Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 68.18
Liaison Marianne Martin
Submission Date Dec. 3, 2024

STARS v3.0

University of Colorado Boulder
EN-8: Shared Facilities

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Marianne Martin
Associate Director
Environmental Center
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8.1 Publicly shared facilities

Does the institution have on-site space for meetings or events that is publicly accessible?:
Yes

Does the institution provide free or low cost access to the meeting or event space?:
Yes

Description of the institution’s publicly accessible space for meetings or events:

All campus space is available for public booking through CU Events Planning and Catering. If a community organization has a university department sponsor/ partner and there is no fee charged to participate in a public event, then the space is no cost.


Does the institution have at least one on-site facility that helps people meet their basic needs and is publicly accessible?:
Yes

Does the institution provide free or low cost access to the basic needs facilities?:
Yes

Description of the institution’s publicly accessible facilities that help people meet their basic needs:

The Basic Needs Center’s mobile food pantries are free and open to CU Boulder students, faculty and staff, as well as community members of Boulder and Broomfield Counties. Attendees may receive up to 30 pounds of food in multiple boxes. https://www.colorado.edu/support/basicneeds/mobile-food-pantry 
CU Children’s Center: available to community on space available basis https://www.colorado.edu/childcare/ 


Does the institution have at least one on-site facility that provides cultural services and is publicly accessible?:
Yes

Does the institution provide free or low cost access to the cultural service facilities?:
Yes

Description of the institution’s publicly accessible facilities that provide cultural services:

Museum of Natural History free admission, https://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/programs 
Libraries provides low cost access for all Colorado residents https://libraries.colorado.edu/about/policies/circulation-policies/university-libraries-circulation-policy/borrower-types 


Does the institution have at least one on-site facility that provides recreational services and is publicly accessible?:
Yes

Does the institution provide free or low cost access to the recreational service facilities?:
Yes

Description of the institution’s publicly accessible facilities that provide recreational services:

Public Access to Rec’s Outdoor Fitness Court, partnership with the National Fitness Campaign. Access is free
Fitness Course description: The Fitness Court is designed to provide a full body workout in only seven minutes, all for free in the great outdoors. Rotate through all seven zones: Core, Squat, Push, Lunge, Pull, Agility and Bend on The Fitness Court® for a circuit training workout


The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:

Points earned for indicator EN 8.1:
2

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