| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 56.91 |
| Liaison | Natalie Hayes |
| Submission Date | July 9, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Bentley University
EN-9: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 3.00 |
Natalie
Hayes Associate Director of Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution have at least one formal sustainability partnership with the local community that meets the criteria as “supportive”?:
A brief description of the institution’s supportive sustainability partnership(s) with the local community:
Bentley University students go to the Chesterbrook Housing Complex to help children ages 7 to 16 with their homework, skill/team building activities as well as being a mentor. This program provides children with positive role models from the Bentley community and gives the kids inspiration and encouragement to do well. The Bentley students provide lessons to the students such as “Money Matters: Make it Count” which promotes financial responsibility and independence. Bentley has been working with Chesterbrook for a number of years. This is only one of numerous examples of Bentley's community outreach programs.
Bentley also partners with Nagog Hill Farm, a Littleton, MA based farm, to host a local produce Farm Stand each week for students, faculty, and staff. This teaches the community the value of local while still being convenient and accessible. This also supports the local community by giving this farm an unlikely venue.
Does the institution have at least one formal sustainability partnership with the local community that meets the criteria as “collaborative”?:
A brief description of the institution's collaborative sustainability partnership(s):
Does the institution have at least one formal sustainability partnership with the local community that meets the criteria as “transformative”?:
A brief description of the institution's transformative sustainability partnership(s) with the local community:
A brief description of the institution’s sustainability partnerships with distant (i.e. non-local) communities:
The website URL where information about sustainability partnerships is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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