| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 49.22 |
| Liaison | Rich Walker |
| Submission Date | April 22, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
AC-9: Academic Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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7.03 / 12.00 |
Kevin
Adkins Sustainability Officer Vice Chancellor for Administration |
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Number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff engaged in sustainability research:
51
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Total number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff engaged in research:
467
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Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that include at least one faculty or staff member that conducts sustainability research:
25
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The total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that conduct research:
75
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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:
see website siue/sustainability
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A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory:
All faculty were contacted via listserve and/or email and given the definitions and asked to self report. A committee reviewed th list and compiled a list of research meeting the criteria. When in question the departments and/or faculty members were contacted and the critieria was discussed.
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A brief description of notable accomplishments during the previous three years by faculty and/or staff engaged in sustainability research:
-Dr. Jennifer Rehg of our anthropolgy department, together with a team chartered and established 380 acres of protected forest lands, secondary forest, grasslands, and lake shore habitats; the preserves are a site for transdisciplinary research.
-Dr. Connie Frey-Spurlock Faculty Sustainability Fellow and Professor of Sociology found specific correlation between Sustainability and graduation retention rates.
-Dr. Richard Essner, R. L., Jr., Z. R. French, L. M. Richter, and P. R. Minchin compiled significant novel findings on "Bohm Woods and the SIUE Nature Preserve: Valuable Conservation Assets for Southwestern Illinois."
-Dr. R. L. Richter, R. L. Essner Jr., and P. R. Minchin published "A survey of bluff forest avifauna in Southwestern Illinois. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science."
-Dr. Kurt Schulz, J. Wright, and S. Ashbaker published a study on local endangered plant species in their publication, "Comparison of invasive shrub honeysuckle eradication tactics for amateurs: stump treatment versus regrowth spraying of Lonicera maackii. Restoration Ecology."
-Master's student Chad Rieger published, "Phosphorus budget for Cougar Lake." Masters Thesis, Environmental Sciences Program.
-Master's student Tim Tripp published, "Comparisons of lead concentrations in fish tissues from two southwestern Illinois lakes." Masters Thesis, Biological Sciences Program.
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The website URL where information about sustainability research is available:
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