| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 49.88 |
| Liaison | Karen Marin-Hines |
| Submission Date | Feb. 29, 2024 |
Texas Tech University
EN-10: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.00 / 3.00 |
Karen
Marin-Hines Campus Sustainability Officer Operations |
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1st Partnership
STEM CORE
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? :
Yes
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe?:
Multi-year or ongoing
Which of the following best describes the partnership?:
Sustainability-related
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? :
No
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability:
The scope for STEM CORE is derived from its vision and mission in the realms of STEM education, outreach, and research. All three are weighted equally within the scope of STEM CORE, and includes training and professional development. The activities of STEM CORE are in service to and in collaboration with our stakeholders. Stakeholders include but are not limited to Texas Tech University faculty, staff, and administrators, K-12 educators, and informal science community partners. Although STEM CORE aims to have a role at the national level in STEM issues, the primary mission of STEM CORE is locally based, that is, to improve STEM outreach, research, and education at Texas Tech University and surrounding communities. STEM CORE acts to facilitate interaction, community, and knowledge development in outreach, research, and educational activities among stakeholders. RESEARCH: STEM CORE helps to identify individuals and facilitate interdisciplinary teams in the development of research projects, ideas and grants and aids in the creation of broader impact statements and boilerplate information as appropriate for STEM grants. STEM CORE will actively facilitate sustainability efforts. https://www.depts.ttu.edu/stem/docs/2020_scope.pdf https://www.depts.ttu.edu/stem/about/index.php
2nd Partnership
City of Lubbock Recycling Drop-Off Location
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (2nd partnership):
Yes
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (2nd partnership):
Multi-year or ongoing
Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus? (2nd partnership):
Sustainability-focused
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (2nd partnership):
No
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
The City of Lubbock and Texas Tech partnered to bring a recycling drop-off center to recycle good on campus. The recycling drop-off center is available to the entire Lubbock community and accessible 24/7.
3rd Partnership
Estacado Early College High School (Partnership with TTU)
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (3rd partnership):
Yes
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (3rd partnership):
Multi-year or ongoing
Which of the following best describes the partnership? (3rd partnership):
Sustainability-related
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (3rd partnership):
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
Estacado Early College High School (EECHS) is a partnership between Lubbock Independent School District, Estacado High School, and Texas Tech University. This partnership is one of the few in the nation that includes a Tier One university and is the only one of its kind in the Big 12. Early College High School campuses give students the opportunity to begin earning college credit in their ninth-grade year and up to 60 hours by the time they graduate from high school, a value of up to $40,000. The program seeks to increase high school and college graduation rates among less privileged students not widely represented on college campuses. The students still engage in normal high school classes and are encouraged to compete in extracurricular activities.
https://www.lubbockisd.org/domain/4539 https://www.lubbockisd.org/Page/6320 https://today.ttu.edu/posts/2017/09/echs-bridge https://www.promiseneighborhoodsinstitute.org/sites/default/files/PNI_lubbock_091914_a.pdf
https://www.lubbockisd.org/domain/4539 https://www.lubbockisd.org/Page/6320 https://today.ttu.edu/posts/2017/09/echs-bridge https://www.promiseneighborhoodsinstitute.org/sites/default/files/PNI_lubbock_091914_a.pdf
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