| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 62.18 |
| Liaison | Jesse Carswell |
| Submission Date | Jan. 6, 2025 |
Southern New Hampshire University
EN-10: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Jesse
Carswell Sustainability Data Analyst Sustainability |
1st Partnership
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? :
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe?:
Which of the following best describes the partnership?:
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? :
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability:
Breakthrough Manchester is a tuition-free program with a mission to give continued support in academic growth, educational enrichment, college-readiness, and essential skill-building to highly motivated, underserved high school students while inspiring the next generation of well-rounded leaders and educators.
Breakthrough works because it brings together older students and younger students to create a community that benefits both. Younger students experience breakthroughs in academic achievement and self-confidence that help them advance to college. At the same time, the older students who teach and advise begin to realize their own potential as leaders and educators. Breakthrough Manchester at SNHU is affiliated with programs in cities around the world that together form the Breakthrough Collaborative.
Breakthrough is unique in that it builds strong relationships with students over their educational journey. Dedicated advisors and staff ensure students get the individualized support that they need. The program includes rigorous skill-building CB Saturday workshops, ongoing mentoring with dedicated advisors, college-prep activities, and community-focused service work.
https://www.breakthroughmanchester.org/college-bound-at-snhu/
2nd Partnership
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (2nd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (2nd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus? (2nd partnership):
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (2nd partnership):
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
The Global Education Movement (GEM) is a major SNHU initiative offering university degrees to refugees around the world. Created in 2017, GEM is the first large-scale online learning initiative for refugees, partnering with in-country organizations to deliver high-quality, low-cost education tailored to meet the needs of displaced learners. Currently, GEM serves over 1,200 students in six countries. The initiative originally launched in Rwanda’s capital of Kigali and in the remote Kiziba refugee camp. It quickly expanded, and now operates in Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Türkiye, and Lebanon as well. Competency-based education allows for a completely new way of earning a degree, as it gives refugee students the opportunity to access the learning platform and their own work anywhere with an internet connection. Learners engage in projects and earn credit by successfully completing them and proving their mastery in predetermined competencies or tasks. The initiative’s online, project-based degree model and the robust in-person resources enable refugee students, who often face uncertain futures, to complete their studies at a self-directed pace. Through GEM, refugee students strengthen their skills for the global job market, as SNHU degrees are fully accredited and internationally recognized.
3rd Partnership
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (3rd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (3rd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership? (3rd partnership):
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (3rd partnership):
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
For the past 5 years, SNHU has worked with Bosch Community Fund to advance sustainability in our community through the construction of the Eco-STEM Classroom Network. The Network consists of outdoor classrooms located at public schools throughout the city, with the SNHU Arboretum Outdoor Classroom as the hub. To date, five outdoor classrooms have been constructed. The classrooms enable equitable access to outdoor space through teaching and learning. By fostering stewardship and promoting the physical and mental health benefits of being outside, the Outdoor Classroom Network continues to address sustainability in SNHU’s local community.
Optional Fields
Website URL where information about the institution’s community partnerships to advance sustainability is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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