University of Texas at Austin
EN-10: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Jim
Walker Director of Sustainability, Financial, and Administrative Services University Operations |
1st Partnership
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 UT Climate Co-Lab is a partnership with the City of Austin to support the city to address urgent issues facing Austin. The partnership fills a void of directly supporting City climate data needs.
Focus areas include preparing for extreme climate events, helping disadvantaged communities “bounce back,” and building infrastructure and response plans. Students can get involved in place-based research.
In working with the city, this partnership helps policy makers make informed decisions regarding Austin’s future using data and community input.
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 purpose of the Master Interlocal Agreement (ILA) is to establish pre-negotiated terms and conditions, as well as a framework for research, consulting, and technical services to be exchanged between UT Austin and the City of Austin. The City is especially interested in research projects that will help them achieve the Strategic Direction 2023 goals in the categories of Mobility, Safety, Health and Environment, Culture and Lifelong Learning, Government that Works for All, and Economic Opportunity and Affordability. The ILA is intended to streamline agreements between City departments who are looking for UT research expertise. The ILA is being utilized to establish partnerships between UT researchers and the City of Austin to aid in the implementation of the Austin Climate Equity Plan.
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):
MoveOutATX is a program coordinated by Austin Resource Recovery and the University of Texas' Office of Sustainability to help students donate their unwanted goods during the summer move-out.
Property managers lend parking and sidewalk space for local reuse organizations to set-up temporary donation stations around the campus area, and students can drop-off a variety of items right outside their apartments. The reuse organizations accept items including: gently-used furniture, opened cleaning supplies and toiletries, clothing and linens (gently-used or extra-loved), craft/school supplies, unopened food, electronics (working or broken), storage tubs and more. All donations go to local reuse organizations; participating organizations have included: Austin Creative Reuse, Central Texas Food Bank, Goodwill Central Texas, Salvation Army Family Stores, Street Youth Ministry, Arms of Hope, and JOSCO Products.
Optional Fields
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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