Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 51.13
Liaison Jay Price
Submission Date Oct. 12, 2011
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University of Tennessee at Knoxville
ER-14: Incentives for Developing Sustainability Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Preston Jacobsen
Sustainability Manager
Facilities Services
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Does the institution have a program that meets the criteria outlined above?:
Yes

A brief description of the program(s):

Freshman Seminar program features courses that encourage students to become engaged with campus activities, including sustainability efforts.


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

For each First-Year Studies course they lead, faculty members receive $1,500 for research support. In addition, participating faculty are encouraged to select course topics that engage students, and they are permitted to schedule class meeting times outside of normal hours.


The website URL where information about the program is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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