| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.25 |
| Liaison | Amanda Whittingham |
| Submission Date | Nov. 30, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Fanshawe College
EN-10: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Amanda
Whittingham Sustainability Coordinator Facilities Operations and Sustainability |
Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability :
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? :
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe?:
Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus?:
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners in strategic planning, decision-making, implementation and review? (Yes, No, or Not Sure):
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:
Transformative: this project supports social equity and wellbeing and economic properity focused on the Chippewa of the Thames First Nation. This project is also participatory, and involves underrepresented and vulnerable populations within our First Nations communities. This project benefits ecological health by bringing education to a peoples where a fundamental belief in their culture is that the earth is sacred. The Chippewa of the Thames First Nation were directly involved in all of the planning and implementation of this project.
The program is designed to meet community job shortages, while providing quality programming close to home in a supportive learning environment created for the people of Chippewa of the Thames First Nation
https://www.fanshawec.ca/about-fanshawe/news/fanshawe-and-first-nation-celebrate-new-partnership
Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (2nd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (2nd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus? (2nd partnership):
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):
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):
"The project connected at-risk youth to hands-on opportunities for skills development and training, while completing home repairs and other projects in the community. This was a formal partnership with Fanshawe, City of London and Habitat for Humanity funded by the London Community Foundation Vitality Fund.
http://habitat4home.ca/events-3/archived-events/argyle-community-careers-and-connect-project"
Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (3rd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (3rd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus? (3rd partnership):
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):
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):
"The opportunity will offer a triple bottom line:
Social – Foster Responsible Citizens in Your Community
Financial – New Capital to Fund Projects, Reduce Energy Cost and Carbon Tax Savings
Environmental – Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Meet and Exceed Climate Change Action Plan Targets
It is Fanshawe’s belief that a low carbon learning community will generate numerous learning and professional opportunities for our students, whether that be applied learning co-op opportunities, new research projects and new job opportunities for our graduates locally in the community."
A brief description of the institution’s other community partnerships to advance sustainability:
Fanshawe Partnership with Chippewa of the Thames First Nation: Guy Williams, Manager, Fanshawe First Nations Centre
The Argyle Community Careers and Connect (ACCC): Darlene O'Neill, Senior Manager, Employment & Student Entrepreneurial Services
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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