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Does the institution have at least one formal sustainability partnership with the local community that meets the criteria as “supportive”?:
No
Date Revised: March 21, 2017
Transylvania University requested that AASHE Staff correct a mistake in
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Previous Value:
Yes
Explanation:
Following up on submission review results.
A brief description of the institution’s supportive sustainability partnership(s) with the local community:
Remove the text beginning with "Seedleaf..."
Date Revised: Oct. 25, 2016
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Previous Value:
Great American Cleanup — A partnership with several Lexington neighborhood associations and other Lexington community groups for a neighborhood clean-up.
Students Against Hunger and Homelessness — Students meet weekly to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to address local hunger issues through direct service. Sandwiches are delivered to the HopeMobile, the mobile outreach program of the Hope Center, to be distributed to the local homeless population.
Community Engagements through the Arts- a class that operates directly with the influence of the surrounding community to make art and social commentary on history, present, and future of North Lexington. Is directly connected to both community members, Neighborhood associations, and local businesses.
Broke Spoke - The Transy Bike Shop manager and other bike shop staff regularly volunteer at Broke Spoke, a community bike shop. This helps a local non-profit doing awesome work, while providing training for our bike shop employees.
Keep Lexington Beautiful - The Sustainability Director serves on the KLB commission.
Seedleaf - Transylvania co-manages a community garden with local non-profit Seedleaf and Christ Church Cathedral Episcopal church. The garden is placed in a central location in a low-income, urban area. It's mission is to provide families with a place to come together to work together, to provide families with healthy food options, to educate families on healthy cooking, and to promote locally grown produce.
Explanation:
The first 3 partnerships listed were posted in the wrong section of the report and should be moved under collaborative and transformative partnerships.
Date Revised: Jan. 26, 2017
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Previous Value:
Broke Spoke - The Transy Bike Shop manager and other bike shop staff regularly volunteer at Broke Spoke, a community bike shop. This helps a local non-profit doing awesome work, while providing training for our bike shop employees.
Keep Lexington Beautiful - The Sustainability Director serves on the KLB commission.
Seedleaf - Transylvania co-manages a community garden with local non-profit Seedleaf and Christ Church Cathedral Episcopal church. The garden is placed in a central location in a low-income, urban area. It's mission is to provide families with a place to come together to work together, to provide families with healthy food options, to educate families on healthy cooking, and to promote locally grown produce.
Explanation:
It is duplicated in the collaborative section.
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):
Seedleaf - Transylvania co-manages a community garden with local non-profit Seedleaf and Christ Church Cathedral Episcopal church. The garden is placed in a central location in a low-income, urban area. It's mission is to provide families with a place to come together to work together, to provide families with healthy food options, to educate families on healthy cooking, and to promote locally grown produce.
Does the institution have at least one formal sustainability partnership with the local community that meets the criteria as “transformative”?:
No
Date Revised: Jan. 19, 2017
Transylvania University requested that AASHE Staff correct a mistake in
this reporting field for the reason specified below.
Previous Value:
Yes
Explanation:
The individual completing the report misunderstood the criteria for transformative partnerships.
A brief description of the institution's transformative sustainability partnership(s) with the local community:
Date Revised: Jan. 26, 2017
Transylvania University requested that AASHE Staff correct a mistake in
this reporting field for the reason specified below.
Previous Value:
Seedleaf - Transylvania co-manages a community garden with local non-profit Seedleaf and Christ Church Cathedral Episcopal church. The garden is placed in a central location in a low-income, urban area. It's mission is to provide families with a place to come together to work together, to provide families with healthy food options, to educate families on healthy cooking, and to promote locally grown produce.
Explanation:
We do not have any partnerships that are transformative.
A brief description of the institution’s sustainability partnerships with distant (i.e. non-local) communities:
The website URL where information about sustainability partnerships is available:
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