| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 48.92 |
| Liaison | Elisabeth Reed |
| Submission Date | Feb. 29, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Illinois State University
EN-9: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Elisabeth
Reed Director Office of Sustainability |
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Does the institution have at least one formal sustainability partnership with the local community that meets the criteria as “supportive”?:
Yes
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A brief description of the institution’s supportive sustainability partnership(s) with the local community:
Illinois State University developed a Community Sustainability Forum. The Forum is now hosted by the community's three educational institutions. The partners are the local municipal governments, health care, not-for-profits, corporations, small businesses, chamber of commerce, and economic development council.
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Does the institution have at least one formal sustainability partnership with the local community that meets the criteria as “collaborative”?:
Yes
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A brief description of the institution's collaborative sustainability partnership(s):
ISU is a partner in a community initiative to improve STEM education in K-12 schools. ISU is the largest producers of teachers in the state of Illinois, and the host community is home to several Fortune 50 companies that are in need of well-educated, diverse and resilient employees. ISU is contributing finances, programming for our education students, lobbying agencies as part of a larger community effort, and writing grants in partnership with the K-12 systems. The STEM initiative is part of the BN Advantage program to build a sustainable community. http://www.bnadvantage.com/index.html
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Does the institution have at least one formal sustainability partnership with the local community that meets the criteria as “transformative”?:
Yes
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A brief description of the institution's transformative sustainability partnership(s) with the local community:
The institution is an ongoing partner for the Community Solid Waste plan. Support is provided through staff time, research, and marketing/educational programming. The community's landfill will close in June of 2017 when it reaches capacity. The closure will create financial incentives to divert waste and increase recycling/refurbishment (keeping resources and jobs locally) After completion of a formal Solid Waste Plan (which must be adopted by each of the local governments by October of 2016), the university will continue to serve as a resource and partner to develop outlets for diversion of materials, identify and implement services to under-served areas, and to conduct economic analyses of the markets and impact of the services. The university is providing staff and faculty time on technology, education, governance, outreach, economics, and analysis. Institutionally, the university is adopting additional diversion and procurement strategies to mitigate the impact to the community while providing additional resources to local recycling and refurbishment entities.
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A brief description of the institution’s sustainability partnerships with distant (i.e. non-local) communities:
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The website URL where information about sustainability partnerships is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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