Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 31.41
Liaison Hannes Gerhardt
Submission Date April 20, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of West Georgia
AC-10: Support for Research

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 4.00 Hannes Gerhardt
Sustainability Director
Department of Geosciences
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Does the institution have a program to encourage student sustainability research that meets the criteria for this credit?:
No

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A brief description of the institution’s program(s) to encourage student research in sustainability:
At UWG we encourage all student research, but not specifically sustainability at this time.

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The website URL where information about the student research program is available:
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Does the institution have a program to encourage faculty sustainability research that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution’s program(s) to encourage faculty research in sustainability:
The University offers research seed grants ($5000). One category of research that is explicitly mentioned for which funds are available is sustainability. In the words of the call for applications: "3. Sustainability Research Grants: UWG has prioritized the development of sustainability on campus. These grants support research that is linked to sustainability in any discipline."

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The website URL where information about the faculty research program is available:
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Has the institution formally adopted policies and procedures that give positive recognition to interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary research during faculty promotion and/or tenure decisions?:
No

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A brief description or the text of the institution’s policy regarding interdisciplinary research:
According to Charla Campbell, Office of Research & Sponsored Projects

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The website URL where information about the treatment of interdisciplinary research is available:
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Does the institution provide ongoing library support for sustainability research and learning that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution's library support for sustainability research and learning:
Several library databases provide resources that support research efforts in sustainability. Several library guides provide information about resources that support research in sustainability. GALILEO: All Databases available to UWG http://www.galileo.usg.edu/scholar/westga/databases/all/ Libguide: GeoSciences Resources/Databases http://libguides.westga.edu/content.php?pid=295276&sid=2424154 Libguide: Debate: Domestic Energy Production http://libguides.westga.edu/content.php?pid=347163&sid=2840068 Libguide: Biology/Botany http://libguides.westga.edu/content.php?pid=147631&sid=1850135 Libguide: Biology/Environmental Studies http://libguides.westga.edu/content.php?pid=147631&sid=1866460 Libguide: Business Resources/Websites http://libguides.westga.edu/content.php?pid=338816&sid=2770702

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The website URL where information about the institution's library support for sustainability is available:
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