Skidmore College
AC-9: Research and Scholarship
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
10.71 / 12.00 |
Mark
Youndt Director of Sustainability for Academic Affairs Management and Business |
Total number of employees that conduct research:
Number of employees engaged in sustainability research:
Percentage of employees that conduct research that are engaged in sustainability research:
Total number of academic departments that include at least one employee who conducts research:
Number of academic departments that include at least one employee who conducts sustainability research:
Percentage of departments that conduct research that are engaged in sustainability research:
A copy of the inventory of the institution’s sustainability research (upload):
Inventory of the institution’s sustainability research:
A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory:
To create the research inventory, we relied on faculty and staff to self-identify as conducting sustainability research. We sent an email to all applicable faculty and staff reminding them that, as articulated in both Skidmore's Campus Sustainability Plan and our institutional strategic plan Creating Pathways to Excellence, our definition of sustainability includes not only our human impact on the natural world but also the interconnections among the environment, the economy, and society. Faculty voluntarily responded to this email with their department/program affiliation and a brief description of their research interest(s).
It should be noted that developing a comprehensive list of faculty is currently challenging, and our responses in this section are, without question, a significant underrepresentation of the faculty and staff who are doing sustainability research. Because of the lack of clear tracking, we have inevitably overestimated the number of faculty and staff who are actively engaged in research and underestimated the number of faculty and staff who are conducting sustainability research.
Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability research is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.