Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.03
Liaison Peter Barker
Submission Date April 27, 2012
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St. John's University, New York
PAE-T2-7: Student-Managed Sustainable Investment Fund

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Linda Sama
Associate Dean for Global Initiatives
Tobin College of Business
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Does the institution have a student-managed sustainable investment fund through which students are able to develop socially and/or environmentally responsible investment skills and experience with governance?:
Yes

A brief description of the student-managed sustainable investment fund:

GLOBE, a student-managed academic program at St. John’s University, the Peter J. Tobin College of Business, provides loans to entrepreneurs in the developing world. Through GLOBE, students are educated about the world of microfinance while helping the poorest of the poor help themselves and their families out of poverty. Students, in describing their mission as part of GLOBE, say: “We are committed to building a global community (starting here at St. John's) that is going to contribute to the goal of eradicating poverty within our lifetime.”

GLOBE STUDENTS manage all aspects of the program including vetting loan applications, marketing the program, tracking funds flows, fundraising, providing technology to the field, and measuring program success.

The program is offered as a one-semester, 3-credit course.


The website URL where information about the fund is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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