Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities

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1 Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities Presented: March 14, 2017 Laura Bloch, M.S., D.Env. Sustainability Advisor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 bloch.laura@epa.gov Jessica Barlow, PhD Professor, School of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Founder and Director, The Sage Project San Diego State University jbarlow@sdsu.edu Marc Schlossberg, PhD Professor, Dept. Planning, Public Policy & Management Co-Founder and Co-Director, Sustainable Cities Initiative University of Oregon schlossb@uoregon.edu

2 Leveraging Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities March 14, 2017

3 U.S. EPA s Mission: Protect Human Health and the Environment Collaborate with our States Delegate programs Oversee State implementation Regulate Issue Grants Enforce Voluntary Partnerships Technical Support Best Practices Convene Key Partners Networking Recognition

4 U.S. EPA Interest in Campus Community Sustainability Partnerships (CCSPs) Committed to improving community health, sustainability, and resilience Realize need to encourage creative solutions and partnerships Recognize unique position of colleges and universities to partner with surrounding communities and greatly enhance capacity Interested in catalyzing and leveraging CCSPs through a proven, adaptable, and sustainable model - Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities (EPIC)

5 U.S. EPA and EPIC Catalyze and Leverage EPIC Framework and Network - Workshop to educate institutions of higher education and community representatives - Link with other EPA programs and initiatives - Information sharing and potential coordination with federal partners, states, local governments, tribes, industry, foundations, and non governmental organizations Share EPA priorities, strategies and tools

6 Examples of EPA Tools of Interest

7 Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities Jessica A Barlow Marc Schlossberg

8 Needs in Communities Housing, transportation, revitalization, etc. Be proactive and responsive Design, policy, & community engagement New ways of thinking Time and capacity

9 Assets in Universities Multidisciplinary expertise Multiple skills: design, policy analysis, & outreach Best practice knowledge New ways of thinking Time and capacity

10 The Challenge Match community needs with university capacity EPIC Framework makes it happen

11 The EPIC Framework: Radically simple Connect existing university faculty teaching existing courses to existing community-identified projects that address the community s pressing social, economic, and environmental needs

12 How EPIC is Different Large-scale Multi-disciplinary Opt-in by faculty Not new curricula Community-identified projects No permission necessary at University Fee-based, partner has skin in the game Catalytic All based on University resources that already exist.

13 A Typical Year projects courses faculty 10+ disciplines 500+ students 40-60,000 hours of student time

14 Range of Disciplines Planning Architecture Public Policy Landscape Arch Interior Arch Journalism Digital Arts Public Administration Product Design Business Law Civil Engineering Economics Arts and Admin. Geography Public Health

15 Sample Projects Win-win-win

16 Economic Revitalization Industrial By-Product Re-Use Jennifer Howard-Grenville Business Resulted in more than $800,000+ in annual revenue for city Now part of regional economic development strategy

17 Economic Revitalization Salem North Downtown Waterfront Rich Margerum, Bob Parker, Robert Young, Jan Wilson, Chris Monsere, Nico Larco Architecture, Planning, Law, and Engineering

18 Sustaining Local Economies Special Topics: Storm Surges & Sea Level Rise Victoria Chanse Landscape Architecture

19 Watershed and Rural Health Regional Water Quality Improvement Planning Brad Collett Landscape Architecture

20 Air Quality and Urban Health Freeway and Industry Impact and Mitigation Zohir Chowdhury Public Health

21 Economic Security and Sense of Place Way-finding System Patricia Cue Couttolenc Graphic Design Resulted in over $1 million in wayfinding grants for National City, CA

22 Engaging Marginalized Communities Cultural Mapping in Northeast Salem Doug Blandy and John Fehn Arts and Administration Salem Latino Civic Engagement Gerardo Sandoval Planning

23 Improving Transportation Choices Bicycle Transportation Marc Schlossberg Planning

24 Benefits Win-win-win

25 Benefits to Cities Increased capacity Expanded breadth of conversation Innovation exploration Broad community outreach Energy

26 Benefits to Private Sector Get projects unstuck Groundwork for new project development Testing approaches (feasible / political) Connecting with university (research / students)

27 Benefits to Students Real world experience / workforce development Engagement with local government Sense of purpose Empowering their education (skills) Energy and focus

28 Benefits to Universities / Faculty Putting the public back in public universities Building external relationships Building internal relationships Platform for research / outreach

29 one of higher education's most successful and comprehensive service-learning programs. Scott Carlson May 24, 2013

30 Future Upside Win-win-win

31 Model Expansion Adopted and adapted across small/ large, public/private institutions with urban/ rural communities across the US UABC -Ensenada

32 Model Expansion 1. Annual replication workshop NEXT: MARCH 20-23, TEXAS A&M 2. Specially commissioned workshops NEXT: MAY 3, RESILIENT CITIES / BONN, GERMANY 3. Ongoing technical assistance 4. Build and support EPIC-N

33 EPIC-N Goals 1. To increase the number of EPIC efforts; 2. To improve existing EPIC programs; 3. To help facilitate knowledge to practice; and 4. To modernize higher education s role in society.

34 epicn.org Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities Jessica A Barlow, PhD San Diego State University jbarlow@sdsu.edu Marc Schlossberg, PhD University of Oregon schlossb@uoregon.edu

35 EPIC-N Workshop