RCE Greater Portland-2016

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1. Project Title: 
PSU's Sustainable Solutions: Let Knowledge Serve the City
2. Thematic area/s addressed by the project
Select your options: 
Higher Education (HE)
3. Project partner contact information : 
Organization: 
Portland State University
Role: 
Coordinating Institution
Main Contact: 
Robert Liberty
Name: 
Jacob Sherman
Affiliation: 
PSU's Institute for Sustainable Solutions
Email: 
jsherman@pdx.edu
Alternative project contact: 
Name: 
Heather Spalding
Affiliation: 
PSU's Student Sustainability Center
Email: 
hspaldin@pdx.edu
4. Project type
Select the relevant type for your project: 
Engaging with transformative learning and research for SD
Enabling policy formulation and/or institutional change
Contributing to community engagement
Contributing to capacity development of stakeholders and partners
5. Project description
Provide a short description of the project including strategies, regional challenges, aims and specific project activities.: 

PSU staff and faculty contributed chapters to a two volume book titled: "Sustainable Solutions: Let Knowledge Serve the City."  It focuses on 1) connecting students and universities with local community needs and 2) University-Community Partnerships. Selected articles highlight the SDGs and UNESCO partnerships as opportunities to increase student learning.

7. Provide references and reference materials : 
PDF icon PSU Miller Report 2016_digital version.pdf
6. Project status
Finalized
Description: 
The book has been published. For additional information on PSU's many contributions, see the attached Miller Report.
8. Tagging
Region: 
Americas
Tags (choose up to 5): 
Cities
Community Education
Curriculum Development
Diversity, Equality & Justice
Teacher Education