| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 58.54 |
| Liaison | Jay Price |
| Submission Date | March 2, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
AC-10: Support for Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 4.00 |
Preston
Jacobsen Sustainability Manager Facilities Services |
Does the institution have a program to encourage student sustainability research that meets the criteria for this credit?:
A brief description of the institution’s program(s) to encourage student research in sustainability:
The Smart Communities Service-Learning Program was piloted in fiscal year 2015 and encourages faculty to create courses that engage students in solving real sustainability (environmental, social and economic) issues in their local community. These students research and make a plan to help communities to be more sustainable. Some examples of recent courses developed under this program include a nursing course that partnered students with local agencies for health promotion and maintenance in the community, and students working with the city of Cleveland, TN dedicated to finding long-term solutions to area challenges such as jobs, housing, city infrastructure, transportation, environment, and health there.
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?:
A brief description of the institution’s program(s) to encourage faculty research in sustainability:
The Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment (ISSE) has a seed project program that seeks to foster interdisciplinary research collaborations by funding small projects that can lead to future externally-funded grants. At this moment there are eleven such projects underway that collectively involve more than 13 faculty from 8 different departments.
The website URL where information about the faculty research program is available:
Has the institution formally adopted policies and procedures that give positive recognition to interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary research during faculty promotion and/or tenure decisions?:
A brief description or the text of the institution’s policy regarding interdisciplinary research:
While there is no language that formally gives positive recognition to interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research during faculty promotion and/or tenure decisions, there is a mechanism for institution-wide recognition of such research. The Chancellor's Success in Multidisciplinary Research Award recognizes a team of faculty members who are located in more than one academic college, have formed a team, and have succeeded in gaining major external resources and external recognition for their multidisciplinary research.
The website URL where information about the treatment of interdisciplinary research is available:
Does the institution provide ongoing library support for sustainability research and learning that meets the criteria for this credit?:
A brief description of the institution's library support for sustainability research and learning:
The University of Tennessee Library provides research guides for many departments and subjects, which includes an Environmental Studies research guide. This website includes links to environmental science databases, as well as other science databases, social science databases and humanities databases. The website also has contact information for subject librarians for Earth and Planetary Sciences and Biology.
The website URL where information about the institution's library support for sustainability is available:
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