| Overall Rating | Reporter - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | |
| Liaison | Brian Eisenhauer |
| Submission Date | Feb. 28, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Plymouth State University
EN-9: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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Reporter |
Brian
Eisenhauer Director Office of Environmental Sustainability |
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:
PSU has long standing, mutually beneficial relationships with many community partners including D Acres of NH, Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative, Better Buildings NH, Regional Planning Commissions, and many, many more. Our university motto is "Ut Prosim" - To Serve - and many efforts are underway to advance the growth of renewable energy and other environmentally appropriate technologies and behaviors.
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):
Our new economic development center is a partnership with the county and other entities that has a focus on green businesses. Almost all firms working with the center are green enterprises, as is intended.
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:
A brief description of the institution’s sustainability partnerships with distant (i.e. non-local) communities:
Many partnerships with institutions in other nations, including a program that ships unwanted furniture from PSU to Houdegbe North American University in Benin (West Africa).
The website URL where information about sustainability partnerships is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
An area of strength at the University.
An area of strength at the University.
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