| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 72.56 |
| Liaison | Natalie Hayes |
| Submission Date | June 22, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Bentley University
AC-7: Incentives for Developing Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Natalie
Hayes Associate Director of Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution have an ongoing incentives program or programs that meet the criteria for this credit?:
A brief description of the program(s), including positive outcomes during the previous three years:
Although the institution does not have explicit funding, there is professional development and summer research funding for pedagogy in sustainability.
Another option for professors are the Rauch grants for research and curriculum development. If a professor has a particular idea for a sustainability related course, he/she can propose funding through traditional grants.
The Valente Center for Arts and Sciences has a Faculty Fellow program that will award a course release (take on one less course for semester) for a range of activities, including creative pedagogy development in sustainability.
There is an existing NSF grant for integrating Earth and Environmental Science into the Business Curriculum through collaborative development of course modules and activities between science and business faculty. This has provided funding for central complex modules which have been integrated into both science and business. For example, ethanol production.
A brief description of the incentives that faculty members who participate in the program(s) receive:
Course release in the case of the Valente Center, a stipend to pay for summer salary, or research grant to pay expenses for professional development in the case of the Rauch grants.
The website URL where information about the incentive program(s) is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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