Aspirational Goal: Establish UNL as a leader in the creation of new knowledge and solving real world problems related to sustainability and resilient systems.
Long Term Objectives
Establish a sustainability revolving fund to drive sustainability innovation and provide small loans for projects that improve sustainability and provide a return on investment.
Opportunities for Implementation - Engage UNL Foundation and private donors to fund sustainability projects.
Short Term Objectives
Develop a reward and incentive structure to promote sustainability scholarship by students, faculty, and staff.
Organize awards for Sustainability Researcher of the Year & Sustainability Teacher of the Year.
Establish a competitive grants program for interdisciplinary graduate student research on sustainability.
Institute an annual Design-a-Thon focused on innovative solutions for sustainability problems involving social programs, mobile apps, materials, or transportation infrastructure. Opportunities for Implementation - Corn-Hacks, a two-day hackathon event has already been established. This infrastructure can be leveraged for the design-a-thon.
Current Initiatives
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