Overall Rating | Gold |
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Overall Score | 69.24 |
Liaison | Rob Andrejewski |
Submission Date | March 4, 2022 |
University of Richmond
EN-10: Community Partnerships
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Rob
Andrejewski Director of Sustainability Office for Sustainability |
Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability :
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? :
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe?:
Which of the following best describes the partnership?:
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? :
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability:
Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (2nd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (2nd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus? (2nd partnership):
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (2nd partnership):
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (3rd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (3rd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership? (3rd partnership):
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (3rd partnership):
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
A brief description of the institution’s other community partnerships to advance sustainability:
James River Association
James River Parks System
Richmond City Office of Sustainability
Shalom Farms
Sierra Club
Virginia Interfaith Power and Light
Viridiant
Happily Natural
Bridging the Gap VA
VA Environmental Justice Collaborative
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Feedmore
Goochland Cares
Website URL where information about the institution’s community partnerships to advance sustainability is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The CCE defines program partnership as an ongoing, long-term relationship that aims to address community-identified needs and to enhance student learning. We seek to create relationships constructed out of authenticity and shared authority. The liaison acts as a bridge for community organizations by removing barriers to more easily connect with the University and to cultivate new initiatives. The goal is to create sustained partnerships with layered connections that link multiple UR departments to a community partner allowing for multiple aims of the both the University and the community partner to be reached.
As a “bridge,” the CCE’s approach to partnership focuses on the relationship as opposed to specific projects. This relationship approach recognizes that community needs and university needs are dynamic and constantly evolving. As such, the exact nature of a partnership looks different overtime. For some partnerships, the CCE has been in relationship for over a decade representing a host of different projects and activities. The CCE’s liaison meets every summer with their sustainability partners to have a detailed discussion about what needs they have, community issues they are seeking to address, and potential places of connections. The CCE itself often connects through seven different modes: funded summer internships, course engagement, Bonner scholar placement, community-based research, consistent volunteers, one-time service project, and speaking on campus. However, these are just some of the mechanisms, and more often, the liaison serves as a bridge connecting the community organization to the specific unit, program, or person(s) on campus who may be able to best participate and support the identified community need.
The Bonner Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) is dedicated to working with and supporting local community partners in making the Richmond community more sustainable and just. The center has designated one liaison (Derek Miller, dmiller4@richmond.edu) who maintains and curates partnerships with local organizations and leaders. Below I will provide a general overview of the what the CCE means by partnership and then share three examples how such partnerships look.
The CCE defines program partnership as an ongoing, long-term relationship that aims to address community-identified needs and to enhance student learning. We seek to create relationships constructed out of authenticity and shared authority. The liaison acts as a bridge for community organizations by removing barriers to more easily connect with the University and to cultivate new initiatives. The goal is to create sustained partnerships with layered connections that link multiple UR departments to a community partner allowing for multiple aims of the both the University and the community partner to be reached.
As a “bridge,” the CCE’s approach to partnership focuses on the relationship as opposed to specific projects. This relationship approach recognizes that community needs and university needs are dynamic and constantly evolving. As such, the exact nature of a partnership looks different overtime. For some partnerships, the CCE has been in relationship for over a decade representing a host of different projects and activities. The CCE’s liaison meets every summer with their sustainability partners to have a detailed discussion about what needs they have, community issues they are seeking to address, and potential places of connections. The CCE itself often connects through seven different modes: funded summer internships, course engagement, Bonner scholar placement, community-based research, consistent volunteers, one-time service project, and speaking on campus. However, these are just some of the mechanisms, and more often, the liaison serves as a bridge connecting the community organization to the specific unit, program, or person(s) on campus who may be able to best participate and support the identified community need.
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