We aim to introduce co-curricular sus-tainability partnerships between students and community groups with an emphasis on de-veloping problem-solving skills and design thinking strategies. These tools are valuable in many situations and are already integrated into  undergraduate curricula. We believe that pair-ing theoretical training with practical, re-al-world experience strikes the optimal balance for productive collaboration. 

This objective’s key metric is the total num-ber of local collaborative projects. We will track our progress through GivePulse,141 an online platform allowing us to obtain key information regarding which projects are underway, who is participating, and whether each project is suc-cessful. In addition to functioning as a data-base, GivePulse can also match individuals to volunteering opportunities and organizations to interested volunteers, providing many avenues to scale up our impact.