| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 51.17 |
| Liaison | Tom Hartzell |
| Submission Date | Feb. 22, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Calvin University
AC-10: Support for Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 4.00 |
Becky
Haney Associate Professor Economics |
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 Calvin Environmental Assessment Program (CEAP) is a collaborative effort of faculty across Calvin’s campus, mainly in the sciences, whose focus is the understanding of the campus and local ecosystem. The goal is to impact the college and local municipalities as well as individual behavior. Faculty dedicate a regular lab session or project to collecting data that contributes to an overall assessment of the environment of the campus and surrounding area. Students then present posters of their findings every semester.
Calvin also funds summer undergraduate research programs through the Science division, which often includes sustainability related research. The Engineering department has secured funding for sustainability related research for students this summer.
More information can be found here:
http://www.calvin.edu/academic/science/summer/projectproposals2015.html
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 CEAP program outlined above also encourages faculty members to take part in sustainability related research.
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:
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:
Calvin facilitates peer-to-peer collaboration to support curriculum development around sustainability. Sustainability across the curriculum faculty development workshops were held in 2010 and 2012. There is currently a "Major Project" for Sustainability within the Provost's office that is a broad umbrella to support interdisciplinary collaboration around sustainability research and curriculum development.
The website URL where information about the institution's library support for sustainability is available:
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