| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 69.47 |
| Liaison | Sally DeLeon |
| Submission Date | Feb. 28, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Maryland, College Park
EN-10: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Andrew
Muir Communications Manager Office of Sustainability |
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1st Partnership
College Park City-University Partnership
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):
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:
This partnership aims to make College Park a top 20 college town by 2020. The University of Maryland and the City of College Park both provide the funding. The Sustainability Committee of the partnership aims to achieve the following vision:
The University District will protect and conserve our natural resources, increase the use of clean, renewable energy sources, reduce greenhouse gases, provide green spaces and build sustainably.
http://collegeparkpartnership.org/sustainability-committee/
2nd Partnership
Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS)
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):
The mission of the Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability is to build more sustainable communities throughout the state of Maryland. The program is designed to provide low-cost assistance to local governments while creating valuable real-world problem solving experiences for University of Maryland graduate and undergraduate students.
This experiential-learning program allows UMD to use its abundance of knowledgeable and energetic students and faculty to promote sustainability while contributing to or initiating sustainable community efforts. Staff from the Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability match community needs with existing university courses to develop and implement new sustainability efforts across the state.
3rd Partnership
Office of Community Engagement
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 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? (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 Office of Community Engagement connects the University of Maryland and the surrounding neighbors by creating mutually collaborative educational, business, government, and community partnerships.
https://oce.umd.edu/
Optional Fields
Other selected service programs that contribute to partnership between UMD and the surrounding community:
Terps for Change: http://thestamp.umd.edu/student_involvement/lcsl/involvement/terps_for_change
Food Recovery Network:
http://www.foodrecoverynetworkumd.blogspot.com/
Terp Tracks:
http://thestamp.umd.edu/student_involvement/lcsl/involvement/terp_tracks
America Reads*America Counts
http://thestamp.umd.edu/leadership_community_service-learning/programs/america_reads_america_counts
Good Neighbor Day
https://vpaf.umd.edu/current-projects/good-neighbor-day
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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