Bylaws for the green initiative fund at hunter college of cuny

May 2015

background

TGIF was established by student referendum during undergraduate student government elections in April 2010. TGIF at Hunter is based on a successful model for a recurring environmental project fund that has been established on campuses across the county. The referendum at Hunter reallocated $48,000 annually from the Student Activity Fee – $2.00 per full-time student per semester, and $0.80 per part-time student per semester – toward TGIF, in order to advance sustainability on campus. During student government elections, an overwhelming majority, 93.8% of students voted in favor of the referendum, establishing TGIF at Hunter College, effective Fall 2010. The initial bylaws for TGIF were drafted by Hunter Solar Project, the student organization that proposed the referendum, along with input from various stakeholders in the Hunter community.