Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 59.95
Liaison Mari Acob-Nash
Submission Date Dec. 14, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

North Seattle College
EN-10: Community Partnerships

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Tim Albertson
Sustainability Coordinator
Student Development Services
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Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability :
City of Seattle - Department of Neighborhood

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 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? (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:

The P-Patch Community Gardening Program is managed by the City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods to promote organic urban agriculture among individuals, groups and community. Since 2013, North Seattle College has been the proud sponsor and land provider for the Licton Springs P-Patch. Located in the South end of North Seattle College, the Licton Springs P-Patch started as a student-driven initiative. The Sustainability Committee helped retaining and administering 6 plots on behalf of the school. Student gardeners maintain the P-patch for the benefit of local food banks as well as for the learning of the importance of urban agriculture and sustainability within food systems.


Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
City Council Debora Juarez

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):

North Seattle College provides an office for Council member Jaurez.


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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Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus? (3rd partnership):
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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):
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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):
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A brief description of the institution’s other community partnerships to advance sustainability:

NSC has also partnered with the non-profit Adopt-a-Stream Foundation (AASF) to remediate the invasive knotweed, from North Seattle College's wetland. AASF secured a grant from the Department of Ecology to fund this effort.


The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives 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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