| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.37 |
| Liaison | Sergio Alza |
| Submission Date | April 5, 2024 |
Brock University
EN-10: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Amanda
Smits Centre Administrator Environmental Sustainability Research Centre |
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1st Partnership
Brock-Lincoln Living Lab
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? :
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability:
A unique partnership formally connects Brock University to the Lincoln community, which provides real benefits by leveraging the resources, capacities and talents of both communities. Among some of the more specific targets of this multi-year partnership, the two sides are working toward:
- Conducting a needs assessment within the first year of operations identifying priorities, proposed activities and objectives to be achieved within the first five years
- Holding public events each year pertaining to knowledge mobilization and community engagement
- Engaging graduate and undergraduate students in co-operative education, course projects and independent research projects
- Initiating research projects by Brock faculty
- Exploring and pursuing mutually beneficial opportunities of shared interest such as grant proposals and community forums
- Promoting the Living Lab locally and develop networks nationally and internationally
- Supporting Lincoln in following other national or international initiatives that can help promote community sustainability and are in line with the spirit of the Living Lab
https://brocku.ca/esrc/brock-lincoln-living-lab/
https://brocku.ca/esrc/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/BL-LL-Year-in-Review-2022.pdf
- Conducting a needs assessment within the first year of operations identifying priorities, proposed activities and objectives to be achieved within the first five years
- Holding public events each year pertaining to knowledge mobilization and community engagement
- Engaging graduate and undergraduate students in co-operative education, course projects and independent research projects
- Initiating research projects by Brock faculty
- Exploring and pursuing mutually beneficial opportunities of shared interest such as grant proposals and community forums
- Promoting the Living Lab locally and develop networks nationally and internationally
- Supporting Lincoln in following other national or international initiatives that can help promote community sustainability and are in line with the spirit of the Living Lab
https://brocku.ca/esrc/brock-lincoln-living-lab/
https://brocku.ca/esrc/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/BL-LL-Year-in-Review-2022.pdf
2nd Partnership
The Prudhommes Project
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):
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
Building resilience into sustainable community development is the aim of this five-year partnership involving the Town of Lincoln, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, and the Environmental Sustainability Research Centre. The landmark Prudhomme’s development site in the Town of Lincoln is the primary focus of the partnership. It is intended to “set out a new urban vision, urban design and public realm guidelines, updated land-use designations, servicing strategies, transportation requirements and implementation policies”. Led by the Resilience Collaborative, the partners will collaborate to provide critical insights about resilience from theoretical and on-the ground experiences and experiment with novel approaches to build resilience into development initiatives.
https://brocku.ca/esrc/the-prudhommes-project/
https://brocku.ca/esrc/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/Prudhommes-Project-Year-in-Review-2022.pdf
https://brocku.ca/esrc/the-prudhommes-project/
https://brocku.ca/esrc/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/Prudhommes-Project-Year-in-Review-2022.pdf
3rd Partnership
Partnership for Freshwater Resilience
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-focused
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):
The WWF-Canada – Brock Partnership for Freshwater Resilience is designed to advance the understanding of how to build resilience in Canada in the face of increasing threats to freshwater and increasing impacts from climate change on these resources. The Partnership brings together Brock’s Environmental Sustainability Research Centre with the Freshwater Division of WWF-Canada to leverage their complimentary expertise in governance and policy, research and practice.
https://brocku.ca/esrc/partnership-for-freshwater-resilience/
https://brocku.ca/esrc/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/Freshwater-Resilience-Year-in-Review-2022.pdf
https://brocku.ca/esrc/partnership-for-freshwater-resilience/
https://brocku.ca/esrc/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/Freshwater-Resilience-Year-in-Review-2022.pdf
Optional Fields
Excellence in Environmental Stewardship Initiative:
The MOU calls for creating an Excellence in Environmental Stewardship Initiative (EESI) that uses the expertise and resources of both organizations to increase environmental stewardship through public events and, in the case of students, through co-op education opportunities, course work and research.
https://brocku.ca/esrc/environmental-stewardship-initiative/
https://brocku.ca/esrc/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/EESI-Year-in-Review-2022.pdf
Niagara Climate Change Action Network (NCCAC):
Brock University along with 3 other local organizations, Niagara Region, Niagara College, and the Niagara Peninsula conservation authority, worked together to establish the NCCAC. Over 50 individuals from various sectors including energy, agriculture, development and engineering attended the Inaugural meeting for this partnership held in December 2022. The focus of the NCCAC is on accelerating climate change action in Niagara by integrating the efforts of the Region, local area municipalities, local utilities, businesses, industries, educational institutions, Indigenous organizations, environmental groups and other interested parties working towards climate change action, energy performance and sustainable development. This is to ultimately foster positive economic, environmental, social, and cultural outcomes and gain real traction to integrate sustainability throughout the Niagara Region.
https://npca.ca/newsroom/article/niagara-climate-change-action-network-holds-inaugural-meeting
The MOU calls for creating an Excellence in Environmental Stewardship Initiative (EESI) that uses the expertise and resources of both organizations to increase environmental stewardship through public events and, in the case of students, through co-op education opportunities, course work and research.
https://brocku.ca/esrc/environmental-stewardship-initiative/
https://brocku.ca/esrc/wp-content/uploads/sites/75/EESI-Year-in-Review-2022.pdf
Niagara Climate Change Action Network (NCCAC):
Brock University along with 3 other local organizations, Niagara Region, Niagara College, and the Niagara Peninsula conservation authority, worked together to establish the NCCAC. Over 50 individuals from various sectors including energy, agriculture, development and engineering attended the Inaugural meeting for this partnership held in December 2022. The focus of the NCCAC is on accelerating climate change action in Niagara by integrating the efforts of the Region, local area municipalities, local utilities, businesses, industries, educational institutions, Indigenous organizations, environmental groups and other interested parties working towards climate change action, energy performance and sustainable development. This is to ultimately foster positive economic, environmental, social, and cultural outcomes and gain real traction to integrate sustainability throughout the Niagara Region.
https://npca.ca/newsroom/article/niagara-climate-change-action-network-holds-inaugural-meeting
Website URL where information about the institution’s community partnerships to advance sustainability is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Community engagement information: https://brocku.ca/community-engagement/
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