| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 71.19 |
| Liaison | Margaret Bounds |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2024 |
Connecticut College
AC-7: Incentives for Developing Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Margaret
Bounds Director of Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution have an ongoing program that offers incentives for academic staff in multiple disciplines or departments to develop new sustainability courses and/or incorporate sustainability into existing courses? :
A brief description of the incentive program(s):
Since 2020, the Office of Sustainability has been offering the Sustainability Focused Course Development Grant. Each fall Faculty are invited to submit proposals for a new course offering or ideas for modifying a course that had some aspect of sustainability in the subject but was not primarily focused on the topic of sustainability. The 1-2-page proposals describe the proposed title, course description, level (100-, 200-, 300- or 400-level), and include a fuller narrative of how the topic will be addressed. The full request for proposals is attached below. Four courses supported by this grant have been taught since 2020. They are: 1. Quilting: Craft, Poverty, Protest, Reuse 2. The Sports Industry and Sustainability 3. Sustainable passive building conceptualization, modeling and visualization 4. Financial Literacy for Life
A brief description of the incentives that academic staff who participate in the program(s) receive:
The academic staff whose proposals are selected receive $500 at the conclusion of their supported course.
Website URL where information about the incentives for developing sustainability course content is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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