays in public spaces in the City of Oberlin, like the public library and local coffee shop AND is being expanded into all of the local K-12 schools. College students are highly involved in this exciting project. This project is headed by Professor John Petersen in Environmental Studies.
- Community-based social marketing (CBSM) project: The community-based social marketing research project has employed a dozen student researchers in only its first year and a half. This project aims to reduce the College's GHG emissions by 10-15% through behavior change alone. CBSM researchers identified target behaviors, barriers and benefits and craft campaigns accordingly. This research is led by Professor Cindy Frantz in Psychology.
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The website URL where information about sustainability research is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
This research was conducted for our 2012 STARS Report. We will be updating this information again for 2014.
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