Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 57.03
Liaison Kristyn Achilich
Submission Date Oct. 4, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Saint Michael's College
EN-10: Community Partnerships

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Heather Lynch
Director of Sustainability
Academic Affairs
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1st Partnership 

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability :
Vermont's Veterans Garden Initiative

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 VGI is comprised of programs from the Vermont Community Garden Network, Helping and Nurturing Diverse Seniors, the Veterans’ Affairs, and the Garden Program/Office of Sustainability at Saint Michael’s College. Saint Michael's College emphasizes the importance of supporting the community through service learning; however veterans and student-veterans are often times a group which need service, yet is overlooked. VGI helps integrate the vets with the civilian community which promotes learning, understanding, and respect between the two groups. The Program focuses on confronting issues such as food security and access by teaching Veterans and other partners how to grow food (in an ecologically-sound way) while at the same time encouraging all around well-being through the numerous benefits of working with one’s hands.

2nd Partnership

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
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Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (2nd partnership):
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Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (2nd partnership):
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Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus? (2nd partnership):
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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):
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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 (2nd partnership):
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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’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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Optional Fields 

A brief description of the institution’s other community partnerships to advance sustainability:
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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