| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 51.85 |
| Liaison | Tara Pike |
| Submission Date | June 17, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Nevada Las Vegas
ER-14: Incentives for Developing Sustainability Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Tom
Piechota Associate Vice President for Interdisciplinary Research Division of Research and Graduate Studies |
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Does the institution have a program that meets the criteria outlined above?:
Yes
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A brief description of the program(s):
There are two programs that have permitted development of sustainability related course.
1) The URBAN21 grant program provided seed funds for faculty to conduct sustainability related research or curriculum development. Currently, this program supports curriculum development in Public Health, Nursing, and Hotel Administration.
2) The Nevada System of Higher Education has an NSF supported climate change research, outreach, and education program that supports curriculum development for (the) climate change course. Currently, the UNLV is partnering with the other universities in the state to inventory courses and identify new ones that need to be developed.
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A brief description of the incentives that faculty members who participate in the program(s) receive:
Faculty incentives include summer salary, graduate student support and/or travel.
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The website URL where information about the program is available:
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