Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 66.99
Liaison Olivia Conner-Bennett
Submission Date Aug. 31, 2023

STARS v2.2

Stevens Institute of Technology
EN-10: Community Partnerships

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Luke Hansen
Transportation and Sustainability Development Manager
Facilities and Campus Operations
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1st Partnership 

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability :
Developing a green ferry for Galapagos Inter-Island Transport with ESPOL University in Ecuador

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?:
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:
This senior design project focuses on developing a green ferry for Galapagos Inter-Island Transport. The project involves three naval engineering seniors at Stevens Institute of Technology collaborating with four students from ESPOL University in Ecuador and is funded by the United Nations Development Program. The goal is to develop a vessel design with a focus on using non-fossil fuels, and they have developed a hydrogen fuel cell-based electric ferry design. Raju Datla visited ESPOL University and the Galapagos Islands to discuss directly with the collaborators, the island stakeholders, representatives from the mayor’s office, utility company, boat owners and operators, and local residents.
Raju Datla's collaborator from ESPOL University is visiting Stevens soon and so will the ESPOL University President, who will visit Stevens' president and provost. The plan is to expand this partnership into long-term collaboration that includes wind and wave energy technologies and coastal resiliency.

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? (2nd partnership):
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A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (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? (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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