University of Oregon
EN-10: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Sarah
Stoeckl Assistant Director 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:
Our Mission
The mission of the Resource Assistance for Rural Environments (RARE) AmeriCorps Program is to increase the capacity of rural communities to improve their economic, social, and environmental conditions, through the assistance of trained graduate-level members who live and work in communities for 11 months. Members assist communities and agencies in the development and implementation of plans for achieving a sustainable natural resource base and improving rural economic conditions while gaining community building and leadership skills.
The RARE AmeriCorps Program has been empowering rural Oregon leaders since 1994 and has placed more than 500 members in every county in the state.
Where We Live
RARE is an AmeriCorps program administered through the University of Oregon’s Institute for Policy Research and Engagement, charged with linking the skills, expertise, and innovation of higher education with the economic development and environmental needs of communities and regions in the State of Oregon. Through the service-learning programs provided by IPRE, RARE AmeriCorps members gain important service and professional experience by helping to solve community and regional development issues.
Our Partners
We always say that relationships are critical to making things happen in rural Oregon and that goes for us as well! We are grateful for our programmatic statewide partners who help inform, guide, and support the work we do: Oregon Food Bank, Oregon Main Street Program, Travel Oregon, Energy Trust of Oregon, and The Ford Family Foundation. https://rare.uoregon.edu/
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):
Sustainable Cities Institute (SCI) focuses on sustainability and cities through applied research, teaching, and community partnerships. We work across disciplines that match the complexity of cities to address sustainability challenges, from regional planning to building design and from enhancing engagement of diverse communities to understanding the impacts on municipal budgets from disruptive technologies and many issues in between.
SCI focuses on sustainability-based research and teaching opportunities through two primary efforts: our Sustainable City Year Program (SCYP), a massively scaled university-community partnership program that matches the resources of the University with one Oregon community each year to help advance that community's sustainability goals; and our Urbanism Next Center, which focuses on how autonomous vehicles, e-commerce, and the sharing economy will impact the form and function of cities. We share our expertise and experiences with scholars, policymakers, community leaders, and project partners.
We further extend our impact via an annual expert-in-residence program, SCI-China visiting scholars program, study abroad course on redesigning cities for people on bicycle, and through our co-leadership of the Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities Network (EPIC-N), which is transferring SCYP to universities and communities across the globe.
The website URL where information about sustainability partnerships is available:
https://sci.uoregon.edu/
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):
JFI is a regional platform and partnership between leaders from the UO’s College of Arts and Sciences and College of Design, alongside the University of Idaho (Moscow, ID), Whitman College (Walla Walla, WA), Heritage University (Yakama Indian Reservation), and community organizations. Housed by the UO Center for Environmental Futures, JFI is a seedbed for applied, publicly engaged research that addresses the intertwined issues of racial inequality and climate crisis in innovative ways. Learn more about the JFI, including the project initiatives and community partners: https://jfi.uoregon.edu/about/vision/
A brief description of the institution’s other community partnerships to advance sustainability:
Website URL where information about the institution’s community partnerships to advance sustainability is available:
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