Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 61.88
Liaison Lindsey Kalkbrenner
Submission Date Jan. 31, 2011
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Santa Clara University
ER-15: Sustainability Research Identification

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Amy Shachter
Associate Provost for Research and Faculty Affairs
Office of Research Initiatives
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Has the institution developed a definition of sustainability research?:
Yes

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A copy of the institution's definition of sustainability research:
Sustainability research addresses all areas of sustainability - with the main three being environment, economy/economic development and community/social equity.

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Has the institution identified its sustainability research activities and initiatives?:
Yes

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A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the inventory:
Faculty who have been involved in sustainability research in the past were given a survey to identify whether their current research is sustainability-related or focused. Also, faculty identified on SCU websites for their sustainability research were included in the inventory. Sustainability-focused research was defined as research which addresses all areas of sustainability - with the main three being environment, economy/economic development and community/social equity. Sustainability-related research was defined as research which addresses at least one of the areas of sustainability - with the main three being environment, economy/economic development and community/social equity. Both types of research (related and focused) were included in this inventory.

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Does the institution make its sustainability research inventory publicly available online?:
Yes

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The website URL where the sustainability research inventory is posted (required if claiming Part 3 of the credit):
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
See also: http://www.scu.edu/provost/research/SustainabiltyInitiative.cfm

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