Every week, catered campus events end with trays of untouched food. BlueJay-Bites connects Creighton students, faculty, and staff with that surplus in real time — so it feeds someone instead of a trash can.
Figures reflect widely cited U.S. campus food-waste and food-insecurity research. Sources to be finalized for publication.
BlueJay-Bites is built around the people who make sharing surplus food actually happen on campus.
Browse active food events across campus on a live feed and map, see what's available and where, and head over before it's gone.
When an event ends with extra food, organizers post it in seconds — location, food type, and how long it's available — and manage their own listings.
Admins oversee events across campus, manage access and roles, and keep the platform healthy and trustworthy for the whole community.
A quick look at the experience. Try the full clickable prototype to explore every screen and role.
BlueJay-Bites started with a simple mismatch: campus events throw out good food while students go hungry. We wanted to close that gap with something people would actually reach for.
The app is a project of Creighton4Good, a faculty-guided, student-led open-source lab. It's built in the spirit of Creighton's Jesuit mission — putting technical work in service of the community around it.
Food waste and food insecurity aren't unique to one campus. BlueJay-Bites is designed to become a replicable framework other universities can adopt and adapt.
One codebase for web, iOS, and Android — with real Creighton sign-in and a service built to scale.
A Creighton4Good project made by student developers with faculty mentorship and a real campus client.
With faculty guidance from Dr. Kevin Lumbard and the Creighton4Good program, and in partnership with a campus client sponsoring the work.
BlueJay-Bites is in active development toward a working prototype. Follow along, explore the code, or bring the idea to your own campus.
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