Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	59.76
Liaison	Lindsey MacDonald
Submission Date	June 6, 2023

STARS v2.2

Western Washington University
AC-9: Research and Scholarship

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	7.42 / 12.00	Ashley Olson Data Ambassador Sustainability Engagement Institute

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Part 1. Sustainability research

Total number of employees that conduct research:

201

Number of employees engaged in sustainability research:

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

13.93

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:

23.08

Research Inventory

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

AC-9_Sustainability_Research_Inventory.pdf

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 University does not have a central body that collects information on all research conducted by out faculty. Department Heads reported research inventory for most departments and for some departments each faculty members publications were vetted for recent research as it pertains to sustainability. It should be noted on 13 of the 35 departments we have on campus reported data.

Optional Fields

Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability research is available:

http://www.wwu.edu/rsp/

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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