Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 70.84
Liaison Troy Goodnough
Submission Date June 2, 2015
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University of Minnesota, Morris
AC-9: Academic Research

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 11.33 / 12.00 Troy Goodnough
Sustainability Director
Office of Sustainability
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Number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff engaged in sustainability research:
33

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Total number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff engaged in research:
126.50

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Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that include at least one faculty or staff member that conducts sustainability research:
18

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The total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that conduct research:
27

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A copy of the sustainability research inventory that includes the names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:
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Names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:
Abbey Fischer, Chemistry Satis Devkota, Economics and Management Arne Kildegaard, Economics and Management Athena Kildegaard, English Barbara Burke, Communications, Media, and Rhetoric Carol Cook, Education Chris Butler, Socioloogy Christopher Cole, Biology Clement Loo, Philosophy Cyrus Bina, Economics Donna Chollett, Anthropology Ed Brands, Environmental Studies Jennifer Rothchild, Sociology Jess Larson, Studio Art Jimmy Schryver, Art History John Anderson, Statistics Keith Brugger, Geology Kevin Flicker, Studio Art Margaret Kuchenreuther, Biology Michael Eble, Studio Art Michelle Page, Secondary Education Nancy Carpenter, Chemistry Peter Wyckoff, Biology Ray Schultz, Theatre Rebecca Dean, Anthropology Sheri Breen, Political Science Stacey Aronson, Spanish and Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies Stephen Gross, History Sylke Boyd, Physics Ted Pappenfus, Chemistry Timna, Wyckoff, Biology Vicki Graham, English W. R. Matson, Math

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A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory:
We sent out a survey with definitions and asked faculty to self-identify.

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A brief description of notable accomplishments during the previous three years by faculty and/or staff engaged in sustainability research:
• Three Morris faculty members were awarded the 2012 American Chemical Society Award for incorporating sustainability into the curriculum. (Ted Pappenfus, chemistry; Nancy Carpenter, chemistry; and Tim Soderberg, chemistry.) • Morris faculty member Dr. Margaret Kuchenreuther (Biology) received the only University of Minnesota Outstanding Community Service Award (OCSA) given in 2012. • Morris faculty member Dr. Peter Wyckoff (Biology) receiveda NSF award for his research that makes connections between climate change and tree populations. 2012. http://www.morris.umn.edu/newsevents/view.php?itemID=10904

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The website URL where information about sustainability research is available:
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