| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 36.11 |
| Liaison | Diane Fout |
| Submission Date | April 23, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Transylvania University
ER-14: Incentives for Developing Sustainability Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Angela
Poe Sustainability Director Sustainability |
Does the institution have a program that meets the criteria outlined above?:
A brief description of the program(s):
Transylvania offers a sustainability across the curriculum workshop for faculty. All participants are expected to incorporate sustainability into one or more of their courses and/or design a new course using what they get out the week-long summer course. They fine tune their ideas and share the results of the efforts in follow-up meetings during the school year. Nearly 1/3rd of Transylvania's faculty have completed the week-long course.
A brief description of the incentives that faculty members who participate in the program(s) receive:
Faculty have received a $700 stipend for participating in the workshop. They also are connected with a variety of community resources that make integrating sustainability into their teaching easier.
The website URL where information about the program is available:
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