Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 57.74
Liaison Andrew Horning
Submission Date March 27, 2012
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STARS v1.1

University of Michigan
ER-14: Incentives for Developing Sustainability Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Donald Scavia
Director
Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute
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Does the institution have a program that meets the criteria outlined above?:
Yes

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A brief description of the program(s):
The Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute at the University of Michigan asks faculty to develop new courses, or enhance existing courses so they are appropriate and available for the students in their Graham Scholars program. The Graham Scholars program requires and funds participation in an off-site field-based course that investigates a sustainability issue in depth, preferably with an international context.

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A brief description of the incentives that faculty members who participate in the program(s) receive:
Instructors whose course proposals are accepted may receive: Resources and support for course development and teaching Resources to travel to/from a field site, including accommodations, meals, etc. The opportunity to mentor highly motivated students The opportunity to advance research interests with a team of undergraduate and possibly graduate students

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The website URL where information about the program is available:
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