Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 66.23
Liaison Jody Jones
Submission Date March 18, 2024

STARS v2.2

Mount Royal University
EN-10: Community Partnerships

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Jorden Dye
Program Admin
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1st Partnership 

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

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
Canadian Parks Collective for Innovation and Leadership

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):
CPCIL is an initiative of MRU, the University of British Columbia and Parks Canada. CPCIL provides leadership training for Parks and Protected Areas professionals and hosts an annual knowledge mobilization conference to connect researchers and parks practitioners.

3rd Partnership 

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
Climate Talks Canada

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-related

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):
Climate Talks Canada in a group of Academic, Business, and non-profit leaders committed to pan-Canadian discourse on climate change. The organization is active in engaging with Federal politicians to help shape effective environmental policy.

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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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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