| Overall Rating | Reporter - expired |
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| Overall Score | |
| Liaison | Deborah Steinberg |
| Submission Date | Aug. 1, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Carnegie Mellon University
ER-19: Interdisciplinary Research in Tenure and Promotion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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Reporter |
David
Dzombak Hamerschlag University Professor and Department Head CEE: Civil & Environmental Engineering |
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Does the institution's treatment of interdisciplinary research meet the criteria for this credit?:
Yes
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A brief description or a copy of the institution’s policy regarding interdisciplinary research:
Carnegie Mellon University is one of the world's leading research universities. As such, Carnegie Mellon University measures excellence by the impact it has on the world better. Building on deeply grounded disciplinary strength, the University collaborates across disciplines, and the initiatives for interdisciplinary research start from the University community.
The Carnegie Mellon vision for research is to meet the changing needs of society by building on traditions of innovation, problem solving, and interdisciplinarity, and the strategic plan of Carnegie Mellon has six pillars including one stating that "issues of environmental sustainability must play a role in learning, research and practice".
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Interdisciplinary collaboration is a defining characteristic of Carnegie Mellon University which permeates the culture of the institution.
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