Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 65.54
Liaison C Jane Hagen
Submission Date Sept. 3, 2024

STARS v2.2

Virginia Commonwealth University
AC-9: Research and Scholarship

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 7.66 / 12.00 C Jane Hagen
Sustainability Data Analyst
Sustainability
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Part 1. Sustainability research

Total number of employees that conduct research:
2,482

Number of employees engaged in sustainability research:
258

Percentage of employees that conduct research that are engaged in sustainability research:
10.39

Part 2. Sustainability research by department

Total number of academic departments that include at least one employee who conducts research:
176

Number of academic departments that include at least one employee who conducts sustainability research:
77

Percentage of departments that conduct research that are engaged in sustainability research:
43.75

Research Inventory 

A copy of the inventory of the institution’s sustainability research (upload):
STARSResearchInventory2024.xlsx

Inventory of the institution’s sustainability research:
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A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory:

The total number of employees that conduct research was determined by identifying "Teaching and Research Faculty" in the VCU Data Digest. This inventory was completed by reviewing publicly available research publications on the Web of Science database, in the Explore VCU Research website (https://evr.vcu.edu/) and by reviewing individual faculty member research interests listed on their department websites. The Web of Science database was searched using specific sustainability search terms generated from the STARS suggested keywords for sustainability course and research inventories. The keywords qualifying individual faculty for inclusion are listed in the attached research inventory.


Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability research is available:
https://evr.vcu.edu/

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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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.