Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	46.93
Liaison	Kevin Salfen
Submission Date	Oct. 21, 2024

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University of the Incarnate Word
AC-9: Research and Scholarship

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	11.43 / 12.00	Kevin Salfen Co-Director, Office of Sustainability Office of Sustainability

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Part 1. Sustainability research

Total number of employees that conduct research:

247

Number of employees engaged in sustainability research:

Percentage of employees that conduct research that are engaged in sustainability research:

31.17

Part 2. Sustainability research by department

Total number of academic departments that include at least one employee who conducts research:

Number of academic departments that include at least one employee who conducts sustainability research:

Percentage of departments that conduct research that are engaged in sustainability research:

67.86

Research Inventory

A copy of the inventory of the institution’s sustainability research (upload):

AC_9_Research_Inventory_UIW.xlsx

Inventory of the institution’s sustainability research:

See attachment.

A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory:

Faculty bios on the UIW website were reviewed, and faculty with research related to one of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals were included in the inventory.

Optional Fields

Website URL where information about the institution’s 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:

All faculty bios used for this inventory are publicly accessible through the UIW website.
The number of faculty conducting research at UIW is taken from the IPEDS submission as reported officially by the university on Nov 1, 2022, and includes 177 tenured faculty members and 70 tenure-track faculty members, all of whom must complete research as part of their employment.