| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.87 |
| Liaison | Troy Goodnough |
| Submission Date | Feb. 18, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Minnesota, Morris
ER-14: Incentives for Developing Sustainability Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Troy
Goodnough Sustainability Director Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution have a program that meets the criteria outlined above?:
A brief description of the program(s):
Yes, we provide grant funds for faculty to develop new sustainability-related courses via the Educational Development Program (EDP). Our mission and vision reflect our desire to grow the number of sustainability-related courses we offer. This aspiration has produced an increasing number of courses and creative work in this area. Our relatively new environmental studies program is multi-disciplinary and is actively working to add courses and colleagues to the program. New courses that have been developed exist both within and outside of environmental degree programs, for example, the Chemistry of Sustainable Energy is a new course not in environmental studies.
A brief description of the incentives that faculty members who participate in the program(s) receive:
Grant awards are expected to range up to roughly $2,000. It is expected that salary will be the dominant budget item in EDP proposals. As a guideline, for a major development project by a single individual, a salary request of $2,000 (plus fringe benefits) will be considered.
The website URL where information about the program is available:
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