| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 63.29 |
| Liaison | Samuel Crowl |
| Submission Date | Feb. 20, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Ohio University
EN-10: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.00 / 3.00 |
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Weatherstein Director of Energy Management Facilities Management & Safety |
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1st Partnership
Sugar Bush Foundation
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 Sugar Bush Foundation works with Ohio University and local communities to improve the quality of life in Appalachian Ohio by encouraging civic engagement and by fostering sustainable environmental and socioeconomic development.
In planning, decision-making and implementation, Sugar Bush Foundation requires joint design and equal partnership between the university and the community partner. Their current community partners are: ReUse Industries; Torch Can Do; Rural Action Zero Waste Initiative; Rural Action Watershed Group; ReStore (Habitat for Humanity); Rural Action Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry (Chesterhill Produce Auction); Community Food Initiatives. All of these groups work with “underrrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations”. Review of projects is handled by the Sugar Bush Board, which is comprised of representatives of the Athens community and Ohio University.
https://www.ohio.edu/advancement/sugarbush/
2nd Partnership
Rural Action
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):
Rural Action's mission is to promote social, economic, and environmental justice by training, organizing, and supporting communities. Their work is about developing the region's many assets in environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable ways. They do this by focusing on sectors such as: food and agriculture, forestry, zero waste and recycling, environmental education, and watershed restoration. OU works with Rural Action in the sectors of zero waste and watershed restoration.
http://ruralaction.org/about-us/who-we-are/
3rd Partnership
Bobcat Pass
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):
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 (3rd partnership):
Athens Public Transit and Ohio University have partnered to provide free bus services for all members of the Ohio University community through the Bobcat Pass program since the summer of 2016. The Ohio University ID serves as a fare card for unlimited travel on the Athens Public Transit (APT) system. The Bobcat Pass pilot program is intended to significantly increase access for a large population within Athens County.
https://www.ohio.edu/transportation/bobcat-pass.cfm
Optional Fields
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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:
Information on Sugar Bush and Rural Action partnerships provided by Jen Bowman, Director of Environmental Programs, Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, on Dec 21, 2017.
Language for Sugar Bush Foundation provide by Hylie Voss, Managing Director on Dec 21, 2017
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