| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 60.32 |
| Liaison | Andy Mitchell |
| Submission Date | July 16, 2021 |
University of Illinois Chicago
EN-10: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.00 / 3.00 |
Cynthia
Klein-Banai Associate Chancellor for Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
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1st Partnership
Learning Sciences Research Institute
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? :
No
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? :
Not Sure
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability:
with funding from the National Science Foundation, Researchers with the Climate Literacy Zoo Education Network established their project on climate change as a permanent exhibit in Brookfield Zoo. The team offered Brookfield Zoo general strategies to educate their visitors on climate change based on the data they collected. Website: https://lsri.uic.edu/our-research/project-stories/clizen-teaches-climate-change-by-letting-you-be-a-polar-bear-for-a-day/
2nd Partnership
Office of Community Engagement and Neighborhood Health Partnerships
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):
Sustainability-related
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (2nd partnership):
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
The Office of Community Engagement And Neighborhood Health Partnerships (OCEAN-HP) represents a diverse network of partnerships between the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), a land-grant institution, and organizations in the neighborhoods adjacent to UIC or near University-sponsored, community-based facilities. OCEAN-HP is a major vehicle through which the University fulfills its Great Cities Commitment. Our programs and activities have a particular emphasis on students, faculty and staff engagement in long-term, meaningful relationships with communities. We have a campus-wide focus that extends to all UIC colleges.
OCEAN-HP brings together the expertise, resources and wisdom of the communities with that of the university to first understand and then respond to the contextual needs of communities. Working as neighbors, OCEAN-HP facilitates relationships that enhance both community and university leadership and organizational capacity. Through partnerships, we contribute to neighborhood revitalization through teaching, research, and service that focuses on measurable improvements in educational outcomes, health status, economic conditions, physical environment and safety among other important issues. Website for more information: https://oceanhp.uic.edu/about/
OCEAN-HP brings together the expertise, resources and wisdom of the communities with that of the university to first understand and then respond to the contextual needs of communities. Working as neighbors, OCEAN-HP facilitates relationships that enhance both community and university leadership and organizational capacity. Through partnerships, we contribute to neighborhood revitalization through teaching, research, and service that focuses on measurable improvements in educational outcomes, health status, economic conditions, physical environment and safety among other important issues. Website for more information: https://oceanhp.uic.edu/about/
3rd Partnership
Economic Development Administration (EDA) University Center
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? (3rd partnership):
Sustainability-related
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (3rd partnership):
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
Green Economic Industrial Development
The Center will strengthen the linkage between communities in the corridor and regional economic development goals by advancing a Green Economic Industrial Corridor (GEIC) plan that will attract the best mix of uses to highly polluted areas that can advance the regional economy while improving the environment.
Workforce Development
The Center will address the mismatch between employer needs and labor force skills by helping current successful workforce development strategies grow in scale to meet the needs of employers now, and by developing new, targeted training and skills building efforts for future green manufacturing opportunities in the corridor.
Website: https://edauniversitycenter.uic.edu/
The Center will strengthen the linkage between communities in the corridor and regional economic development goals by advancing a Green Economic Industrial Corridor (GEIC) plan that will attract the best mix of uses to highly polluted areas that can advance the regional economy while improving the environment.
Workforce Development
The Center will address the mismatch between employer needs and labor force skills by helping current successful workforce development strategies grow in scale to meet the needs of employers now, and by developing new, targeted training and skills building efforts for future green manufacturing opportunities in the corridor.
Website: https://edauniversitycenter.uic.edu/
Optional Fields
Early Outreach Program https://earlyoutreach.uic.edu/
UIC Neighborhoods Initiative https://greatcities.uic.edu/uic-neighborhoods-initiative/
UIC Neighborhoods Initiative https://greatcities.uic.edu/uic-neighborhoods-initiative/
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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