| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 79.54 |
| Liaison | Kelli O'Day |
| Submission Date | June 20, 2023 |
University of California, Davis
EN-10: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Kelli
O'Day Assessment Program Manager Office of Sustainability |
Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability :
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? :
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe?:
Which of the following best describes the partnership?:
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? :
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability:
The Capital Region Climate Readiness Collaborative (CRCRC) is a multidisciplinary network of local and regional agencies, organizations, businesses and associations working together to advance climate mitigation and adaptation efforts in their own communities and throughout California’s Capital Region. CRCRC brings together stakeholders from across sectors and jurisdictions to find regional solutions to address shared challenges – drought, extreme heat, extreme weather events, wildfires and more. The goal is to help the six counties of El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba, and the communities they encompass, thrive in the face of a changing climate.
The CRCRC Steering Committee guides strategic planning, decision making, implementation, etc., and all members are able to self-nominate (or be nominated by another steering committee member) to join. The CRCRC has a number of Community-based Organizations (CBO) in its network who are serving on the committee or have served previously. The CRCRC nonprofit dues structure and flexibility with modified dues also aims to reduce barriers to participation – CRCRC has offered many complimentary memberships. Many of the 2023 Steering Committee members (e.g. Breathe California Sacramento Region, SMAQMD, SMUD, etc.) are leading efforts that directly serve underrepresented groups/vulnerable populations, and CRCRC always strives to maintain a strong equity lens throughout all its work.
Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (2nd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (2nd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus? (2nd partnership):
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (2nd partnership):
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
In 2020, a group of epidemiologists, public health experts, physicians and officials at UC Davis and the City of Davis came up with the idea of Healthy Davis Together – a bold plan to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and facilitate a safe, gradual return to city activities and campus life. The goal was to keep people safe, keep local businesses open, and keep the community ready for whatever might come next.
The vision was to extend resources that were already being offered on the university campus – such as free saliva-based testing, environmental monitoring and health promotion – to the entire community and to create new avenues – including a mass communications campaign, business partnerships, student public health ambassadors and eventually partnership with schools across Davis and Yolo County – to amplify public health messages.
COVID-19 testing, vaccination, education, air filter and wastewater monitoring, and other resources through Healthy Davis Together were provided from September 2020 – June 30, 2022. Healthy Davis Together partnered with organizations with established connections to community members who were already vulnerable, isolated, and/or especially difficult to reach through traditional programs and communication channels in order to make testing services and quarantine and isolation support broadly accessible. Healthy Davis Together engaged agricultural workers in order to ensure equitable access to resources and health care amongst one of Yolo County’s most vulnerable populations.
UC Davis was honored by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) for its COVID-19 response, including Healthy Davis Together, with the Response to a Community in Crisis Award.
Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (3rd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (3rd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership? (3rd partnership):
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (3rd partnership):
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
The mission of the Yolo Subbasin Groundwater Agency (YSGA) is to provide a dynamic, cost-effective, flexible collegial organization to ensure compliance with the California Sustainable Groundwater Management Act within the Yolo Subbasin. Each of the Member and Affiliated Parties has an initial responsibility for groundwater management within their respective jurisdictional boundaries and the YSGA serves a coordinating and administrative role for developing the Groundwater Sustainability Plan. The Yolo Subbasin Groundwater Agency was officially formed on June 19, 2017 for the purpose of acting as the Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) for the Yolo Subbasin. The Yolo Subbasin Groundwater Agency is considered the exclusive GSA for the Yolo Subbasin, which can be found on the California Department of Water Resources SGMA web portal.
A brief description of the institution’s other community partnerships to advance sustainability:
Aggie Square harnesses the power of UC Davis and its partners to create educational and economic opportunities in Sacramento and beyond. Located on the UC Davis Sacramento Campus, Aggie Square will house business partners and community-based programs with UC Davis innovation and research to create a stronger and healthier shared community.
https://leadership.ucdavis.edu/aggie-square/about
Developing Productive and Equitable Community-University Partnerships for Aggie Square: https://leadership.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/files/dgvnsk1166/files/files/page/Aggie%20Square_Full%20Report_UPDATED%20FINAL%205.3.19.pdf
Website URL where information about the institution’s community partnerships to advance sustainability is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The UC Davis Regional Community Engagement program is dedicated to the fostering of partnerships with our diverse community. This program is the campus' primary conduit between the University and Northern California small businesses, and civic and community organizations. More information and a list of partnerships is available at: https://diversity.ucdavis.edu/regional-community-engagement
The UC Davis Regional Community Engagement program is dedicated to the fostering of partnerships with our diverse community. This program is the campus' primary conduit between the University and Northern California small businesses, and civic and community organizations. More information and a list of partnerships is available at: https://diversity.ucdavis.edu/regional-community-engagement
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