Ursinus College
AC-6: Sustainability Research
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6.1 Percentage of academic departments engaged in sustainability research
Number of academic departments engaged in sustainability research:
Annotated list or inventory of the institution’s sustainability research by department:
Description of the process used to identify the institution’s sustainability research:
An inventory of various announcements of presentations, publications, and grant funding was conducted. Faculty identified from that inventory were contacted and asked to voluntarily report on their scholarship endeavors. The listings provided in the reporting tool are a conservative estimate of current research at the college as it relates to sustainability.
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following two figures:
Points earned for indicator AC 6.1:
6.2 Incentives for sustainability research
Description of the sustainability research incentives for academic staff:
Although there are not dedicated funds to solely support sustainability research, Ursinus College does have incentives for faculty to pursue their scholarly endeavors. For example, the Provost’s Office supports faculty research and creative activities through professional development funds to support research. Full-time faculty are eligible to apply for the professional development funding up to $1500. More information can be found at the faculty development webpage.
Does the institution provide incentives for students to conduct sustainability research?:
Description of the sustainability research incentives for students:
There are various opportunities for students to be engaged with research at the college. Although there are not funds that are identified for the sole purpose of student research on sustainability. All students are welcome to apply for an eight week summer program to explore a research question with a faculty mentor. Research topics are up to the discretion of the student, but often times sustainability is directly related or supported by the research exploration. Students stay on campus during the 8 week program and receive a stipend. More information can be found at the summer fellows website.
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:
Optional documentation
Additional documentation for this credit:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.