Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 74.27
Liaison Konrad Schlarbaum
Submission Date Feb. 15, 2018
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STARS v2.1

University of Colorado Colorado Springs
AC-7: Incentives for Developing Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 David Havlick
Asst Professor/ Director Sustainable Development Minor
Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
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Does the institution have an ongoing program or programs that offer incentives for faculty in multiple disciplines or departments to develop new sustainability courses and/or incorporate sustainability into existing courses?:
Yes

A brief description of the program(s), including positive outcomes during the previous three years (e.g. descriptions of new courses or course content resulting from the program):
The Compass Curriculum General Education requirements supports the creation of new courses. Stipends for travel and course development are offered for faculty who develop courses with a focus on sustainability, inclusiveness, or writing or who incorporate these topics into existing courses.

A brief description of the incentives that faculty members who participate in the program(s) receive:
Awards are provided in $500 and $1000 per faculty.

Optional Fields 

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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