| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.62 |
| Liaison | Darcy Coughlan |
| Submission Date | Dec. 22, 2022 |
Coastal Carolina University
AC-9: Research and Scholarship
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
11.65 / 12.00 |
Darcy
Coughlan Associate Director Sustain Coastal |
Total number of employees that conduct research:
Number of employees engaged in sustainability research:
Percentage of employees that conduct research that are engaged in sustainability research:
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:
A copy of the inventory of the institution’s sustainability research (upload):
Inventory of the institution’s sustainability research:
Please see attached spreadsheet.
A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory:
Per the current Faculty Handbook (2021-2022), Section 6.8.1 (pg. 70), Assistant and Associate Professors/Librarians, Professors/Librarians are evaluated on teaching, contributions to the discipline through intellectual/professional contributions, and service. All tenure-track and tenured faculty at CCU need to engage in research/scholarship as part of their promotion and tenure expectations.
Per the Fall 2021 University Faculty Factbook, the number of tenure-track & tenured faculty in Fall 2021 was 363. This number was calculated by adding up number of Professors (126), Associate Professors (121), and Assistant Professors (116). (Source: Fall 2021 University Factbook, Pg. 70, URL: https://www.coastal.edu/media/2015ccuwebsite/contentassets/documents/iraa/universityfactbooks/Fact%20Book%202021.pdf)
To determine the number of employees engaged in sustainability research, an all-faculty survey was sent out in Sept. 2021. Faculty were asked to respond to a survey that asked about sustainability-focused and -inclusive courses taught; and sustainability research or scholarship they engaged in. The survey also asked faculty to provide a list or sample of your sustainability-focused research interests, projects and/or publications.
27 faculty identified themselves as engaged in sustainability scholarship and research. Additional faculty & staff members was later identified as engaged in sustainability scholarship, bringing the total to 55 faculty.
In consultation with CCU's IRAA, the list of departments was determined by using 2021-2022 undergraduate and graduate catalogs.
2021-22 UG Catalog: https://catalog.coastal.edu/content.php?catoid=20&navoid=698
2021-22 Grad Catalog: https://catalog.coastal.edu/content.php?catoid=21&navoid=730
Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability research is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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