The USGBC Illinois Chapter Green Schools subcommittee has worked for a few years on greening K-12 schools.  Now they are initiating a Higher-Education subcommittee, focused on supporting Green Universities and Colleges in Illinois.  During the first subcommittee meeting, we went through this agenda:

1. Introductions of Meeting Participants - All
2. Overview of Sub-Committee Mission, Vision and Goals – Paul Matthews and John Brophy
3. Discussion of Sub-Committee Structure and Team Leaders – Ed Choklek
4. Questions and Answers Concerning Agenda Items 2 & 3 – Sub-committee Leadership Team
5. Homework Assignments for future Sub-Committee Meetings – All
6. Next Meeting Dates – June 17, July 15, and August 19 (3rd Monday of each month at 6:00pm)

The kick-off meeting had the attached files associated with it. 

Attendees: John Brophy, Paul Matthews, Ed Choklek, Stephenie Presseller, Vuk Vujovic, Candace Small, and Brian Healy in person. Jennifer Fifield, Allessandra Cairo, Morgan Johnston, Tom Shelton, Tim Gibson, Sajid Mian, Ted Renner, Missy Nergard, Craig Anz and Stella Nicolet by phone.

The following is list of ideas for covering at future meetings:        Net Zero Waste, Greening Small Construction/Renovation Projects, Tree Campus USA, USGBC Student Chapter Support, Recyclemania, USGBC Membership Benefits to Students, Community Green Initiative, Justifying LEED Certification, LEED for Existing Buildings Operation and Maintenance, LEED/Sustainability at Liberal Arts Institutions, Green Career Fairs, Convincing College/University Leadership to adopt LEED NC, LEED ND, and/or LEED EBO&M, 2013 Green Apple Day of Service and the Relevance of LEED and Sustainability for Business and Other Non-Technical Students Across Different Disciplines.