Overall Rating Bronze
Overall Score 28.04
Liaison Sam Edwards
Submission Date March 4, 2022

STARS v2.2

Quinnipiac University
EN-10: Community Partnerships

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 3.00
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1st Partnership 

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability :
CFPA Quinnipiac Trail Conservation

Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? :
Yes

Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe?:
Short-term project or event

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:
Quinnipiac is working with Connecticut Forest & Park Association (CFPA) to create a protection plan for the Quinnipiac trail which partially runs through campus. Quinnipiac is in negotiations with CFPA to determine the best type of agreement to protect the trail (conservation easement, contract, etc.). Currently the trail through campus is open to the public and ensuring its protection will also safeguard a community recreation space.

2nd Partnership

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
Haven's Harvest

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-related

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):
Quinnipiac donates excess food to Hamden residents through Haven’s Harvest, a nonprofit organization that currently provides food to those facing food insecurity throughout Greater New Haven district. The partnership serves to advance sustainability by reducing Quinnipiac's food waste and addresses the interdependence of ecological and social/economic systems.

3rd Partnership 

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? (3rd partnership):
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Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (3rd partnership):
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A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
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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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