Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.65
Liaison Melissa Cadwell
Submission Date June 15, 2018
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STARS v2.1

Syracuse University
EN-10: Community Partnerships

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Melissa Cadwell
Sustainability Coordinator
Energy Systems & Sustainability Management
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1st Partnership 

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability :
Near West Side 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 Near West Side Initiative (NWSI) is a community partnership involving Syracuse University, philanthropy, area residents, and civic leaders. Its goal for the disinvested area is fostering economic development, jobs, health, housing, and academic enrichment for both the university's students and those who attend the NWS's public schools. Art and culture play a key role in the priorities of the NWSI as well. https://community-wealth.org/content/near-west-side-initiative

2nd Partnership

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
Syracuse Center of Excellence

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):
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? (2nd partnership) (Yes, No, or Not Sure):
Not Sure

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):
SyracuseCoE is New York State’s Center of Excellence for Environmental and Energy Systems. Led by Syracuse University, SyracuseCoE engages faculty, students and collaborators at 200+ firms and institutions to catalyze innovations that improve energy efficiency, environmental quality and resilience in healthy buildings and cleaner, greener communities.

3rd Partnership 

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
Connective Cooridor

Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (3rd partnership):
Yes

Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (3rd partnership):
Multi-year or ongoing

Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus? (3rd partnership):
The partnership supports at least one, but not all three, dimensions of sustainability

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):
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 (3rd partnership):
The Connective Corridor is a public-private partnership focused on creative place making, urban revitalization, complete streetscapes, sustainability and smart growth. The Corridor links academic institutions on University Hill with downtown central business districts and neighborhoods, and connects an arts and cultural district featuring more than 30 venues. It represents the largest new civic infrastructure investment in the City of Syracuse in many decades, creating new pedestrian pathways, streetscapes, green infrastructure, bikeways, redesigned public spaces and public art. It has been a catalyst for new private sector investment and is a living urban laboratory for multi-disciplinary teams of faculty and students working on research and implementation projects across the Connective Corridor. It has been recognized nationally and internationally for its collaborative model, and for excellence in planning, engineering and design. It is a true example of civic entrepreneurship, and we hope other communities learn from our best practices and implement initiatives like this across the country.

Optional Fields 

A brief description of the institution’s other community partnerships to advance sustainability:
The Clean Communities of Central New York (Syracuse) works with vehicle fleets, fuel providers, community leaders, and other stakeholders to reduce petroleum use in transportation. https://cleancities.energy.gov/coalitions/central-new-york The Syracuse University Environmental Finance Center (SU-EFC) facilitates the development of sustainable and resilient communities throughout US EPA Region 2 (New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and eight tribal nations), and across the US.

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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