| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 57.90 |
| Liaison | Jessica Bowen |
| Submission Date | Aug. 3, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Aquinas College
EN-9: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Jessica
Eimer Bowen Director of Sustainability Center for Sustainability |
Does the institution have at least one formal sustainability partnership with the local community that meets the criteria as “supportive”?:
Date Revised: Nov. 6, 2015
A brief description of the institution’s supportive sustainability partnership(s) with the local community:
n/a
Date Revised: Nov. 6, 2015
Does the institution have at least one formal sustainability partnership with the local community that meets the criteria as “collaborative”?:
Date Revised: Nov. 6, 2015
A brief description of the institution's collaborative sustainability partnership(s):
n/a
Date Revised: Nov. 6, 2015
Does the institution have at least one formal sustainability partnership with the local community that meets the criteria as “transformative”?:
A brief description of the institution's transformative sustainability partnership(s) with the local community:
Aquinas College was one of the founding members of the Grand Rapids Community Sustainability Partnership in 2005, alongside the City of Grand Rapids, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids Public Schools, and Grand Rapids Community College. The CSP is a diverse network of for-profit and nonprofit organizations in West Michigan who embrace and support sustainability in their planning and operations and are striving to make a positive impact in our community. Members of the CSP are committed to work together to restore environmental integrity, improve economic prosperity, and promote social equity. Aquinas College is jointly responsible for maintaining the organization's web site, and is present on the board. The Grand Rapids Area CSP, along with the City of Grand Rapids have the honor of being jointly designated a United Nations University Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE).
Date Revised: Nov. 6, 2015
A brief description of the institution’s sustainability partnerships with distant (i.e. non-local) communities:
The Director of Sustainability sits on the board of the national RecycleMania competition. RecycleMania is a friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities. Over an 8-week period each spring, colleges across the United States and Canada report the amount of recycling and trash collected each week and are in turn ranked in various categories. This board position began July 1, 2014.
The Director of Sustainability sits on the board of the US Green Building Council (USGBC), West Michigan Chapter. The USGBC mission is it to transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated, enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy, and prosperous environment that improves the quality of life in one generation. It accomplishes that mission with a dedication to expanding green building practices and education with LEED and other educational resources and programming. This board position began January 1, 2014.
Date Revised: Nov. 6, 2015
The website URL where information about sustainability partnerships is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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