Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	46.90
Liaison	Hannes Gerhardt
Submission Date	March 30, 2018
Executive Letter	Download

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University of West Georgia
EN-10: Community Partnerships

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	2.00 / 3.00	Hannes Gerhardt Sustainability Director Department of Geosciences

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1st Partnership

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability :

Bike Share with Zagster

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:

UWG offered start up money and is committed to yearly fees to maintain a community wide bike share program. This was an innovative community effort that involved the cooperation of the University, Tanner Health Systems, and Southwire (a large local business). The bike share program is aimed at environmental gains, such as riding instead of driving, economic sustainability by boosting local businesses and offering affordable bike access, and social sustainability by creating a more cohesive sense of community and place while also fostering improved well being through fitness. The bike share partnership was well received in the community and received a lot fo good press. http://www.carrolltongreenbelt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/CarrolltonPRFinal.pdf https://www.westga.edu/campus-life/parking/zagster-bike-share-information.php

2nd Partnership

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):

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Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (2nd partnership):

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Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (2nd partnership):

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Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus? (2nd partnership):

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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):

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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):

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3rd Partnership

Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):

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Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (3rd partnership):

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Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (3rd partnership):

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Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus? (3rd partnership):

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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):

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Optional Fields

A brief description of the institution’s other community partnerships to advance sustainability:

UWG has made community outreach a key focus for the upcoming years and is striving to become a Carnegie classified Community Engagement University.

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:

https://www.westga.edu/community/index.php

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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