| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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| Overall Score | 51.92 |
| Liaison | Andrea Troyer |
| Submission Date | July 26, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Eastern Mennonite University
EN-10: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Deirdre
Smeltzer Vice President and Undergraduate Academic Dean Undergraduate Academic Dean's Office |
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1st Partnership
Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community Farm at Willow Run
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:
Tom Brenneman, a 1992 graduate with a degree in social work, lives at Willow Run and manages the gardens. The Willow Run project delivers produce directly to VMRC kitchens from 1.5 acres of cultivated land. The project initially struggled but quickly gained steam when the partnership with EMU's Sustainable Food Initiative was formed. With five to six students working three to four days a week for two to three hours a day, Willow Run is now staffed with a consistent and dedicated workforce. The food production supports local agriculture and educates students volunteers about commercial vegetable production, provides elderly retirement residents with fresh, healthy foods raised with organic methods that benefit the farm soils and ecology. This year a long term student volunteer was employed as an assistant garden manager for the growing season, further growing the connections between VMRC and EMU.
2nd Partnership
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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):
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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 (2nd partnership):
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3rd Partnership
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Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (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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