Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 47.46
Liaison Sarah Gilly
Submission Date Dec. 16, 2015
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Stevens Institute of Technology
AC-10: Support for Research

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 4.00 Chrissa Papaioannou
Sr. Director of Research Administration
Office of Sponsored Programs
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Does the institution have a program to encourage student sustainability research that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution’s program(s) to encourage student research in sustainability:

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Office (I&E) which is responsible for the Undergraduate student's summer research. On top of that the scholar's program, which is meant to be with students with higher GPAs, encourages them to do summer research as well. Finally, Green@Stevens is a portal for the programs and initiatives that are directed to sustainability education and to the innovation, research and practices that can contribute to sustainability. (https://web.stevens.edu/green/)


The website URL where information about the student research program is available:
Does the institution have a program to encourage faculty sustainability research that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution’s program(s) to encourage faculty research in sustainability:

Stevens has Vice Provost of Research Initiatives and Institutional partial Tuition Waiver for PhD Students enrolled within the past 3 years. Finally, partial overhead return is also provided to faculty in order to reward them for their hard work.


The website URL where information about the faculty research program is available:
Has the institution formally adopted policies and procedures that give positive recognition to interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary research during faculty promotion and/or tenure decisions?:
No

A brief description or the text of the institution’s policy regarding interdisciplinary research:
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The website URL where information about the treatment of interdisciplinary research is available:
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Does the institution provide ongoing library support for sustainability research and learning that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution's library support for sustainability research and learning:

Available resources regarding sustainability can be found in the library website using the search tool.


The website URL where information about the institution's library support for sustainability is available:
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