Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 60.32
Liaison Eric Boles
Submission Date Feb. 14, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

University of Arkansas
ER-18: Sustainability Research Incentives

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 6.00 / 6.00 Marty Matlock
Executive Director
Office for Sustainability
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Does the institution have a program to encourage student sustainability research that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution’s program(s) to encourage student research in sustainability:
The Honors College funds undergraduate research grants to sustainability related programs, some SURF grants from the state are sustainability related, The ecological agriculture research program conducts organic and sustainable production research on fruit crops. Students of all levels receive financial rewards for working in the program. In different programs, such as Landscape Architecture, students must incorporate sustainability aspects into projects and have mentors available to them.

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

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A brief description of the institution’s program(s) to encourage faculty research in sustainability:
All tenure track faculty are involved in research, and grants are available for research. Interdisciplinary research is encouraged and considered in tenure and promotional decisions. The Applied Sustainability Center, Center for Agricultural and Rural Sustainability, and Sustainability Consortium exist for sustainability research and educational purposes. The University of Arkansas Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (RSSP) assists investigators with the process of finding funding sources, submitting proposals, and managing awards. RSSP provides guidance to faculty and students in preparing proposals and expending awards in accordance with the regulations of federal and state governments and other funding agencies. RSSP also provides general information regarding sponsored program activity at the University of Arkansas and provides glassblowing and machine shop services.

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The website URL where information about the faculty research program is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Honors College grants: http://honorscollege.uark.edu/98.php Landscape Architecture: http://architecture.uark.edu/120.php ASC research-http://asc.uark.edu/Teaching-Research.asp

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