| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 69.41 |
| Liaison | Yolanda Cieters |
| Submission Date | Feb. 22, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Seattle University
IN-2: Innovation 2
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Phillip
Thompson Director CEJS |
Title or keywords related to the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome:
A brief description of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome:
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Dr. Susan Jackels, Associate Professor of Economics Dr. Quan Le, and students of Global Business Club partnered with the University of Managua, Nicaragua, and a Nicaraguan coffee cooperative called the Central de Cooperativas de Servicios Multiples Aroma del Café (CECOSEMAC) to create the new brand of Fair Trade coffee, Café Ambiental. The coffee is distributed and can be purchased on campus.
The project was inspired by the university becoming a Fair Trade University in 2014, which motivated students, staff, and faculty members to become more aware of and involved with what it means to be fair trade. Seattle University has become the first Fair Trade University in the Pacific Northwest and one of only 26 schools in the country to earn that designation by Fair Trade Colleges and Universities USA.
A brief description of any positive measurable outcomes associated with the innovation (if not reported above):
Fair Trade supports and advances economic systems that help international farmers, artisans and other workers to lift themselves out of poverty while protecting the environment.
The fair trade coffee project is a long-term project that allows students now and in the future to directly interact with farmers.
Students have been able to travel to Nicaragua to meet the farmers that have been directly impacted by Fair Trade, and to see the impacts that it directly has on farmers.
The Fair Trade coffee project further strengthen SU’s collaboration with UCA Managua and the longstanding work that Dr. Jackels and other SU faculty have undertaken for more than 10 years with coffee growers and others in Nicaragua. Projects have included coffee wastewater treatment, women’s health issues, a wind power generator, and other construction projects for schools and communities in Nicaragua.
A letter of affirmation from an individual with relevant expertise:
Which of the following STARS subcategories does the innovation most closely relate to? (Select all that apply up to a maximum of five):
| Yes or No | |
| Curriculum | No |
| Research | Yes |
| Campus Engagement | Yes |
| Public Engagement | Yes |
| Air & Climate | No |
| Buildings | No |
| Dining Services | Yes |
| Energy | No |
| Grounds | No |
| Purchasing | Yes |
| Transportation | No |
| Waste | No |
| Water | No |
| Coordination, Planning & Governance | No |
| Diversity & Affordability | No |
| Health, Wellbeing & Work | No |
| Investment | No |
Other topic(s) that the innovation relates to that are not listed above:
The website URL where information about the innovation is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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