| Overall Rating | Bronze |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 38.77 |
| Liaison | Brandon Hoover |
| Submission Date | Feb. 22, 2021 |
Messiah University
EN-10: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 3.00 |
Lori
Chance Sustainability Program Coordinator Sustainability Office |
Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability :
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? :
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe?:
Which of the following best describes the partnership?:
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? :
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability:
Messiah University has recently partnered with Mennonite Central Committee MCC) to ensure a sustainable move out program for students. MCC provided trailers for students to put unwanted items into upon the end of the academic year. MCC will sort these items and recycle or repurpose them as they see appropriate.
Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (2nd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (2nd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus? (2nd partnership):
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (2nd partnership):
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
The Office of Sustainability is partnering the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay for reforestation and riparian buffer purposes. The Alliance has supplied us with over experts on biodiversity as well as 500 trees that were planted by students, faculty and staff throughout campus to help with the riparian zone of the Yellow Breeches Creek that runs through our campus. Our relationship will continue with this organization in Spring and Fall of 2021 as we partner to build a food forest and pollinator meadow on campus.
Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (3rd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (3rd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership? (3rd partnership):
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (3rd partnership):
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
Our partnership with Honey Bee Friendly provides us with extra assistance in managing our apiaries. Greg Hildebrand, Honey Bee Friendly's owner, has agreed to assist with the set up and maintenance of our hives. He works in conjunction with our work study students as well as any interested faculty, staff or student of the university. Greg provides educational trainings atleast four times per year and also assists in helping us move our hives South for the Winter.
A brief description of the institution’s other community partnerships to advance sustainability:
We also work closely with Three Fold Farm owners. They have been mentoring our staff and students for the past couple of years by providing expertise in high tunnel growing and general farming practices.
Website URL where information about the institution’s community partnerships to advance sustainability is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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