| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 63.22 |
| Liaison | Jody Jones |
| Submission Date | Oct. 17, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Mount Royal University
EN-10: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.00 / 3.00 |
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1st Partnership
Miistakis Institute
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 supports at least one, but not all three, dimensions of sustainability
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners in strategic planning, decision-making, implementation and review? (Yes, No, or Not Sure):
Not Sure
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:
The Miistakis Institute focuses on ecological health and monitoring of wetlands, parks and other protected areas. The Institute educates and promotes citizen science as well as hires undergraduate students and researchers each year to help with their research and education programs.
2nd Partnership
Canoes for Peru
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):
Starting in 2015, Canoes for Peru started as an ecotoursim class project to bring a sustainable business model to Peru. The project is meant to facilitate economic growth opportunities and raise awareness about preserving The South American Biosphere Reserve untouched land and wildlife. This project is ongoing.
http://www.mtroyal.ca/Summit/canoesperu.htm
3rd Partnership
Treaty 7 Field School
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):
The Treaty 7 Field school was developed between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous stakeholders to connect students to the land of Treaty 7 and understand our complex roots of truth and reconciliation. The curriculum was developed with Indigenous community members, elders and partners from the forefront. It explores environmental reconciliation through an Indigenous land-based experience. The field school has run three times and has deepened our institution's relationships with community members and Indigenous peoples of Treaty 7.
http://mtroyal.ca/IndigenousMountRoyal/news/field-school-partners.htm
Optional Fields
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