| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.74 |
| Liaison | Jennifer Bodine |
| Submission Date | July 22, 2024 |
Weber State University
AC-9: Research and Scholarship
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
9.18 / 12.00 |
Alice
Mulder SPARC Director, Professor Geography |
Part 1. Sustainability research
Number of employees engaged in sustainability research:
Percentage of employees that conduct research that are engaged in sustainability research:
Part 2. Sustainability research by department
Number of academic departments that include at least one employee who conducts sustainability research:
Percentage of departments that conduct research that are engaged in sustainability research:
Research Inventory
Inventory of the institution’s sustainability research:
A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory:
Updates have been made in spring 2024 to data gathered from a survey originally sent in October and November 2021 to all faculty on campus via Qualtrics regarding their sustainability teaching, research and departmental learning outcomes.
The definition of sustainability research, as defined by STARS - “research and scholarship that explicitly addresses the concept of sustainability, furthers our understanding of the interdependence of ecological and social/economic systems, or has a primary and explicit focus on a major sustainability challenge," was provided on the survey (and is on the Google sheet that has been used to gather updates from faculty previously identified and newly identified faculty doing sustainabiltiy scholarship). Faculty reported here as engaged in sustainability research includes tenured/tenure-track respondents who answered "Yes" to this question: "Does any of your research or scholarship explicitly address sustainability and/or further our understanding of the interconnectedness of social, economic and environmental issues?" AND provided some description of their research/scholarship topics and/or specific projects in this realm.
Please note, there are additional faculty who indicated they did sustainability research, but they did not provide any further details. These faculty were not included in the count here (as is noted on the inventory spreadsheet). Consequently our total number of faculty engaged in sustainability scholarship is likely undercounted. More work needs to be done.
Additional tenured/tenure-track faculty have been added to the inventory through this 2024 reporting who are known to be engaged in sustainability research, but had not completed the earlier survey (some are new to WSU and/or hadn't conveyed their research information previously). Information on their work was gathered through a review of relevant departmental websites and faculty profiles, submissions for an annual faculty sustainability research awards, and applications for the 2024 Sustainability, Teaching, Application and Research Grants.
Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The number of tenured/tenure track faculty for AY 2024 is 454. Information was provided by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness. Please note, information on the WSU "Faculty Engaged in Sustainability" website is in the process of being updated.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.