| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 46.81 |
| Liaison | Stephanie Del Rosario |
| Submission Date | Sept. 11, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
California State University, Fullerton
EN-9: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
John
Bock Professor / Director Anthropology / Center for Sustainablity |
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 Center for Sustainability partners with the United Way of Orange County, the Anaheim Union High School District, the Orange County Department of Education, and the California Partnership for 21st Century Education for an annual sustainability program in K-12 schools throughout Orange County. Over the course of the year students engage in experiential learning regarding sustainability and
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 Children’s Environmental Education Program (CEEP) is a plant-based life science and ecology education program from 3rd grade teachers and students held at the Fullerton Arboretum. It is focused on plant adaptations and ecology and correlates to the California’s Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for 3rd grade. In the 2014-2015 AY, CEEP served 996 students from five school districts including Buena Park, Fullerton, La Habra, and Santa Ana. This year, Anaheim and Garden Grove school districts will also participate.
Date Revised: Oct. 1, 2015
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:
The U-ACRE Project has 11 community partners. At Ladera Vista Junior High School (LVJHS) students involved in tutorials led by CSUF students in U-ACRE have significantly increased knowledge of sustainability. LVJHS students sort all lunch waste with the goal of zero waste. All food waste is diverted to industrial vermin-composting units. The resulting compost is used as fertilizer in the school garden and the food grown is used in student nutrition.
A brief description of the institution’s sustainability partnerships with distant (i.e. non-local) communities:
The Center for Sustainability and the U-ACRE Project have a collaborative partnership Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores - Unidad (ENES) Dept. of Sustanability. (Leon, Mexico). Students and faculty have presented ideas and results from research projects via Skype with the goal of establishing joint projects involving student high impact experiences and research in sustainable development.
The website URL where information about sustainability partnerships is available:
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