Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 49.09
Liaison Lissette Hernandez
Submission Date Aug. 22, 2017
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STARS v2.1

Florida International University
IN-24: Innovation A

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Alexandra Dutton
Program Manager
Office of University Sustainability
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Name or title of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome:
StartUp FIU

A brief description of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome that outlines how credit criteria are met and any positive measurable outcomes associated with the innovation:
StartUP FIU is a university-wide initiative to foster and develop innovation and entrepreneurship that pursues opportunities in The Fourth Industrial Revolution. These opportunities include the development of breakthrough technologies, the pursuit of enterprises that close social or environmental gaps and the creation of companies that can create meaningful jobs of the future. Recently, the Office of University Sustainability met with the administrative team of StartUP FIU. We have scheduled a design session with both teams including student assistants who are working on creating sustainable solutions for FIU, specifically in the area of recycling.

Which of the following impact areas does the innovation most closely relate to? (select up to three):
Curriculum
Research
Public Engagement

Optional Fields

A letter of affirmation from an individual with relevant expertise or a press release or publication featuring the innovation :
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The website URL where information about the innovation is available :
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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