| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.30 |
| Liaison | Andrea Trimble |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Virginia
AC-7: Incentives for Developing Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Andrea
Trimble Director - Office for Sustainability Office for Sustainability |
Does the institution have an ongoing program or programs that offer incentives for faculty in multiple disciplines or departments to develop new sustainability courses and/or incorporate sustainability into existing courses?:
A brief description of the program(s), including positive outcomes during the previous three years (e.g. descriptions of new courses or course content resulting from the program):
The University Committee on Sustainability's Teaching and Research Subcommittee was given funding to support implementation of UVA's Sustainability Plan, which includes a goal to "Enhance sustainability-focused teaching and curricular development." To this end, the Teaching and Research Subcommittee issues requests for proposals for faculty to submit proposals to develop new sustainability-related courses, using Sustainability Plan funding. In the 2016-2017 academic year, $8000 each was granted to four faculty members for four new or revamped sustainability courses. These courses are being offered to students in the spring 2018 semester. Additional funding is in the process of being granted for the 2017-2018 academic year.
A brief description of the incentives that faculty members who participate in the program(s) receive:
$8000 each, for course development in 2016-2017- these courses are being offered to students in the spring 2018 semester"
Carfagno, Kerrie - McIntire School of Commerce: Corporate Resilience and Sustainability (New)
Crisman, Phoebe - School of Architecture: Global Sustainability (Revised)
Farmer, Tessa College of Arts and Sciences: Examining Sustainability in Place: The Environment in the Middle East & South Asia (Revised)
Orebaugh, Angela: School of Continuing & Professional Studies Smart Cities Enabling Sustainability (New)
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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