Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 47.23
Liaison Mark Klapatch-Mathias
Submission Date Jan. 13, 2012
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University of Wisconsin-River Falls
ER-18: Sustainability Research Incentives

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 6.00 Ian Johnson
Research Fellow
SCISCD
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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:

The Sustainable Community Development Masters Degree Program requires all graduating students to complete an original published thesis, an original unpublished research paper, or comprehensive, applied community project including research aspects.
The St. Croix Institute for Sustainable Community Development (SCISCD) utilizes graduate and undergraduate fellows to perform a variety of research. The SCISCD is currently researchging local food self-sufficiency and the associated economic value potential with a student fellow.


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

The St. Croix Institute for Sustainable Community Development (SCISCD) is currently examining the possibility of creating faculty fellowships that would conduct institutional and community research through the SCISCD.


The St. Croix Institute for Sustainable Community Development (SCISCD) is currently examining the possibility of creating faculty fellowships that would conduct institutional and community research through the SCISCD.

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