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Posted by Morgan White on June 4, 2014

Sustainability Task Forces

As a result of the Office of Sustainability’s 2008-2009 visioning process, implementation of programs that fulfill this vision became the focus for the Office of Sustainability.  To aid in the development of an implementation plan, three task forces were created that represented a diverse group of stakeholders.  Members of the task forces included faculty, students, staff and community members with expertise in a variety of disciplines.  

Forum Task Force

The Forum Task Force was charged to create a new forum for in-depth, cross-disciplinary engagement on the sustainability grand challenges.  The product of their work is a recurring offering of the Scholarship of Sustainability Series.  This Series began in the Spring of 2010 and is offered each spring. The Series is open to faculty, staff, students and the community at large. The Series provides an in-depth examination of sustainability issues, with readings and video available on-line.

Operations Task Force

The Operations Task force was charged to create and implement a sustainable campus operations plan.  The committee’s efforts resulted in a comprehensive climate action plan that provides a path toward carbon neutrality by 2050.  The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was the first Big Ten University to submit a climate action plan to the ACUPCC.

Education Task Force

The Education Task Force was charged to infiltrate sustainable thinking into campus missions through new education activities.  The Sustainability Education Task Force (SETF) created sustainability education outcomes to serve as a useful resource for enhancing campus course and program offerings related to sustainability. The SETF has also inventoried existing course and program offerings to publish as a guide and identified gaps that can be filled through partnerships with academic departments.

 

2010-2011 Sustainability Task Force Members

Education Task Force - Hide Names and Affiliations

Name

Affiliation

Bill Stewart, co-chair

Professor, Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism

Madhu Viswanathan, co-chair

Professor of Business Administration

John Abelson

Professor, Materials Science & Engineering

Val Beasley

Professor, Veterinary Biosciences

Ann Bishop

Associate Professor, Library & Information Science

Meg Edwards

Advising Coordinator, Library & Information Science

Tony Endress

Professor, Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences

Ralph Hammann

Associate Professor, Architecture

Praveen Kumar

Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Vidar Lerum

Associate Professor, Architecture

Brenda Lindsey

BSW Program Director, Clinical Associate Professor

Steve Marshak

Professor, Geology

George Reese

Director, Office for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education

Patrick Vargas

Associate Professor, Advertising

Gillen Wood

Professor, English

Barbara Minsker, ex-officio

Associate Provost Fellow and Professor Civil and Environmental Engineering

Mary-Ann Winkelmes, ex-officio

Administrative Provost Fellow, Campus Coordinator for Progams on Teaching and Learning

Forum Task Force - Hide Names and Affiliations

Name

Affiliation

Robery McKim, co-chair

Head, Department of Religion

Michelle Wander, co-chair

Associate Professor, Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences

Brian Anderson

Director, Illinois State Natural History Survey

Val Beasley

Professor, Veterinary Biosciences

Jeff Brawn

Professor and Department Head, Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences

Gary Cziko

Professor Emeritus, Educational Psychology

Bryan Endres

Assistant Professor, Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

Ingbert Floyd

Student, Graduate School of Library and Information Science

Eric Freyfogle

Max L. Rowe Professor, School of Law

Mike Gray

Professor, Crop Sciences

Bruce Hannon

Professor, Geography

Anthony Larson

Student, Environmental Economics and Policy

Peter Maraccini

Student, Mechanical Science and Engineering

Greg McIsaac

Assistant Professor, Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences

Gary Miller

Associate Executive Director, Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability

Jesse Ribot

Associate Professor, Geography

Kathleen Robbins

 

Mike Royse

President, One Main

Michael Scoville

 

Mark Shannon

Professor, Mechanical Science and Engineering

Kate Williams

Assistant Professor, Library & Information Science

Barbara Minsker, ex-officio

Associate Provost Fellow and Professor Civil and Environmental Engineering

Operations Task Force - Hide Names and Affiliations

 

Operations Task Force

Name

Affiliation

Brian Deal, co-chair

Assistant Professor, Urban & Regional Planning

Carl Wegel, co-chair

Director of Maintenance, Facilities and Services

Amy Allen

Student, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Dawn Aubrey

Senior Assistant Director, Housing and Dining Service

Robbie Boyer

 

Sam Chakravorty

GIS Specialist, Illinois State Water Survey

Gary Cziko

Professor Emeritus, Educational Psychology

Tony Endress

Professor, Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences

Gale Fulton

Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture

Guy Grant

Management Engineer, Facilities and Services

Erin Harper

Student, Mechanical Science and Engineering

Eric Holthaus

Student, Urban & Regional Planning

Cynthia Hoyle

AICP, Transportation Planning Consultant, Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District

Morgan Johnston

Transportation Demand Management Coordinator, Facilities and Services

Vonne Ortiz

Assistant Director of Housing, Facility Operations, Housing Division

Matt Rundquist

Student, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences

Marya Ryan

Director of I-Card Programs, Office of Business and Financial Services

Art Schmidt

Research Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Bill Stewart

Professor, Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism

Charlie Werth

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Stephanie Lage, ex-officio

Assistant to the Director, Office of Sustainability