Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 53.05
Liaison April Thompson
Submission Date Sept. 22, 2023

STARS v2.2

Creighton University
IN-40: Sustainability Projects Fund

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 0.50 April Thompson
Project and Reporting Coordinator
Office of Sustainability
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Name of the institution’s sustainability projects fund:
Creighton Student Sustainability Action Fund (CSSAF)

Which of the following best describes the primary source of funding for the sustainability projects fund?:
Donation driven

Year the institution’s sustainability projects fund was established:
2,021

A brief description of the institution’s sustainability projects fund:
The CSSAF was launched in Fall 2021 by the Office of Sustainability Programs to provide students with the opportunity to fully live out Creighton's commitment to care for our common home by promoting ecological justice at Creighton and within society at large, which includes advocacy for and implementation of sustainable practices. The CSSAF is funded by gifts, and the CSSAF Governance Committee consisting of five student voting members and six faculty/staff non-voting members review grant applications and determine the allocation of funds.

A brief description of the multi-stakeholder decision-making process used to determine which projects receive funding through the sustainability projects fund:
CSSAF Governance Committee consisting of five student voting members and six faculty/staff non-voting members review grant applications and determine the allocation of funds.

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