Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 62.34
Liaison Christie-Joy Hartman
Submission Date Jan. 27, 2022

STARS v2.2

James Madison University
EN-10: Community Partnerships

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 3.00 Essa Paterson
Program Coordinator
ISNW
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1st Partnership 

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability :
JMU-Harrisonburg City Public School Pollinator Gardens

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? :
No

A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability:
Founded by Dr. Amy Goodall, Associate Professor of Geographic Science in the School of Integrated Sciences, the effort to increase pollinator gardens is collaborative between JMU and several Harrisonburg City Public Schools (HCPS). Since 2011, with administrator, teacher, and student input, Dr. Goodall's students have helped plan, design, install, and maintain school gardens. The gardens provide habitats for wildlife in urban environments. They also serve as outdoor learning environments in which JMU students and HCPS students learn together about pollinators, habitats, life-cycles, biodiversity, and ecosystems. The program offers many opportunities for involvement by disciplines outside of science; the arts are employed for signage and communication, and students learn about health, nutrition, and well-being in the planting and harvesting of vegetables. Activities at the sites also provide inspiration for Dr. Goodall to forward her research in Citizen Science and Environmental Education. https://www.jmu.edu/news/2019/03/19-first-day-of-spring.shtml. Accessed November 2021.

2nd Partnership

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
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Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (2nd partnership):
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Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (2nd partnership):
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Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus? (2nd partnership):
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Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (2nd partnership):
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A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
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3rd Partnership 

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
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Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (3rd partnership):
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Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (3rd partnership):
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Which of the following best describes the partnership? (3rd partnership):
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Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (3rd partnership):
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A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
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Optional Fields 

A brief description of the institution’s other community partnerships to advance sustainability:
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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:
Responsible party for JMU-Harrisonburg City Public Schools Pollinator Gardens: Dr. Amy Goodall, Associate Professor of Geographic Science, School of Integrated Sciences.

Entered November 10, 2021 by Essa Paterson, ISNW.

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