Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 62.18
Liaison Jesse Carswell
Submission Date Jan. 6, 2025

STARS v2.2

Southern New Hampshire University
AC-9: Research and Scholarship

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 10.19 / 12.00 Jesse Carswell
Sustainability Data Analyst
Sustainability
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Part 1. Sustainability research

Total number of employees that conduct research:
30

Number of employees engaged in sustainability research:
11

Percentage of employees that conduct research that are engaged in sustainability research:
36.67

Part 2. Sustainability research by department

Total number of academic departments that include at least one employee who conducts research:
21

Number of academic departments that include at least one employee who conducts sustainability research:
11

Percentage of departments that conduct research that are engaged in sustainability research:
52.38

Research Inventory 

A copy of the inventory of the institution’s sustainability research (upload):
STARS.SNHU.ResearchAudit.xlsx

Inventory of the institution’s sustainability research:
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A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory:

The University College Accomplishments Book for the 2023-2024 Academic Year was used. Then the entries were all audited to determine sustainability status. 

 

https://snhu-externalaffairs.app.box.com/s/4l9i2kuawm60z59s5ep6rndll2hzs67i


Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability research is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) prioritizes teaching and applied learning over large-scale research, which results in a lower number of faculty engaged in research compared to research-intensive universities. The reported total of 30 employees conducting research accurately reflects SNHU’s research activity, including the 11 employees engaged in sustainability-related research. While sustainability research is present, our institutional focus remains on instruction and practical application, which explains why our data appears as an outlier.


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