Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 57.03
Liaison Kristyn Achilich
Submission Date Oct. 4, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Saint Michael's College
AC-9: Research and Scholarship

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 8.84 / 12.00
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Part 1 

Total number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff that are engaged in research (headcount):
81

Number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff that are engaged in sustainability research (headcount):
12

Percentage of the institution's faculty and staff researchers that are engaged in sustainability research :
14.81

Part 2 

Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that include at least one faculty or staff member that conducts research:
22

Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that include at least one faculty or staff member that conducts sustainability research:
8

Percentage of research-producing departments that are engaged in sustainability research:
36.36

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:
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The institution’s inventory of its sustainability research that includes names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:
Environmental Studies: Laura Stroup Economics & Geography: Richard Kujawa Political Science: Michael Bosia Biology: Mark Lubkowitz Sustainability/Permaculture Site (connected to Environmental Studies): Kristyn Achilich, Heather Lynch English: Nat Lewis, Joan Wry Chemistry/Environmental Science: David Heroux Fine Arts: Brian Collier Media Studies, Journalism, and Digital Arts: Jon Hyde, Kimberly Sultze

A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory (including the types of faculty and staff included as researchers):
Reviewed faculty list to identify obvious faculty; then reviewed most recent annual Scholarship and Creative Work report which lists faculty scholarship, research and creative work achievements.

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