| Overall Rating | Silver |
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| Overall Score | 54.38 |
| Liaison | Jennifer Martel |
| Submission Date | Jan. 31, 2023 |
University of the Fraser Valley
AC-8: Campus as a Living Laboratory
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.20 / 4.00 |
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Campus Engagement
Yes
A brief description of the projects and how they contribute to understanding or advancing sustainability in relation to Campus Engagement:
UFV's Shakespeare Garden
The Shakespeare Garden features indigenous plants as well as cultivars from other parts of the world, growing together in S’ólh Téméxw (the name for the territory of the Stó:lō people. In English, it can be translated as ‘our world’ or ‘our land’).
Some of the plants are in the garden because they are mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays. Others are there because they have significance in Stó:lō culture. Plant signs identify the plants in English, Halq’emeylem (where available), and Latin binomial nomenclature.
The garden aims to create a space of beauty, healing, and contemplation – a space for quiet enjoyment and a space to reflect on reconciliation, particularly between Settler Canada and Indigenous Peoples, but also more broadly, to include the everyday ways that we acknowledge past wrongs, stop, and make amends.
The garden provides an outdoor educational space where students, faculty, and staff can learn about the plants and related stories, as appropriate, and how the garden is a space of healing and beauty.
https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2021/08/04/shakespeare-garden-returns-to-ufv-with-an-expanded-purpose/
The Shakespeare Garden features indigenous plants as well as cultivars from other parts of the world, growing together in S’ólh Téméxw (the name for the territory of the Stó:lō people. In English, it can be translated as ‘our world’ or ‘our land’).
Some of the plants are in the garden because they are mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays. Others are there because they have significance in Stó:lō culture. Plant signs identify the plants in English, Halq’emeylem (where available), and Latin binomial nomenclature.
The garden aims to create a space of beauty, healing, and contemplation – a space for quiet enjoyment and a space to reflect on reconciliation, particularly between Settler Canada and Indigenous Peoples, but also more broadly, to include the everyday ways that we acknowledge past wrongs, stop, and make amends.
The garden provides an outdoor educational space where students, faculty, and staff can learn about the plants and related stories, as appropriate, and how the garden is a space of healing and beauty.
https://blogs.ufv.ca/science/2021/08/04/shakespeare-garden-returns-to-ufv-with-an-expanded-purpose/
Public Engagement
Yes
A brief description of the projects and how they contribute to understanding or advancing sustainability in relation to Public Engagement:
CityStudio Abbotsford & CityStudio Chilliwack (with City of Abbotsford & City of Chilliwack)
CityStudio is a partnership program between the City of Abbotsford, City of Chilliwack, and the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) and challenges university students to tackle civic issues and provide prototype solutions. CityStudio supports the launch of experimental projects as part of an immersive and innovative educational experience where students and faculty connect with City staff to research, design, and implement projects through which they develop job skills, experience group processes, and network with sector experts.
Students present their work at a Hubbub which is an interactive project showcase taking place twice a year that brings together UFV students to share their projects, findings and recommendations with city staff, peers and engaged community members. Staff also have a chance to vote for their favourite project and mingle with the students, City staff, faculty and instructors, CityStudio team, and others from the innovation community.
In addition to closely working with the two municipalities, students experience large-scale collaboration with the Archway Community Services and Steiner Properties, which bring a not-for-profit and a private company right into the classroom and made the learning experience a hands-on, engaging, and highly impactful journey. City representatives and community partners attend numerous in-class presentations, co-facilitate site tours and field trips, and provide professional mentorship and project feedback both in-person and virtually.
https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2022/05/citystudio-hubbub-returns-in-person/
https://citystudiovancouver.com/news/11th-canadian-citystudio-to-launch-in-chilliwack-bc/
CityStudio is a partnership program between the City of Abbotsford, City of Chilliwack, and the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) and challenges university students to tackle civic issues and provide prototype solutions. CityStudio supports the launch of experimental projects as part of an immersive and innovative educational experience where students and faculty connect with City staff to research, design, and implement projects through which they develop job skills, experience group processes, and network with sector experts.
Students present their work at a Hubbub which is an interactive project showcase taking place twice a year that brings together UFV students to share their projects, findings and recommendations with city staff, peers and engaged community members. Staff also have a chance to vote for their favourite project and mingle with the students, City staff, faculty and instructors, CityStudio team, and others from the innovation community.
In addition to closely working with the two municipalities, students experience large-scale collaboration with the Archway Community Services and Steiner Properties, which bring a not-for-profit and a private company right into the classroom and made the learning experience a hands-on, engaging, and highly impactful journey. City representatives and community partners attend numerous in-class presentations, co-facilitate site tours and field trips, and provide professional mentorship and project feedback both in-person and virtually.
https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2022/05/citystudio-hubbub-returns-in-person/
https://citystudiovancouver.com/news/11th-canadian-citystudio-to-launch-in-chilliwack-bc/
Air & Climate
No
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Buildings
No
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Energy
No
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Food & Dining
No
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Grounds
Yes
A brief description of the projects and how they contribute to understanding or advancing sustainability in relation to Grounds:
UFV's Pollinator Garden
The UFV Pollinator Garden is a collaboration between a variety of UFV departments such as the Office of Sustainability, the School of Land Use and Environmental Change (SLUEC), the Biology department, the groundskeepers, and the SLUEC and Agriculture Student Associations, as well as the City of Abbotsford. The garden not only benefits the pollinators, it also provide a teaching space for courses on plant, invertebrate, and vertebrate biology as well as biodiversity and conservation.
Maintaining the garden will also provide students and volunteers with an opportunity to get involved.
https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2022/08/pollinator-garden-helps-rebuild-local-ecosystem-after-2022-flood-and-heat-dome/
The UFV Pollinator Garden is a collaboration between a variety of UFV departments such as the Office of Sustainability, the School of Land Use and Environmental Change (SLUEC), the Biology department, the groundskeepers, and the SLUEC and Agriculture Student Associations, as well as the City of Abbotsford. The garden not only benefits the pollinators, it also provide a teaching space for courses on plant, invertebrate, and vertebrate biology as well as biodiversity and conservation.
Maintaining the garden will also provide students and volunteers with an opportunity to get involved.
https://blogs.ufv.ca/blog/2022/08/pollinator-garden-helps-rebuild-local-ecosystem-after-2022-flood-and-heat-dome/
Purchasing
No
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Transportation
No
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Waste
No
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Water
No
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Coordination & Planning
No
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Diversity & Affordability
No
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Investment & Finance
No
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Wellbeing & Work
No
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