Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 60.36
Liaison Shane Stennes
Submission Date Aug. 2, 2011
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University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Tier2-5: Sustainable Enterprise

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Bridget Rathsack
Student Sustainability Assistant
Facilities Management Sustainability Department
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Does the institution have a student-run enterprise, such as a cafe, through which students gain sustainable business skills?:
Yes

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A brief description of the enterprise:
UDS opened CityKid Java Café in West Bank’s Carlson School of Management in spring 2009. All CityKid Java coffees are “true trade;” meaning, they’re purchased at or above fair trade industry cost. CityKid Java Café serves as a living learning lab for high school youth from Urban Ventures and University of Minnesota students by providing hands-on work experience and mentoring opportunities to demonstrate sustainable business skills.

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