Overall Rating Bronze
Overall Score 26.46
Liaison Jeremy Johnston
Submission Date July 2, 2024

STARS v2.2

John Carroll University
EN-10: Community Partnerships

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Ed Peck
VP
Mission and Identity
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Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability :
PCs for People

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:
Students work in the warehouse sorting computers for recycling and repurposing. Students prevent E-waste from reaching the landfill and repair, upgrade, and distribute technology to community members that would other wise lack access.

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
Upcycle Parts Shop

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):
Students work with UpCycle Parts Shop staff helping to divert resources from landfills and find a creative use while building community. This unique entrepreneurial venture gives students a chance to see a small business and community network building at work.

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
Youthability Gardening

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):
Students partner with developmentally-challenged teens and young adults to garden in a horticulture club. The YouthAbility Ambassadors plant, maintain, and harvest the gardens near the Jewish Community Center.

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:
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