Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.69
Liaison Laurie Husted
Submission Date June 8, 2020

STARS v2.2

Bard College
EN-10: Community Partnerships

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 3.00 Erin Cannan-Campolong
Assoc. Dir. CCE
CCE
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Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability :
Saw Kill Watershed Community (SKWC)

Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? :
Yes

Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe?:
Multi-year or ongoing

Which of the following best describes the partnership?:
Sustainability-focused

Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? :
No

A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability:

Material support including support through the use of facilities. Students, faculty, staff and community members work together to gather and process data garnered from sampling done on the Saw Kill and in the Saw Kill watershed. This allows community members to have a more direct interaction with the Bard community, as well as their environment. Students assist the community volunteers in training and in sampling. The data may be used to draw conclusions that directly impact the lives of everyone in the watershed community, which includes Bard College. If the Saw Kill Watershed Community did not exist, the members of the community would lose this opportunity to have the same direct understanding with the data behind a change. https://sawkillwatershed.wordpress.com/


Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
Red Hook Together

Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (2nd partnership):
Yes

Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (2nd partnership):
Multi-year or ongoing

Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus? (2nd partnership):
Sustainability-focused

Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (2nd partnership):
No

A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):

The mission of Red Hook Together (RHT) is to blend cultural, agricultural, educational, business, and tourism endeavors to create a sustainable community
Bard College, the Red Hook Chamber of Commerce, School District, and the towns of Ted Hook and Tivoli work together and share a vision that enhances the lives of those who live, work and study in Red Hook. Our goal is to strengthen the relationships among people involved in this community, striving to preserve our resources and continue to develop our businesses. https://www.bard.edu/news/details/?id=11944


Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
Bard Early High Schools.

Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (3rd partnership):
Yes

Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (3rd partnership):
Multi-year or ongoing

Which of the following best describes the partnership? (3rd partnership):
Sustainability-related

Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (3rd partnership):
Yes

A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):

Bard High School Early Colleges (BHSECs) are partnerships between public school districts and Bard College, offering students a tuition-free, liberal arts college education as part of their four-year public high school program. Students are taught by college faculty in undergraduate seminars, and can earn up to 60 college credits and an associate in arts degree from Bard College concurrently with a high school diploma. BHSECs are located in Manhattan, New York; Queens, New York; Newark, New Jersey; Cleveland, Ohio; and Baltimore, Maryland and Washington DC with a new early college in Dutchess County, NY. https://bhsec.bard.edu/


A brief description of the institution’s other community partnerships to advance sustainability:

The Open Society University Network (OSUN) is a new global network that integrates learning and the advancement of knowledge across geographic and demographic boundaries, promotes civic engagement on behalf of open societies, and expands access of underserved communities to higher education. Examples include OSUN senior thesis presentations on sustainability, The Val-Kill Partnership, in conjunction with the COV-AID Project sponsored by the Open Society University Network and The Talloires Network present a virtual discussion series highlighting the importance of Eleanor Roosevelt's legacy in today's crisis.


Website URL where information about the institution’s community partnerships to advance sustainability is available:
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