| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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| Overall Score | 56.91 |
| Liaison | Natalie Hayes |
| Submission Date | July 9, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Bentley University
AC-9: Academic Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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7.24 / 12.00 |
Natalie
Hayes Associate Director of Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
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Number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff engaged in sustainability research:
24
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Total number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff engaged in research:
276
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Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that include at least one faculty or staff member that conducts sustainability research:
8
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The total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that conduct research:
17
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A copy of the sustainability research inventory that includes the names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:
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Names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:
Rick Oches, Natural and Applied Sciences
David Szymanski, Natural and Applied Sciences
P. Thompson Davis, Natural and Applied Sciences
Barbara Keller, Natural and Applied Sciences
Elva Wohlers, Natural and Applied Sciences
Anna Tary, Natural and Applied Sciences
Anthony Kiszewski, Natural and Applied Sciences
Michael Walsh, Natural and Applied Sciences
Ryan Bouldin, Natural and Applied Sciences
Janette Gartner, Natural and Applied Sciences
Festo Lugolobi, Natural and Applied Sciences
Anthony Buono, Management
Leonard Deneault, Management
Roberta Pellant, Management
Cynthia Clark, Management
Louis Chin, Management
Gesa Kirsch, English and Media Studies/Valente Center
Brian Snyder, Economics
Scott Callan, Economics
Christi Lindblom, Accountancy
Joni Seagar, Global Studies
Kristin Sorensen, Global Studies
Charlie Hadlock, Math
David Missirian, Law
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A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory:
Bentley's "Faculty Profiles" database is an elective inventory in which faculty can choose to participate and provide a summary of their research. There is a more extensive internal database in which all research is archived, but it is not easily searchable for 'sustainability' as a topic.
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A brief description of notable accomplishments during the previous three years by faculty and/or staff engaged in sustainability research:
Faculty from the Natural and Applied Sciences Dept. received an NSF grant related to integrating sustainability and science into the business curriculum. The professors who applied for the grant have worked closely with professors in other departments (economics, global studies) to create several sustainability, economics and public policy courses that all use the same USDA data set on corn ethanol. They created modules that cross interdisciplinary boundaries so that students are looking at issues with corn ethanol from many different angles including: chemistry, energy, public policy and economics. The goal of this exercise is to teach students that sustainability (and resource) challenges are multifaceted and cannot be solved by looking at the issue through one lens (only economics for example). The professors will seek another grant following this methodology using natural gas hydraulic fracturing data in which classes will study the science behind fracking" the public health challenges, the economics costs and benefits, and the public policy debate.
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The website URL where information about sustainability research is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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