Overall Rating	Bronze - expired
Overall Score	38.93
Liaison	Veronica Johnson
Submission Date	May 10, 2018
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Southwestern University
AC-9: Research and Scholarship

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	8.78 / 12.00	Keara Hudler Student Sustainability Coordinator Environmental Studies

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Part 1

Total number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff that are engaged in research (headcount):

Number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff that are engaged in sustainability research (headcount):

Percentage of the institution's faculty and staff researchers that are engaged in sustainability research :

21.18

Part 2

Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that include at least one faculty or staff member that conducts research:

Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that include at least one faculty or staff member that conducts sustainability research:

Percentage of research-producing departments that are engaged in sustainability research:

34.78

Research Inventory

A copy of the institution’s inventory of its sustainability research that includes names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:

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The institution’s inventory of its sustainability research that includes names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:

Sarah Brackmann, Office of Civic Engagement Laura Hobgood, Religion and Environmental Studies Romi Burks, Biology and Environmental Studies Melissa Johnson, Anthropology and Environmental Studies Josh Long, Environmental Studies Emily Niemeyer, Chemistry Jimmy Smith, Kinesiology Emily Northrop, Economics John Ore, Theater Steve Alexander, Physics Brenda Sendejo, Anthropology Erika Berroth, German Joseph Hower, History Becca Edwards, Physics and Environmental Studies Anwar Sounny-Slitine, Environmental Studies Traci Giuliano, Psychology Eric Selbin, Political Science; Latin American & Border Studies; International Studies Thomas Howe, Art History

A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory (including the types of faculty and staff included as researchers):

Overview of Brief Annual Reports submitted by faculty each year along with other information gathered from the Office of the Provost. Faculty included as researchers are all tenured or tenure-track members of the permanent faculty, long-term visitors, and one advanced staff person with faculty rank who teaches Environmental GIS courses.

Optional Fields

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:

http://southwestern.edu/departments/environmental/faculty/

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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