Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 65.73
Liaison Gary Cocke
Submission Date May 11, 2023

STARS v2.2

The University of Texas at Dallas
AC-10: Support for Sustainability Research

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 4.00 Gary Cocke
Sustainability Director
Office of Sustainability
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Student sustainability research incentives 

Does the institution have an ongoing program to encourage students in multiple disciplines or academic programs to conduct sustainability research?:
No

A brief description of the student sustainability research program:
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Faculty sustainability research incentives 

Does the institution have a program to encourage academic staff from multiple disciplines or academic programs to conduct sustainability research?:
Yes

A brief description of the faculty sustainability research program:
https://research.utdallas.edu/researchers/internal-funding/sustainability-research-institute

https://research.utdallas.edu/researchers/internal-funding/seed-program-for-interdisciplinary-research-sustainability

Recognition of interdisciplinary, transdisciplnary and multi-disciplinary research 

Has the institution published written policies and procedures that give positive recognition to interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary research during faculty promotion and/or tenure decisions?:
No

A copy of the promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:
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The promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:
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Library support

Does the institution have ongoing library support for sustainability research and learning?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution’s library support for sustainability research:
The McDermott Library provides exceptional resources in sustainability research and learning collectively called "green" libraries. Green libraries emphasize stewardship of resources, impact on the natural environment, economy, ecology, and equity. Economy is the management, or stewardship, of the resources; Ecology is the relationship of the community with its environment, particularly the natural environment; and Equity is fairness to all.
The Sustainability Reference Center collection offers full-text coverage of content relevant to sustainability initiative management. It is designed for sustainability experts and information professionals and covers topics such as corporate social responsibility, environmental stewardship, and governmental regulations.

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s support for sustainability research is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Open access at UTD
https://library.utdallas.edu/research-instruction/openaccess/

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