Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 82.81
Liaison Aaron Durnbaugh
Submission Date April 12, 2023

STARS v2.2

Loyola University Chicago
EN-10: Community Partnerships

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Aaron Durnbaugh
Director of Sustainability
Office of Sustainability
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1st Partnership 

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability :
Senn High School

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-related

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:
Loyola has had a formal partnership with Nicholas Senn High School in the Edgewater community since 2012. Together, Loyola and Senn work to strengthen teaching, increase college access, and generate opportunities for civic engagement. Additional the Senn David Prasse Scholarship Program, offered in partnership with Senn High School, guides selected students to service opportunities in their communities. There are other ad hoc opportunities to collaborate with Senn High School, including donating high-quality school supplies collected through our annual Think Green & Give move-out donation program.

https://www.luc.edu/schoolpartners/partnerschools/nicholassennhighschool/ for more information.

2nd Partnership

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
LakeShore Community Partners

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-related

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):
http://www.luc.edu/lscp/

Lake Shore Community Partners is an innovative community partnership that builds on the University’s existing relationships within the Rogers Park and Edgewater communities and will improve the quality of life for residents through thoughtful economic and social efforts.

3rd Partnership 

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
Proviso Partners for Health & Peterson Garden Project

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):
Proviso Partners for Health:
Proviso Partners for Health is a program supported by a large coalition of partners and funders in the Proviso Township, which includes Loyola's Health Sciences Campus in Maywood. The work of the partnership includes food justice, economic justice, and policy and systems change. The food justice initiative in particular supports a sustainable, local food system that lifts up food businesses and farmers and supports the Veggie RX program.
https://www.provisopartners.com/
https://hsd.luc.edu/news/stories/provisopartnersinhealthawardedgrantbyinstituteforhealthcareimprovement.html

Peterson Garden Project:
Peterson Garden Project leases land from Loyola for a community-allotment garden. This nonprofit managed site hosts 180 gardeners each year and donates produce from community plots to a local food bank.

Optional Fields 

A brief description of the institution’s other community partnerships to advance sustainability:
We have many partners that we work with to engage non-university parties at a variety of geographic scales.

Website URL where information about the institution’s community partnerships to advance sustainability is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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