| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 53.75 |
| Liaison | Dan DeZarn |
| Submission Date | March 31, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
State University of New York at Geneseo
EN-9: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Dan
Dezarn Director of Sustainability Office of 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:
A) SUNY Geneseo – Letchworth State Park Partnership. The college entered into a formal partnership with Letchworth State Park related to the construction of a new year-round Nature Center in the park. The college will help design and deliver educational programing for the public. The partnership is based on a common mission and principles:
MISSION STATEMENT
Letchworth State Park and SUNY Geneseo have entered into a formal partnership facilitated through the Letchworth Nature Center to provide enhanced opportunities for park visitors, volunteers, researchers, and students to explore the geological, ecological and cultural settings of the Letchworth environment.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
• Expanded and enriched interpretative and learning opportunities.
• A shared commitment to serving society.
• Shared stewardship of natural, historic, and cultural resources.
• A commitment to the principles of ecological, social, and economic justice.
B) The College and Village were awarded a $100,000 NYSERDA grant to conduct a feasibility study for a local microgrid based on biogas from university food waste and municipal sewage.
C) The college has a new chapter of F.O.R.C.E.S. (Friends of Recreation, Conservation, and Environmental Stewardship) that is actively engaged in volunteer work in Letchworth State Park and the Arboretum.
D) Geographers David Robertson and Stephen Tulowiecki are conducting a research project on local landscapes that involves local landowners, the Genesee Valley Conservancy (a regional land trust), and the Seneca Nation.
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):
F) Geographer James Kernan is in the sixth year of a program with the 7th grade accelerated science class at Geneseo Central School. The program pairs college students with 7th graders on a study of the invasive emerald ash borer. Students collect field data and conduct analysis and mapping in a geographic information system (GIS). More than 100 7th graders and two dozen college students have participated in the project.
G) GVC Board & Research Reserve
H) Livingston County Environmental Management Council. Historical building upgrades
I) Josh Fox program with Little Lakes Sustainability
J) Ephemeral Arts Festival
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:
E) Geographer James Kernan and biologist Kristina Hannam are in the third year of a Volunteer Stewardship Agreement (VSA) with the NY DEC to evaluate the use of prescribed fire at the Quinn Oak Openings. Seventy-five students have participated in the project.
G) GVC Board & Research Reserve
A brief description of the institution’s sustainability partnerships with distant (i.e. non-local) communities:
Geneseo CARES
Volunteer project work rebuilding the City of New Orleans continues 10 years after Hurricane Katrina
The website URL where information about sustainability partnerships is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Jim Kernan
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