| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 49.02 |
| Liaison | James Speer |
| Submission Date | June 30, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Indiana State University
EN-9: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Heather
Miklozik Staff Center for Community Engagement |
Does the institution have at least one formal sustainability partnership with the local community that meets the criteria as “supportive”?:
A brief description of the institution’s supportive sustainability partnership(s) with the local community:
ISU's Institute for Community Sustainability works with community partners including the grassroots Our Green Valley Alliance for Sustainability to promote sustainability in the Wabash Valley. Specifically we are working on a Grassroots Community Action Plan for Sustainability with this organization. We are also working to develop the Terre Foods Cooperative Market, partnering with 2013 Year of the River, the White Violet Center for Ecojustice, and many other community organizations.
Does the institution have at least one formal sustainability partnership with the local community that meets the criteria as “collaborative”?:
A brief description of the institution's collaborative sustainability partnership(s):
A collaborative project with local arts organizations, primarily Wabash Valley Art Spaces, for the installation of a solar paneled Sycamore sculpture.
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:
In 2014 we worked with the City of Syracuse to offer them the City’s very first Sustainability Intern. Our then-graduate student used half of his hours to work in City Hall on sustainability projects that affected the City. This yielded, among other things, the City’s first Greenhouse Gas inventory.
A brief description of the institution’s sustainability partnerships with distant (i.e. non-local) communities:
We are founding members of an organization called MAPS – Mid-America Prosperity and Security. MAPS has members across the Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio/Illinois area, with a focus on leveraging the purchasing power and organizing power of large institutions (hospitals, universities, etc.) to prioritize sustainable materials and awareness. In 2014, we hosted a MAPS conference on our campus, which saw about 200 attendees from as far away as South Carolina and Michigan.
The website URL where information about sustainability partnerships is available:
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