| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.74 |
| Liaison | Mike Furno |
| Submission Date | July 20, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Denver
ER-18: Sustainability Research Incentives
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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6.00 / 6.00 |
Christopher
Pena Director of Data Management Institutional Research & Analysis |
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Does the institution have a program to encourage student sustainability research that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes
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A brief description of the institution’s program(s) to encourage student research in sustainability:
The University of Denver offers a variety of service learning courses in a diversity of academic departments in partnership with the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning (CCESL).
Service learning is about DU students and their relationship to communities. Students who enroll in a service learning course at DU learn to:
- improve academic knowledge as a direct result of their community experience;
- engage in effective dialogue about local and/or global issues with individuals and groups at the community organization;
- examine critical community issues from multiple perspectives;
- develop the ability to obtain relevant knowledge of local and/or global civic structures that will enable them to implement change;
- apply scholarly resources to benefit the communities with which they engage.
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The website URL where information about the student research program is available:
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Does the institution have a program to encourage faculty sustainability research that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes
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A brief description of the institution’s program(s) to encourage faculty research in sustainability:
The Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning (CCESL) provides financial and administrative support to faculty to assist in:
- collaborating with each other on community-based issues, such as campus environmental sustainability.
- hosting workshops, and fostering community partner dialogues;
- promoting and increasing public good activities at the University of Denver.
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The website URL where information about the faculty research program is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The University of Denver hopes to develop similar initiatives and incentives in other areas of sustainability beyond service learning and community engagement. While the work of this office has been admirable, the University realizes that this office's mission does not encompass all aspects of the definition of sustainability in research.
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