Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 46.96
Liaison Jacob Saffert
Submission Date Aug. 1, 2011
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Saint John's University
ER-18: Sustainability Research Incentives

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 6.00 Ben Roske
Intern
SJU Office Sustainability
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Does the institution have a program to encourage student sustainability research that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution’s program(s) to encourage student research in sustainability:

All Environmental Studies majors are required to conduct research in some aspect of sustainability in order to obtain their degree. The institution also offers summer research opportunities for current students to pursue an interest in sustainability (hand-made, sustainable paper from locally-harvested grasses, for instance).


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?:
No

A brief description of the institution’s program(s) to encourage faculty research in sustainability:

At the moment, our institution does not have a program to encourage the faculty to pursue sustainability research, but we are working on integrating a sustainability component into the faculty workshop for Fall 2011. This project is scheduled to be entitled the "Bluestem Project."


The website URL where information about the faculty research program is available:
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