Sarthak Prasad presented to the ENG177 Intro to Sustainability class on Sustainable Transportation topics on Monday, November 6, 2023. Please see attached the presentation.
Attached is a presentation for ENG 177 with resources for students.
Below is an answer to an inquiry regarding ENG 177 course availability for the spring 2023 semester.
From: Forman, Gretchen M <gforman at illinois.edu>
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2022 10:12 AM
To: Moore, Meredith Kaye <mkm0078 at illinois.edu>
Subject: RE: ENG100 First Year Experience spring course
Hi Meredith,
I too hope you are doing well! I miss seeing you!
We will have an ENG 177 Global Sustainability Scholars class in the spring that I will be teaching and I’m hoping we can still partner with you on projects for the students. This is the class that Angie and I previously taught. We are partnering with sustainable organizations in Trinidad and Tobago this fall and travelling there in January.
We then will focus on local sustainability work in the spring and would love to connect the students with you all and the campus projects as we have in the past. I’d love to find a time after Thanksgiving to chat with you about the details and to catch up. I’ll be out of the office on Monday the 28th but have availability the rest of that week or the week after. Let me know what might work for you.
Looking forward to connecting with you soon!
Gretchen
An ENG 177 student created a visual representation of the amount of landfill waste produced on campus using the Main Quad. The student posted this project on reddit.com (link is attached).
Sinead Soltis checked in with students of ENG 177 to find out more about their project. The students explained that the project concerns increasing the use of aerodynamic elements on trucks to make transportation more efficient. They are going to do this by informing the trucking companies of the economic and environmental benefits of adding aerodynamic structures, such as side skirts, to their trucks, at the Dixie Truck Stop in McLean, IL. Morgan White, Sinead Soltis, and Abby Culloton (lead for the University to obtain affiliate status) will be accompanying them to the truck stop.
Interested in how to get involved in student sustainability efforts on campus? Check out the attached presentation! It provides an overview of student groups/RSOs and other recurring sustainability events. Enjoy!
This is a list of projects that need students to work on. It will be updated periodically by sustainability staff members, the last update was 8/30/21:
The attached pdf is a draft document highlighting Sustainability Best Practices for campus, as developed by student in ENG 177 in collaboration with iSEE.
Please see attached the final bicycle registration sign design in JPEG and PDF formats. We have received approvals from Housing to put up these signs in the major high traffic bicycle parking locations, mainly in the SDRP, LAR, FAR/PAR, and Busey Evans bicycle parking areas. We are also looking at Illini Union and ARC for these signs in this cycle, but dependent on funding.
Sarthak Prasad has submitted a work order to fabricate and install the bike registration signs at these locations (as mentioned in previous project updates). The Work Order number is 10885468.
Files associated with Bike Registration.
Files associated with AASHE STARS Analysis.
Files associated with the Biodiversity Plan.
Here are the files assoicated with food literacy.
Files discussing the Sustainability Best Practices Guide.
Files assoicated with Food Waste.
Food Waste 1 - how to reduce poster.pdf Food Waste 2 - food waste conversation poster.pdf Food Waste 3 - facts poster.pdf
Food Waste 4 - humpty dumpty poster.jpg Food Waste 5 - sesame street poster.jpg Food Waste 6 - just eat it poster.jpg Food Waste 7 - apple poster.jpg Food Waste 8 - clean plate club.pdf Food Waste 9 - clean plate club poster.pdf Food Waste 10 - clean plate form.jpg
Food Waste 11 - clean plate spreadsheet.xlsx Food Waste 12 - waste less poster.jpgFile associated with AASHE STARS report 2020.
Current files that are assoicated with Electric Vehicle Charging Stations.
Here is more infomation about the Study Abroad Carbon Offset!
In the attached file is the Armory Bike Path Restoration plans.
Sarthak Prasad met with Shayna Talpallikar to discuss her proposal to promote bicycle registration on campus. Bicycle Registraiton has been mandatory for years, as explained in the University Bicycle Ordinance, and the university should promote it more like that. There is a new national registration system, with a one-time $10 registration fee, and it is available to all - students, faculty, staff, alumni (in C-U area), departmental bicycles, as well as the residents of Urbana, Champaign, Savoy, or any other Champaign County residents.
Shayna expressed interest in helping us out with this project and how we can achieve it. We discussed two main ideas, and thought adding signage to major bicycle parking areas to be the best option right now. Another option was to have Bicycle Registration days or events across campus where we give out free donuts and raffle option to those who register. However, this idea was discouraged due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Please see attached some notes from the meeting. A recording of the meeting is also available.
