Overall Rating Bronze
Overall Score 29.24
Liaison Laurel Pikcunas
Submission Date March 3, 2022

STARS v2.2

University of Hawaii Windward Community College
AC-10: Support for Sustainability Research

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 4.00 Christian Palmer
Assistant Professor
Anthropology
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Student sustainability research incentives 

Does the institution have an ongoing program to encourage students in multiple disciplines or academic programs to conduct sustainability research?:
Yes

A brief description of the student sustainability research program:
The academic subject certificate in sustainability requires students to complete an independent study in a specific subject. The independent study subject is up to the student to choose, but must be sustainability related and approved by the sustainability curriculum committee.

Faculty sustainability research incentives 

Does the institution have a program to encourage academic staff from multiple disciplines or academic programs to conduct sustainability research?:
No

A brief description of the faculty sustainability research program:
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Recognition of interdisciplinary, transdisciplnary and multi-disciplinary research 

Has the institution published written policies and procedures that give positive recognition to interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary research during faculty promotion and/or tenure decisions?:
No

A copy of the promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:
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The promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:
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Library support

Does the institution have ongoing library support for sustainability research and learning?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution’s library support for sustainability research:
The University of Hawaii has library resources tailored for environmental research through its online resource portal.
While we have resources available, the WCC librarian, Christy Lawes was not able to name any outcomes.

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s support for sustainability research is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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