| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 74.59 |
| Liaison | Chris Adam |
| Submission Date | Sept. 7, 2020 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Dawson College
EN-10: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Chris
Adam Coordinator Sustainability Office |
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1st Partnership
SustainableCampuses-Canada/Mexico partnership
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’s sustainability focus?:
The partnership simultaneously supports social equity and wellbeing, economic prosperity, and ecological health
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners in strategic planning, decision-making, implementation and review? (Yes, No, or Not Sure):
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability, including website URL (if available) and information to support each affirmative response above:
Sustainable campuses has been active for 6 years and is part of several grants received by the College through one geography teacher who then coordinated three Mexican university partnerships in the state of Morelos. Dawson pays for the travel, coordinators on site, equipment pedagogical material and has given 20 student research micro-scholarships. All aspects of sustainability are covered under a participatory research theme, including landscape renewal, establishment of gardens, committees, woman's groups, indigenous knowledge transfer, values education, support for women in school, leadership character, medicinal plants, culture and sustainability and community theatre as a teaching method, and group leadership.
2nd Partnership
Earthvalues Institute
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):
The partnership simultaneously supports social equity and wellbeing, economic prosperity, and ecological health
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners in strategic planning, decision-making, implementation and review? (2nd partnership) (Yes, No, or Not Sure):
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability, including website URL (if available) and information to support each affirmative response above (2nd partnership):
Dawson works with the Earthvalues Institute to develop a NatureHood children's program that teaches about urban wildlife. Summer camp and a video series have been implemented. NatureHood is a Nature Canada project and coordinated in Ottawa.
3rd Partnership
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Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners in strategic planning, decision-making, implementation and review? (3rd partnership) (Yes, No, or Unknown):
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A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability, including website URL (if available) and information to support each affirmative response above (3rd partnership):
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