Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 48.98
Liaison Kevin Miller
Submission Date Feb. 3, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Goshen College
EN-9: Community Partnerships

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 3.00 Glenn Gilbert
Retired - Utilities Manager/ Sustainability Coordinator
Physical Plant
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Does the institution have at least one formal sustainability partnership with the local community that meets the criteria as “supportive”?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution’s supportive sustainability partnership(s) with the local community:

Glenn Gilbert, sustainability coordinator, participated in The Sustainable Business Roundtable, a regional gathering of business and institutional organizations committed to promoting sustainability. One meeting was devoted to Goshen College's energy savings initiatives.


Does the institution have at least one formal sustainability partnership with the local community that meets the criteria as “collaborative”?:
Yes

A brief description of the institution's collaborative sustainability partnership(s):

Goshen College hosts a monthly meeting of local government, business and institution professionals called "Sound of the Environment." This group’s vision is to further sustainability efforts in the local community.


Does the institution have at least one formal sustainability partnership with the local community that meets the criteria as “transformative”?:
No

A brief description of the institution's transformative sustainability partnership(s) with the local community:
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A brief description of the institution’s sustainability partnerships with distant (i.e. non-local) communities:
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The website URL where information about sustainability partnerships is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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