| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 51.11 |
| Liaison | Kathleen McCaig |
| Submission Date | March 15, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Berea College
EN-9: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Kathleen
McCaig Sustainability Coordinator Operations & 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:
The College partners with several groups on sustainability issues, including participation in a city-wide energy assessment and reduction program, with local groups such as the Berea Energy and Empowerment group, Sustainable Berea, the Berea Farmers' Market. In addition, the College works closely with the City of Berea and its municipal utility. The College owned the utility until 2005 and retains several operational responsibilities with the City, and works on issues related to resource consumption.
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):
The college cooperates with Sustainable Berea, an external local community sustainability advocacy organization as well as with Berea Municipal Utilities to lease panels on their utility solar array.
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:
Berea College maintains relationship with the Eastern Kentucky Child Care Coalition, Partners for Education, and the Mountain Association for Community Economic Development. Each of these organizations holds social, economic, and environmental justice as a core vale and part of their mission/vision. Berea partners with each on practical terms (sharing use of building space and departmental resources) and in their direct engagement in the community and maintenance of local stakeholder engagement.
These organizations' foci are in the local community and in providing needed aid to rural Appalachian communities. To aid in the fulfillment of this goal, Berea College engages organization leadership and project management on a strategic and personal basis to create, as defined in the credit's rational, a transformative multi-year or otherwise perennial partnership.
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:
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