Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 62.26
Liaison Sean MacInnes
Submission Date Feb. 14, 2022

STARS v2.2

University of North Carolina, Greensboro
IN-49: Innovation C

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 0.50 Sean MacInnes
Sustainability Specialist
Office of Sustainability
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Name or title of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome:
UNCG Sustainability Faculty Fellows

A brief description of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome that outlines how credit criteria are met and any positive measurable outcomes associated with the innovation:
The program, which consists of one Academic Sustainability Coordinator and two or more Faculty Fellows annually, promotes collaboration among scholarly disciplines in order to encourage the integration of sustainability in research and teaching across the campus. Fellows work on clearly specified projects that may include but are not limited to co- or extra-curricular campus programs, curriculum activities (including team-taught and individual courses), and innovative research projects or collaborations. The mission of the Academic Sustainability Coordinator is to lead the development of sustainability in the academic trust by increasing the quantity and improving the quality of sustainability outreach, teaching, and research activities at UNCG. Fellows are remunerated on an ad hoc basis in consultation with the faculty member’s department head and dean based on requested and available resources, which may include funding and/or adjustments to teaching, research, and/or service workloads equivalent to $3,500 annually.

Optional Fields

A letter of affirmation from an individual with relevant expertise or a press release or publication featuring the innovation :
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
This program has been operational since 2016, but I looked back through our STARS reports and we never claimed an innovation credit for it.

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