Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 59.04
Liaison Nancy Wilkin
Submission Date Sept. 14, 2010
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Royal Roads University
ER-14: Incentives for Developing Sustainability Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Steve Grundy
Vice-President Academic & Provost
Royal Roads University
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Does the institution have a program that meets the criteria outlined above?:
Yes

A brief description of the program(s):

Royal Roads has incorporated the requirement for sustainability to be incorporated into every program and faculty at the school by including it as one of the four founding pillars of the school. In addition to the four pillars, the Board of Governors Principles includes the following initiatives when planning, operating, and making decisions for the university:
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle;
• limit development to disturbed areas;
• ensure compact efficient footprint;
• be pedestrian friendly;
• practice active and passive green building design;
• use local and sustainable resources;
• respect heritage designation;
• anticipate, lead and support Ministry of Advanced Education and B.C. Government sustainability goals;
• incorporate sustainability in all learner programs;
• support sustainability research and incorporate this in our community engagement initiatives;
• reduce overall carbon footprint, and
• be fiscally responsible (Royal Roads University, 2008a).


A brief description of the incentives that faculty members who participate in the program(s) receive:

Royal Roads University has gone a step beyond offering incentives to faculty to design sustainable courses by stipulating they do so as a requirement of their employment, and by doing so Royal Roads University attracts professors who have previous interest and experience with sustainability instruction.


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