| Overall Rating | Bronze |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 35.50 |
| Liaison | Brian Kelley |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2025 |
Christopher Newport University
EN-6: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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6.00 / 9.00 |
Vanessa
Buehlman Director Community Engagement Center for Community Engagement |
6.1 Sustainability-focused community partnerships
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s sustainability-focused community partnerships:
CNU Sustainability-focused community partnerships:
Newport News Green Foundation
City of Newport News
Hampton Roads Urban Agriculture
Williamsburg Community Growers
Virginia Peninsula Foodbank
CNU Food Fighters/Peninsula Rescue Mission
Virginia Living Museum - Green Teens Program
Fear 2 Hope Program
THRIVE Peninsula
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6.2 Partnerships to support underrepresented groups and vulnerable populations
Description of the institution’s community partnerships to support underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations in addressing sustainability challenges:
Commonwealth Catholic Charities (CCC) Refugee Resettlement Services:
CNU's Center for Community Engagement supports yearlong student fellowships for students to work with a faculty mentor and nonprofit community partner to address a pressing issue in the local community. One fellow supported the development of a community garden for resettled refugee families in Newport News. CCC is also a CNU Bonner Service Scholar partner; a team of 3 students each serves 250 hours per academic year with CCC.
Hampton Roads Urban Agriculture (HRUA):
HRUA is located in Southeast Newport News, a historically low-income, marginalized area, to provide a community farm providing free fresh produce to local residents. Working with Hampton Roads Urban Agriculture and the City of Newport News, CNU student Avery Naparala also worked as a Community Engaged Fellow with HRUA and the City of Newport News to assess actual community needs related to the ability to access nutritious food, including fresh fruits and vegetables, and devised a realistic and sustainable solution that incorporates green space and encourages residents to interact with their food production. A food forest was created and continues to be operated by HRUA.
NATASHA House:
The NATASHA House is a traditional home for women and children experiencing homelessness. The home's residents tend the home's garden learning how to grow and prepare fresh vegetables. The residents also sell their produce at local farmer's markets. The NATASHA House is also a CNU Bonner Service Scholar partner; a team of 3 students serve at the house for over 250 hours each per academic year.
THRIVE Peninsula:
A local nonprofit that addresses basic needs through utility and rent payment assistance, provides a free food market for residents in need, and has a garden program where residents can learn to grow and prepare fresh produce. The produce is also "sold" in their food market. THRIVE is also a CNU Bonner Service Scholar partner; one student currently serves at THRIVE for over 250 hours per academic year.
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6.3 Community partnership assessment
Publication that includes the community partnership guidelines:
Online resource that includes the institution’s community partnership guidelines:
Are all of the institution’s community partnerships for sustainability subject to an assessment process that includes joint evaluation by the institution and its community partners?:
Description of the institution’s approach to community partnership assessment and how the results are used to improve reciprocity and mutual benefit:
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Optional documentation
Additional documentation for this credit:
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