Originally posted at http://thinkgreenfund.org/

Congratulations to Texas A&M University!  The Board of Regents approved the Aggie Green Fund last week.  This means it is officially instated at the University and work can commence to get the fund going for implementation in the fall.

Or, you could say the work can continue since a group of students have been working non-stop along with A&M sustainability officer, Kelly Wellman, to detail the ideas planned for the fund.

“The goal is to be ready for the fall when students return with ideas,” stated Wellman, determined and excited for the Fund to finally unravel on campus.

Before it was sent to the Board of Regents, the group finalized the papers in her office and they worked with the administration’s finance group to send the plan to the President.  There was also a lot of input and support from the student body representatives, the student body president being present to speak in favor of the green fund.

The Green Fund was approved by the board without opposition.  The group will be spending the summer working on the policy framework and preparing an application for people to become members of the board that oversees green fund activities.  The green fund advisory board will create a draft for project proposals and will be applying for money for the fund.

“During the campaign we had a clear image of how we envisioned the green fund,” says Faby Molina, a student who ran the referendum campaign during the spring, “now we have the opportunity to start building our vision”.