| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.38 |
| Liaison | Laurie Husted |
| Submission Date | June 12, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Bard College
AC-10: Support for Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 4.00 |
Michele
Dominy Dean of the College Dean's Office |
Does the institution have a program to encourage student sustainability research that meets the criteria for this credit?:
A brief description of the institution’s program(s) to encourage student research in sustainability:
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has granted funds to the college to support curricular innovation and course design, and to enhance civic engagement opportunities for our students in the Environment and Urban Studies program. This is a three-year grant (that has been extended).
While a significant portion of the grant is allocated to faculty staffing, internship coordination, and novel practicum courses, funds are also allocated in the following categories:
Minigrants
(a) Faculty/Student Collaborative Research (to involve laboratory or field research, or
travel and equipment), not to exceed $3000 per project.
(b) Undergraduate Student Travel to Support Internships and Community Involvement.
Faculty to nominate, sponsor and submit the student request.
The website URL where information about the student research program is available:
Does the institution have a program to encourage faculty sustainability research that meets the criteria for this credit?:
A brief description of the institution’s program(s) to encourage faculty research in sustainability:
The same grant will also support:
Course Development
Up to two grants to continuing undergraduate faculty per year to offset course development expenses and support.
The website URL where information about the faculty research program is available:
Has the institution formally adopted policies and procedures that give positive recognition to interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary research during faculty promotion and/or tenure decisions?:
A brief description or the text of the institution’s policy regarding interdisciplinary research:
No
The website URL where information about the treatment of interdisciplinary research is available:
Does the institution provide ongoing library support for sustainability research and learning that meets the criteria for this credit?:
A brief description of the institution's library support for sustainability research and learning:
Bard's library subscribes to the following resources, which offer access to academic literature on sustainability:
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
BioOne
Center for Research Libraries (CRL
Environment & Energy Daily
GreenFILE
Greenwire
JSTOR
Land Letter
LexisNexis Academic
New York Times From 1851 to 3 Years Ago
Project MUSE
Readers' Guide Abstracts
WorldCat
The website URL where information about the institution's library support for sustainability is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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