Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 74.78
Liaison Daryl Pierson
Submission Date March 5, 2021

STARS v2.2

Portland State University
AC-7: Incentives for Developing Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Amanda Wolf
Program + Assessment Coordinator
Campus Sustainability Office
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Does the institution have an ongoing program that offers incentives for academic staff in multiple disciplines or departments to develop new sustainability courses and/or incorporate sustainability into existing courses? :
Yes

A brief description of the incentive program(s):

The Institute for Sustainable Solutions offers funding to ISS Faculty Fellows for sustainability curriculum development. Outcomes include new course development, integration of sustainability into existing courses, and expanded sustainability content including guest speakers and travel to community partners for existing sustainability courses.


A brief description of the incentives that academic staff who participate in the program(s) receive:

Faculty may apply for funding for course buy-outs, summer term salaries, graduate assistants, speakers, travel, supplies, and other services.


Website URL where information about the incentives for developing sustainability course content is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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