Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 49.31
Liaison Keaton Schrank
Submission Date June 12, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Westminster University - Utah
AC-9: Academic Research

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 7.78 / 12.00 Ida Kolodziejczyk
Sustainability Fellow
Environmental Center
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Number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff engaged in sustainability research:
22

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Total number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff engaged in research:
155

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Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that include at least one faculty or staff member that conducts sustainability research:
16

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The total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that conduct research:
61

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A copy of the sustainability research inventory that includes the names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:
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Names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:
Biology Department - Bonnie Baxter - Brian Avery - Christine Clay - Betsy Kleba - Christine Stracey Chemistry Department - Robyn Hyde - Frank Black History Department - Jeff Nichols - Gary Marquardt English Department - Lance Newman Management Department - Cliff Hurst Environmental Science Department - Brent Olson Public Health Department - Han Kim Education Department - Peter Ingel Psychology Department - Jonathan Amburgey Anthropology Department - Gretchen Siegler Philosophy Department - Michael Popich Mathematics Department - Bill Bynum Sociology Department - Kristjane Nordmeyer Art Department - Matt Kruback Nursing Department - Diane Forster-Burke Justice Studies Department - Giancarlo Panagia

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A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory:
A survey was sent out to all Westminster College faculty inquiring about their research. This list was cross-checked with Tim Dolan, Coordinator of undergraduate research in the Provost's Office, who also contributed to the list of faculty conducting research.

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A brief description of notable accomplishments during the previous three years by faculty and/or staff engaged in sustainability research:
The Great Salt Lake Institute iUtah (Innovative Urban Transitions to Arid-region Hydrology) Environmental History of Moab Research on Sub Saharan Africa Environmental Emmigration Creek Consortium Improvement of public health in orphanages in Thailand Study of relationships among attitudes toward various environmental concerns and behavior Researching the Anthropology of Tourism, looking at different levels and types of eco-lodges in the tropics Songbird Research Biodiversity in the soils of Great Salt Lake Campus-provided daycare feasibility Effects of Urbanization on Water Quality and Macroinvertebrate Communities

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The website URL where information about sustainability research is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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