Portland State University
PAE-19: Community Sustainability Partnerships

Portland State University engages with more than 1,000 community partners annually. These partnerships range from very formal and institutional in focus with the local transit agency to very small scale partnership between individual faculty and community partners that engage students in a local stream restoration project. It would be impossible to list the range and scope of all of these partnerships. These partnerships all touch on the various dimensions of sustainability. Environmental Sustainability Partnership Example: Community Watershed Stewardship Project (CWSP). In partnerships with the Bureau of Environmental Sciences, graduate students administer a grant program to community groups working on watershed improvement projects. http://www.portlandonline.com/bes/index.cfm?c=43077 Social Sustainability Example: Working with a local homeless youth serving organization, p:ear, faculty and students are using mentorship and the tools of education, art and recreation. p:ear's Kitchen and Food program in partnership with PSU hands-on training for youth in the areas of food preparation, nutrition, and the economics of eating. First Stop Portland Each year Portland receives thousands of visitors coming to learn about leading practices and sustainable technologies. First Stop Portland is provides the following services to visiting delegations: -Assistance in planning and logistics support for your itineraries, conferences, events -Organized site visits, Study Tours, and mobile workshops, and presentations -Unparalleled access to Portland's experts and researchers -Meeting spaces for workshops, lectures, and debriefing http://www.pdx.edu/fsp/ Solutions Journal Seminars are free and open to the public. PSU partners with Illahee Institute to bring sustainability leaders to Portland and share the talks online. http://www.thesolutionsjournal.com/seminarserieslive?quicktabs_1=2

See also: http://www.pdx.edu/cae/faqs/what-types-of-community-university-partnerships-are-offered-at-portland-state http://www.pdx.edu/cae/cbl-partner-resources