| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 54.08 |
| Liaison | Jamey Pavey |
| Submission Date | Feb. 26, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Earlham College
AC-9: Academic Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
6.42 / 12.00 |
Lisa
Butch Assistant Director of Sustainability Center for Integrated Learning |
Number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff engaged in sustainability research:
Total number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff engaged in research:
Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that include at least one faculty or staff member that conducts sustainability research:
The total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that conduct research:
A copy of the sustainability research inventory that includes the names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:
Names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:
See inventory link.
A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory:
The Sustainability Coordinator sent a message to the all faculty listserv to solicit self-reported data on sustainability research including the STARS definition of sustainability research. Faculty members who self-identified as conducting sustainability research were counted in the inventory.
A brief description of notable accomplishments during the previous three years by faculty and/or staff engaged in sustainability research:
A good deal of sustainability research has been conducted by faculty from a book on climate change in Politics and Environmental Studies to soil research in Biology and Environmental Science. Theater Arts has even begun sustainability research on the impacts of set design and how to minimize those impacts.
The website URL where information about sustainability research is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.