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The Green Initiative Fund

Unified Student Government

Association


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TGIF Committee

Alexandra Vecchio (Chair)

Sarah McDowell, Senior

Meg Boyle, Senior

Gabriella Baldassari, Junior

Dominic Lynch, Sophomore

Michelle Peters, Sophomore

Jared Brocklehurst, Sophmore

Michael Fasullo, Freshman

Maureen Baynes, Freshman

Emily Sible, Freshman


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What is TGIF?

A small portion of the Student Development Fee beingdedicated to help fund sustainable projects on campus.

Designated fund in the amount of approximately$65,000.

Used to finance student-run, campus sustainabilityinitiatives

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Where Loyola stands

In 2008, the USGA offered the following referendum aspart of the spring election process:

Do you support the creation of a Sustainability Fund,to be managed by the USGA, to help establish asustainable campus environment? This fund wouldfinance student-led initiatives such as green building,

recycling, energy efficiency, and environmentallyresponsible purchasing on Loyola's campus. TheSustainability Fund would be created by chargingstudents a $1 sustainability fee each semester.


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Where Loyola Stands

Over 50 universities across the country have a

similar fund

Amount of the fee varies ($1-$15) Some schools with a sustainability fee include:

University of Illinois Chicago, University of

California Berkeley, Vanderbilt University,Harvard University, Northeastern University,

and many more


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How it would Function

Student Committee (5-7 representatives) to

allocate funds

Based off of project proposals that weresubmitted

Proposals would include necessary information,

budget, implications, and research Faculty and staff project advisors


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Amber Vignieri Compost Expansion

Joe KamberosUrban Agriculture Expansion

Gabriella Baldassari- Plastic Bag Reduction

Kevin Brannon Water Conservation

Project Examples


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Project Examples


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Focus: Water

Collaboration with Office of Sustainability and Facilities

Discover where water is being used in efficiently

Simple Solutions

Develop into future improvements/ infrastructure/ retrofit

Save


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Ponnu Padiyara UIC Student Body President

University Of Illinois Chicago began collecting

money for the green fee in 2012

$4 Per semester for full time undergraduate

students with an option to request a refund

All UIC students and registered student orgs

are eligible to apply

Success Elsewhere


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VOTEMarch 26-27

Referendum: USGA Ballot

Whats Next?


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Questions??

Contact Us:

Alexandra : [email protected]: [email protected]
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