Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 59.82
Liaison Joanne Wong
Submission Date Feb. 10, 2021

STARS v2.2

Mills College
EN-10: Community Partnerships

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Joanne Wong
Sustainability Coordinator
Campus Facilities
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1st Partnership 

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability :
LAAMPS

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:
LAMMPS, a project which involved neighborhood, City of Oakland, and Mills collaboration over a 15 year period to provide pedestrian and bicycle paths, landscaping, closing of some lanes on road, more lights to slow traffic. Also, to encourage pedestrian/bicycle opportunities for people to patronize the Laurel Shopping District and connect the Laurel community to Mills. This project conducted a large amount of community outreach, involving underrepresented groups in planning and idea generation.

https://quarterly.mills.edu/tag/lammps/

2nd Partnership

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
Girl Scouts' STEM Leadership Journey: Think Like a Citizen Scientist at Mills College

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):
Work on your “Think Like a Citizen Scientist” Journey Award by getting hands-on creek restoration experience with experts from Mills College. You’ll evaluate the health of Leona Creek by documenting your observations, collecting data, and analyzing restored portions of the creek. Help protect our local watershed and save the world one creek at a time!

http://girlscoutsnorcal.doubleknot.com/event/think-like-a-citizen-scientist-at-mills-college/2398443

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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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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