| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.20 |
| Liaison | Kate Witte |
| Submission Date | Feb. 24, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Keene State College
EN-9: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Jay
Kahn Vice President Finance and Planning Finance and Planning |
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:
We partner with the City of Keene Cities for Climate Protection organization, the Bicycle/Pedestrian Path Advisory Committee, the Transportation Management Authority and the Monadnock Farm and Community Coalition. Varying members of campus are or have been formally appointed to or are actively engaged on these committees and enjoy a strong and positive relationship with our host city.
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):
KSC's Physical Plant & Energy staff began a new collaboration with the members of the City's Public Works officials to review and evaluate a proposal to bring district hot water to the community by a biomass firm that is making inroads into the region. This effort was geared so that both the City and KSC aimed their long-term energy supply challenges in a cohesive manner while boosting the community's future outdoor air quality. This effort dovetails with ongoing student efforts to monitor and evaluate winter OAQ levels, which are being closely evaluated by state and federal regulators.
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:
Over the past 15 years, architecture students and faculty have developed strong relationships with city officials and local non-profit organizations collaborating on projects through a sophomore architecture design studio. In 2013-14, funded by the local TD Charitable Foundation, the Thriving Livable Communities (TLC) studio extended the student service-learning opportunities directly to 25 homeowners, providing design and energy assessments.
A brief description of the institution’s sustainability partnerships with distant (i.e. non-local) communities:
The Architecture program's Communicorps Project annually performs design services for not-fot-profit agencies. through the Boston chapter of Architecture for Humanity (AfH) KSC has helped a Boston-based Haitian group, the Organization of Support to the Development of Plateau Central (OSDPC), to design a vocational school in Haiti, the Hinche Vocational School. Students and faculty have traveled to Haiti to assist with site development and refine and present the design locally.
The website URL where information about sustainability partnerships is available:
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