State University of New York at Fredonia
EN-9: Community Partnerships

College Lodge Advisory Committee, created in 2013. The College Lodge and its surrounding 200 acres is a significant resource entrusted to FSA ownership and administration for the benefit of the university’s education, scholarship and student development programs. As such, the university will provide recommendations and on-going support as appropriate for Lodge improvements and programming. The College Lodge Committee will be the university’s primary conduit or bridge to the FSA with regard to recommendations regarding Lodge operations and programming. Lodge Committee members will be appointed by the university President and may include faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community volunteers. Members will be reappointed every two years. The President will also appoint the Committee Chair. Lodge Committee responsibilities include but may not be limited to: • Coordinating the studies carried out by various work groups and receive evaluations of proposed Lodge initiatives and programming for further consideration; • Prioritizing and recommending support of Lodge proposals to the university and the FSA; • Provide the forum where the Lodge’s forest environmental survey is received and discussed and any resulting Forest Management Plans are vetted prior to submission to the FSA Board; • Convene continuing campus and community discussions as needed regarding Lodge operations and programming.

In 2009 the university created the SUNY Fredonia Academic Community Engagement (FACE) Center to promote campus and community collaboration in the areas of civic engagement, sustainability, service learning, and community-based research. In the area of sustainability, we have created partnerships with approximately 15 local community organizations. For a list of recent FACE/community collaborations in the area of sustainability, please visit: http://www.fredonia.edu/face/sustainability/pastprojects.asp For a list of FACE community partners (with descriptions), please see: http://www.fredonia.edu/face/partners.asp

The College Lodge Advisory Committee was created in response to community, as well as faculty and staff, concern over the management of one of the few remaining sizable, natural forests in Chautauqua County, NY. In response to the concerns, Fredonia formed this group, headed by the university controller Judy Langworthy and including community members and science and other faculty, to make recommendations for the sustainable management of the area. The FACE (Fredonia Academic Community Engagement) Center was formed in 2009 to promote campus and community collaboration in the areas of civic engagement, sustainability, service learning, and community-based research. In the area of sustainability, the center has created partnerships with over 30 local community organizations.