Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 59.34
Liaison Elizabeth MacKenzie
Submission Date July 24, 2018
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STARS v2.1

University of Iowa
AC-7: Incentives for Developing Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Sara Maples
Interim Director
The UI Office of Sustainability

Criteria

Institution has an ongoing program or programs that offer incentives for faculty in multiple disciplines or departments to develop new sustainability courses and/or incorporate sustainability into existing courses or departments. The program specifically aims to increase student learning of sustainability.

Incentives may include release time, funding for professional development, and trainings offered by the institution.

Incentives for expanding sustainability offerings in academic, non-credit, and/or continuing education courses count for this credit.


Applicability

This credit applies to all institutions. 


Scoring

Institutions earn 2 points for meeting the criteria outlined above. Partial points are not available for this credit.


Measurement

Timeframe

Programs or incentives that were offered within the three years prior to the anticipated date of submission are eligible for this credit.

Sampling and Data Standards

Not applicable

 

 

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