Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 37.76
Liaison Diane Fout
Submission Date Dec. 13, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Transylvania University
EN-9: Community Partnerships

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 3.00 Samuel Crankshaw
Student Sustainability Coordinator
Office of Sustainability
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Does the institution have at least one formal sustainability partnership with the local community that meets the criteria as “supportive”?:
No
+ Date Revised: March 21, 2017

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A brief description of the institution’s supportive sustainability partnership(s) with the local community:
Remove the text beginning with "Seedleaf..."
+ Date Revised: Oct. 25, 2016
+ Date Revised: Jan. 26, 2017

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Does the institution have at least one formal sustainability partnership with the local community that meets the criteria as “collaborative”?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution's collaborative sustainability partnership(s):
Seedleaf - Transylvania co-manages a community garden with local non-profit Seedleaf and Christ Church Cathedral Episcopal church. The garden is placed in a central location in a low-income, urban area. It's mission is to provide families with a place to come together to work together, to provide families with healthy food options, to educate families on healthy cooking, and to promote locally grown produce.

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Does the institution have at least one formal sustainability partnership with the local community that meets the criteria as “transformative”?:
No
+ Date Revised: Jan. 19, 2017

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A brief description of the institution's transformative sustainability partnership(s) with the local community:
N/A
+ Date Revised: Jan. 26, 2017

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A brief description of the institution’s sustainability partnerships with distant (i.e. non-local) communities:
Currently, N/A

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The website URL where information about sustainability partnerships is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
http://www.transy.edu/art/community_engagement.htm http://www.transy.edu/garden/

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