Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 70.13
Liaison Eric O'Brien
Submission Date March 1, 2013
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University of Northern Iowa
ER-15: Sustainability Research Identification

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Eric O'Brien
University Sustainability Coordinator
Office of Sustainability
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Has the institution developed a definition of sustainability research?:
Yes

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A copy of the institution's definition of sustainability research:
The Iowa Board of Regents has defined sustainability across the campus for UNI as: "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs".

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Has the institution identified its sustainability research activities and initiatives?:
Yes

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A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the inventory:
A survey was developed by the Sustainability Office and distributed by the Provost's Office to each of the academic departments on campus. With a full set of respondents, survey was geared toward answering ER-16, ER-17, and ER-19.

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Does the institution make its sustainability research inventory publicly available online?:
Yes

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The website URL where the sustainability research inventory is posted (required if claiming Part 3 of the credit):
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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