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

STARS v2.2

Creighton University
EN-3: Student Life

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.25 / 2.00 April Thompson
Project and Reporting Coordinator
Office of Sustainability
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Student groups 

Does the institution have an active student group focused on sustainability?:
Yes

Name and a brief description of the active student groups focused on sustainability:
Green Jays is a student environmental coalition and serves as the student arm of campus sustainability. The group focuses on different topics each year, such as straw/plastic bag bans, bottled water reduction, green meeting certifications, and carbon divestment. The Creighton Student Union and the Student Leadership and Involvement Center recognize them.
The Environmental Science Club is an organization that helps students interested in environmental science and explore potential career opportunities while promoting environmental education and sustainable practices engagingly both on Creighton’s campus and within the broader Omaha community.
Planetary Health Report Card is a group of medical students who assess and report on campus sustainability pertaining to health and the health sciences.

Gardens and farms 

Does the institution have a garden, farm, community supported agriculture (CSA) or fishery program, or an urban agriculture project where students are able to gain experience in organic agriculture and sustainable food systems?:
Yes

A brief description of the gardens, farms, community supported agriculture (CSA) or fishery programs, and/or urban agriculture projects:
The Ignatian Garden was founded in 2010 as a place where students, faculty, and staff could grow produce for their own use or for the benefit of others. Gardeners are asked to adhere to the principles of organic gardening for the well-being of the gardeners, community, and environment. There is currently a waiting-list to have a plot in the garden.
The university partners with Wenninghoff Farms to offer a CSA dropoff for any interested faculty, staff, or students.

Student-run enterprises 

Does the institution have a student-run enterprise that includes sustainability as part of its mission statement or stated purpose?:
No

A brief description of the student-run enterprises:
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Sustainable investment and finance 

Does the institution have a sustainable investment fund, green revolving fund, or sustainable microfinance initiative through which students can develop socially, environmentally and fiscally responsible investment and financial skills?:
No

A brief description of the sustainable investment funds, green revolving funds or sustainable microfinance initiatives:
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Events 

Has the institution hosted a conference, speaker series, symposium, or similar event focused on sustainability during the previous three years that had students as the intended audience?:
Yes

A brief description of the conferences, speaker series, symposia, or similar events focused on sustainability:
The Office of Sustainability Programs hosts Sustainability Forums during the fall and spring semesters. The Sustainability Forums cover a wide range of topics related to sustainability and the environment. Typically, Sustainability Forums occur over the lunch hour in a centralized area on campus. All are welcome—students, faculty, and staff.

Cultural arts 

Has the institution hosted a cultural arts event, installation, or performance focused on sustainability with the previous three years that had students as the intended audience?:
Yes

A brief description of the cultural arts events, installations, or performances focused on sustainability:
BFA in studio art candidate, Amanda Edwards, worked with OT students on a community mural within their sensory garden while also shadowing the students to learn more about Occupational Therapy. "The Art of Mother Nature: A Community-Built Mural"

Russell Brausch, a BFA candidate in studio art, presented his combining of art and conservation in a thought-provoking way and allows the viewer to pause and reflect. "Wildfire: Art and a New Perspective"

Wilderness and outdoors programs 

Does the institution have a wilderness or outdoors program that follow Leave No Trace principles?:
No

A brief description of the wilderness or outdoors programs that follow Leave No Trace principles:
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Sustainability-focused themes 

Has the institution had a sustainability-focused theme chosen for a themed semester, year, or first-year experience during the previous three years?:
No

A brief description of the sustainability-focused themes chosen for themed semesters, years, or first-year experiences:
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Sustainable life skills 

Does the institution have a program through which students can learn sustainable life skills?:
No

A brief description of the programs through which students can learn sustainable life skills:
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Student employment opportunities 

Does the institution offer sustainability-focused student employment opportunities?:
Yes

A brief description of the sustainability-focused student employment opportunities offered by the institution:
The Sustainability Internship at Creighton's Office of Sustainability Programs (OSP) offers hands-on experience and engagement opportunities in various sustainability initiatives. Responsibilities include compiling and analyzing sustainability data, monitoring composting practices, engaging students through tabling and events, supporting ongoing projects, and educating students about OSP initiatives

Graduation pledge

Does the institution have a graduation pledge through which students pledge to consider social and environmental responsibility in future job and other decisions?:
No

A brief description of the graduation pledge(s):
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Optional Fields

A brief description of other co-curricular sustainability programs and initiatives that do not fall into one of the above categories:
The Schlegel Center for Service and Justice offers spring and fall break service trips every year. Among the offerings are several sustainability-themed service trips, including learning about sustainability in our local community or traveling to Appalachia to discover the impact of coal mining on the population and the environment. The SCSJ also offers an Ignatian Advocacy Group focused on Sustainability https://www.creighton.edu/scsj/ignatian-advocacy

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Arts: Theater for Social Justice Fall 2017: Climate Change Theater Action
http://www.creighton.edu/publicrelations/newscenter/news/2017/october2017/october32017/theatreforsocialjusticenr100317/
http://www.creighton.edu/publicrelations/newscenter/news/2017/october2017/october312017/sayakaganznr103117/

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