| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 73.10 |
| Liaison | Jim Dees |
| Submission Date | May 21, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Appalachian State University
ER-19: Interdisciplinary Research in Tenure and Promotion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Crystal
Simmons Outreach and public relations Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution's treatment of interdisciplinary research meet the criteria for this credit?:
A brief description or a copy of the institution’s policy regarding interdisciplinary research:
No distinction is made between research that is singular or inter-, trans-, or multi-disciplinary (IDR) in nature. Therefore, any research that faculty engage in for tenure and promotion has positive recognition because positive recognition is given for any research.
Here are two examples of support for interdisciplinary research. The first, supported by Appalachian's Campus Master Plan, states that the institution has established five interdisciplinary research sectors designed to enable scholars to better exchange ideas and explore emerging research areas and to work more effectively with industry, other research organizations and the community. These research sectors are powerful centers of creativity, in which teams of researchers from a wide range of disciplines collaborate across traditional boundaries to bring research knowledge to bear on issues of intellectual, scientific, social, economic, environmental and cultural importance." http://www.orsp.appstate.edu/funding/internal/urc
The second supporting document to IDR is through the University Research Council. The mission of this council is "to stimulate, encourage, and support research across all segments of the University community." http://facultyexperts.appstate.edu/faculty-staff-experts-graduate-school-listing
The website URL where information about the treatment of interdisciplinary research is available:
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