Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 48.73
Liaison Claire Rodgers
Submission Date March 4, 2022

STARS v2.2

Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
EN-10: Community Partnerships

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00
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1st Partnership 

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability :
Greentown Labs

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-focused

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:
After creating a Memo of Understanding (MOU), Olin College of Engineering and Greentown Labs officially entered into a partnership in fall 2021. The MOU increases networking and collaboration between the two entities, gives Greentown Labs preferential recruitment privileges at Olin career fairs, and allows Oliners to visit and tour Greentown’s Somerville campus at a discounted rate. Sally Phelps, Director of Post-Graduate Planning, is the liaison for this partnership.
https://greentownlabs.com/

2nd Partnership

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
The Carroll Center for the Blind

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-focused

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):
Each summer, the Carroll Center is able to send at least 1 intern to work on accessibility-related projects at Olin. This summer, the intern worked on co-designing solutions with Olin researchers and partners from around the world. While the projects differ from year to year, the Carroll Center offers consultations and user testing for many of Olin’s design projects.
Paul Ruvolo, Associate Professor of Computer Science, is the liaison for this partnership.
https://carroll.org/

3rd Partnership 

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
Perkins School for the Blind

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):
Teachers and students from Perkins have a history of working with Olin classes and research teams as consultants for classes and research projects. Some of the current collaborative projects include developing smartphone mobility technology and designing sensors for canes.
Paul Ruvolo, Associate Professor of Computer Science, is the liaison for this partnership.
https://www.perkins.org/

Optional Fields 

A brief description of the institution’s other community partnerships to advance sustainability:
Olin’s other formal and informal community partnerships include Browning the Green Space, the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind, the Natick Council on Aging, and Our Space Our Place.

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:
Paul Ruvolo, Associate Professor of Computer Science
Sally Phelps, Director of Post-Graduate Planning
Caitrin Lynch, Professor of Anthropology

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