| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 77.34 |
| Liaison | Sally DeLeon |
| Submission Date | Feb. 27, 2022 |
University of Maryland, College Park
EN-10: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Emily
Hightower Sustainability Coordinator Environmental Safety, Sustainability, and Risk |
Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability :
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? :
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe?:
Which of the following best describes the partnership?:
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? :
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability:
The College Park City-University Partnership is the nonprofit local development corporation jointly funded by the City of College Park and the University of Maryland. Our mission is to promote and support the economic welfare of College Park and the University of Maryland through activities including commercial revitalization, community development, and quality housing opportunities consistent with the interests of the City of College Park and the University of Maryland.
The Partnership released the “University Community Vision 2030” in 2021, capturing historic progress towards marking College Park a top 20 sustainable college town and highlighting the new vision, goals, and strategic areas for College Park in 2030: sustainability and equity in housing and development, transportation and mobility, public health and safety, and education. See more at: https://collegeparkpartnership.org/vision2030statement/
Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (2nd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (2nd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus? (2nd partnership):
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (2nd partnership):
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (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.
https://arch.umd.edu/architecture/academics/partnership-action-learning-sustainability-pals
Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (3rd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (3rd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership? (3rd partnership):
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (3rd partnership):
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (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.
A brief description of the institution’s other community partnerships to advance sustainability:
Some other selected service programs that contribute to partnership between UMD and the surrounding community:
Good Neighbor Day: https://oce.umd.edu/good-neighbor-day
Food Recovery Network: https://www.facebook.com/FoodRecoveryNetworkUMD?fref=ts
Sustainable Maryland Communities: https://sustainablemaryland.com/
The Leadership and Community Service-Learning Programs (https://stamp.umd.edu/lcsl/leadership_community_service_learning) which include programs like:
-- Terps for Change: https://stamp.umd.edu/lcsl/programs/terps_change
-- Maryland Mentor Corps (previously America Reads*America Counts*Partners in Print): https://stamp.umd.edu/lcsl/programs/maryland_mentor_corps
Website URL where information about the institution’s community partnerships to advance sustainability is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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