Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	46.77
Liaison	Franklin Lebo
Submission Date	May 27, 2022

STARS v2.2

Baldwin Wallace University
EN-14: Participation in Public Policy

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	0.67 / 2.00	Franklin Lebo Assistant Professor of Sustainability Sustainability

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Local advocacy

Does the institution advocate for public policies that support campus sustainability or that otherwise advance sustainability at the municipal/local level?:

A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the municipal/local level:

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Regional advocacy

Does the institution advocate for public policies that support campus sustainability or that otherwise advance sustainability at the state/provincial/regional level?:

Yes

A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the state/provincial/regional level:

Baldwin Wallace University has partnered with Cuyahoga County to provide a low-cost education to the county's workforce. This partnership is part of the county government's tuition assistance program and has the support of BW's president and board of trustees.

BW is one of three educational institutions in the newly approved tuition assistance partnership, joining Cleveland State University and Tri-C as the only independent university option. The rationale is to support a thriving, upwardly mobile, highly educated, public workforce in the Greater Cleveland area.

ZERO-TUITION BACHELOR'S DEGREE
BW's Bachelor of Applied Arts in Business (BAAB) will be offered to county employees at a tuition rate that may be fully covered by the county's per-credit-hour educational assistance. For more information, please see: https://www.bw.edu/news/2022/spring/05-new-partnership-powers-low-cost-bw-education-for-cuyahoga-county-workforce.

National advocacy

Does the institution advocate for public policies that support campus sustainability or that otherwise advance sustainability at the national level?:

A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the national level:

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International advocacy

Does the institution advocate for public policies that support campus sustainability or that otherwise advance sustainability at the international level?:

A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the international level:

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Optional Fields

A brief description of other political positions the institution has taken during the previous three years (if applicable):

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None

A brief description of political donations the institution made during the previous three years (if applicable):

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Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability advocacy efforts is available:

https://www.bw.edu/news/2022/spring/05-new-partnership-powers-low-cost-bw-education-for-cuyahoga-county-workforce.

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