Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 62.28
Liaison Dave Barbier
Submission Date Nov. 5, 2021

STARS v2.2

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
AC-7: Incentives for Developing Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Gabi Bolwerk
Sustainability projects, reporting and outreach coordinator
Office of Sustainability
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Does the institution have an ongoing program that offers incentives for academic staff in multiple disciplines or departments to develop new sustainability courses and/or incorporate sustainability into existing courses? :
Yes

A brief description of the incentive program(s):

University Personnel Development Committee Course Innovation (CI) Grant offers grants for development of new and/or innovative classes, teaching strategies, methods of classroom presentation, and the development and implementation of innovative assessment strategies for course curriculum improvement.


A brief description of the incentives that academic staff who participate in the program(s) receive:

The Course Innovation (CI) Grant provides a summer stipend of $1,000 per credit to eligible faculty or academic staff for the development of innovative pedagogy.

“Innovative pedagogy” may involve any of the following:
•Novel or creative course objectives or outcomes
•Novel or creative instruction that targets emerging demographics or better supports diverse student populations
•Novel or creative classroom teaching and learning processes
•Novel or creative assessment methods


Website URL where information about the incentives for developing sustainability course content is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Due to the unprecedented budget crisis caused by the coronavirus-19 pandemic, ​University Personnel Development Committee funding has been suspended until further notice. Given the financial impact the pandemic has had on our university and the State of Wisconsin, the university is working to limit its expenses as much as possible while we wait for clarity on the campus and state budget.


Due to the unprecedented budget crisis caused by the coronavirus-19 pandemic, ​University Personnel Development Committee funding has been suspended until further notice. Given the financial impact the pandemic has had on our university and the State of Wisconsin, the university is working to limit its expenses as much as possible while we wait for clarity on the campus and state budget.

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