Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 42.78
Liaison Michael Mumper
Submission Date May 20, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Lebanon Valley College
EN-10: Community Partnerships

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Michael Zeigler
Dir of Client Services
Information Technology
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1st Partnership 

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability :
Pennsylvania Environmental Resources Consortium (PERC)

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’s sustainability focus?:
The partnership simultaneously supports social equity and wellbeing, economic prosperity, and ecological health

Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners in strategic planning, decision-making, implementation and review? (Yes, No, or Not Sure):
Yes

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:
PERC is a non-profit organization that brings together sustainability leaders from higher education institutions across Pennsylvania in order to promote the key topics of campus sustainability. These topics include but are not limited to: food waste reduction and recycling; GHG emission reduction; local and state legislation regarding sustainability; best practices for campus curriculum and student participation. https://pagreencolleges.org/

2nd Partnership

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
Association for the Adcancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)

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):
The partnership simultaneously supports social equity and wellbeing, economic prosperity, and ecological health

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):
Yes

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):
AASHE empowers higher education faculty, administrators, staff and students to be effective change agents and drivers of sustainability innovation. AASHE enables members to translate information into action by offering essential resources and professional development to a diverse, engaged community of sustainability leaders. https://www.aashe.org

3rd Partnership 

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

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’s sustainability focus? (3rd partnership):
The partnership simultaneously supports social equity and wellbeing, economic prosperity, and ecological health

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):
Yes

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):
Second Nature: We accelerate climate action in, and through, higher education. LVC signed the Second Nature Climate Commitment in 2016 and continues to live by the spirit of the Commitment.

Optional Fields 

A brief description of the institution’s other community partnerships to advance sustainability:
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives 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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