Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 67.35
Liaison Juliana Goodlaw-Morris
Submission Date Feb. 6, 2024

STARS v2.2

California State University, San Marcos
EN-10: Community Partnerships

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Juliana Goodlaw-Morris
Sustainability Manager
Safety, Risk and Sustainability
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1st Partnership 

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability :
North County Food Bank

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-related

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:
Our formal partnership with North County Food Bank has helped expand our collaborative efforts related to addressing food rescue, food waste, and food insecurity. Through this partnership, our campus Associated Students Incorporated (ASI) Cougar Pantry has been able to collect and provide food to hundreds of students each week.

2nd Partnership

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
The City of San Marcos

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-related

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):
A formal partnership is with our City of San Marcos for our Democracy in Action program.
Democracy in Action is modeled after the Sustainable City Year Program (SCYP) in the Sustainable Cities Initiative at University of Oregon. Whereas the Sustainable City Year Program focuses primarily on sustainability, Democracy in Action emphasizes civic learning and democratic engagement.


https://www.csusm.edu/slce/civicengagement/democracyinaction/index.html#:~:text=Democracy%20in%20Action%20is%20a,logged%20or%20need%20additional%20attention.

3rd Partnership 

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
Ethnobotany Garden's partnership with the Wilderness Society

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 CSUSM Community Ethnobotany Garden serves as a living testament to the value of collaborative research, hands-on experiential learning, and the preservation of cultural and ecological knowledge. It is an educational space where diverse communities come together, creating a rich tapestry of learning and appreciation for the natural world. All are welcome to join us on this journey of education, discovery, and connection to the environment. The EBG is supported with a 2023 Partnership from The Wilderness Society.

https://www.csusm.edu/anthropology/ethnobotanylab.html

Optional Fields 

A brief description of the institution’s other community partnerships to advance sustainability:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s community partnerships to advance sustainability is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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