CNI: Coalition for Networked Information

  • About CNI
    • Membership
    • CNI Collaborations
    • Staff
    • Steering Committee
    • CNI Awards
    • History
    • CNI News
  • Program Plan
    • Current Program Plan
    • Program Plan Archive
  • Topics
  • Events & Projects
    • Membership Meetings
    • Workshops & Projects
    • Other Events
    • Event Calendar
  • Resources
    • Publications by CNI Staff
    • Program Plan
    • Pre-Recorded Project Briefing Series
    • Videos & Podcasts
    • Follow CNI
    • Historical Resources
  • Contact Us

Promoting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at US Universities: Overcoming Challenges of Academic Culture

Home / Topics / Assessment / Promoting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at US Universities: Overcoming Challenges of Academic Culture

December 1, 2021

Arthur Ellis
Senior Advisor, Research Networks
Elsevier

Amanda Ellis
Executive Director, Asia Pacific, Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation
Arizona State University

Robin Kear
Liaison Librarian, University of Pittsburgh Libraries and Faculty Senate President
University of Pittsburgh

Debra Rowe
President
U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development

Since their introduction about six years ago, the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have rapidly gained global attention as various organizations and jurisdictions aligned their research and sustainability efforts with the SDGs. Collectively, the SDGs are intended to help the world reach a sustainable and fair future by 2030. While many US universities are engaged in research related to sustainability, connections to the SDGs are often a side benefit of traditional curiosity-driven research agendas. Models are emerging for society-driven research agendas that can be integrated with American academic culture to strengthen US research linkages with the SDGs. Progress can be monitored using data analytics tools showing that scholarly outputs such as publications and patents can be mapped to the SDGs. These efforts afford the opportunity to create compelling narratives that enable American universities to showcase their societal impact and contributions to sustainability. The panel will discuss various initiatives from the perspective of the library, campus administration, individual researchers, and national and international collaborations.

https://sdgs.un.org/goals
https://sustainability-innovation.asu.edu/
https://uspartnership.org/

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)

Filed Under: Assessment, CNI Fall 2021 Project Briefings, Project Briefing Pages, Scholarly Communication
Tagged With: cni2021fall, Project Briefings & Plenary Sessions, Videos

Last updated:  Monday, July 25th, 2022

 

Contact Us

21 Dupont Circle
Suite 800
Washington, DC, 20036
202.296.5098

Contact us
Copyright © 2023 CNI

  • Copyright Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Site map

Keeping up with CNI

CNI-ANNOUNCE is a low-volume electronic forum used for information about the activities and programs of CNI, and events and documents of interest to the CNI community.
Sign up

Follow CNI

  • View cni.org’s profile on Facebook
  • View cni_org’s profile on Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube
  • Vimeo

A joint project