| Overall Rating | Bronze |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 32.08 |
| Liaison | Theresa Ladrigan-Whelpley |
| Submission Date | June 29, 2023 |
Salve Regina University
AC-10: Support for Sustainability Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 4.00 |
Craig
Condella Professor Philosophy |
Does the institution have an ongoing program to encourage students in multiple disciplines or academic programs to conduct sustainability research?:
A brief description of the student sustainability research program:
Mercy Critical Concern Faculty Collaborative focused on "Earth" supported 6 faculty over a two year period (2020-2022) to conduct faculty-student research and outreach. Additionally, Salve is a partner institution with RI NSF EPSCoR's Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program and the RI-SURC (Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Consortium).
Does the institution have a program to encourage academic staff from multiple disciplines or academic programs to conduct sustainability research?:
A brief description of the faculty sustainability research program:
Mercy Critical Concern Faculty Collaborative focused on "Earth" supported 6 faculty over a two year period (2020-2022) to conduct faculty-student research and outreach.
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?:
A copy of the promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:
The promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:
N/A
Does the institution have ongoing library support for sustainability research and learning?:
A brief description of the institution’s library support for sustainability research:
-The library compiles research guides for some sustainability research focused courses
-They promote sustainability literacy by hosting the Mercy Critical Concern Faculty Collaborative focused on "Earth", providing a setting for faculty projects, and displaying environmental education books during Earth month. They showcase student work in the Environmental Studies program such as arboretum reports and student research projects.
-Library staff facilitated the creation of an arboretum database on Omeka for the Earth faculty collaborative
-Student work is hosted on the library's Digital Commons, including:
BIO140 Arboretum Project, BIO140 Carbon Footprint Project, BIO255 Arboretum Project, CHP218 Exploring North American Indian Societies, CHP399 The Southern Thames Street Neighborhood Study, ENV334 Environmental Justice, ENV434 Environmental Justice, GLO100 Introduction to Global Studies: Policy Analysis Papers
Website URL where information about the institution’s support for sustainability research is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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