| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 62.26 |
| Liaison | Sean MacInnes |
| Submission Date | Feb. 14, 2022 |
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
EN-10: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Sean
MacInnes Sustainability Specialist Office of Sustainability |
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1st Partnership
The NCA Center for Communication, Community Collaboration, and Change
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-focused
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? :
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability:
The NCA Center for Communication, Community Collaboration, and Change (CCCC) seeks to facilitate partnerships with community-based organizations that create sustainable change for underrepresented and/or vulnerable communities through the production and application of communication-related scholarship and practice that lead to measurable outcomes for its community partners. The CCCC believes that when the best of communication praxis is coupled with community-based social justice efforts, communities tend to benefit.
The CCCC supports its mission through a micro-grants funding program that supports community-based projects with potential for significant community impact. These projects must involve close partnerships among university partners, community partners, and organizations serving those communities (when relevant).
https://cccc.uncg.edu/
The CCCC supports its mission through a micro-grants funding program that supports community-based projects with potential for significant community impact. These projects must involve close partnerships among university partners, community partners, and organizations serving those communities (when relevant).
https://cccc.uncg.edu/
2nd Partnership
Center For Community-Engaged Design
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-related
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners? (2nd partnership):
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
The Center for Community-Engaged Design is an interdisciplinary research center that fosters community/university partnerships for meaningful research and design of the built and natural environments. Housed in the Department of Interior Architecture at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, CC-ED collaborates with community partners, non-profit organizations, and municipal departments to address design-related projects in underserved areas and for underrepresented populations in the Piedmont-Triad area. Through community-engaged processes of research, service, visioning, teaching, and learning, CC-ED brings innovative design thinking and methodologies to bear in areas where resources are most limited.
https://iarc.uncg.edu/cc-ed/
https://iarc.uncg.edu/cc-ed/
3rd Partnership
Center for Housing and Community Studies
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):
The Center for Housing and Community Studies (CHCS) is a university-based research, evaluation, and technical assistance center. We provide technical assistance to governmental and nonprofit agencies as well as the preparation of working papers, research notes, and scholarly publications. We are actively engaged in funded studies of impediments to fair housing, continuum of care for the homeless, housing market trends and market segmentation studies, community indicators projects, asset mapping, county and regional community planning, and studies of the impact of housing on health.
https://chcs.uncg.edu/
https://chcs.uncg.edu/
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