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  2. 05/03/24 Update

    Associated Project(s): 
    Grind2Energy

    Hi Daphne,

     

    Have you had any discussion with Housing dining about piloting composting in their catering operations?

     

    I believe we could encourage them to lead a pilot for that.

     

    Thanks,

    Morgan 

     

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    Hi Morgan,

     

    I just spoke with Thurman today during our final iCAP ZW team meeting, and he has informed me that Dining will be moving their catering operations from Housing Food Stores to Florida Avenue Residence Hall while HFS undergoes construction. For that year, they will use FAR’s existing Grind2Energy. When they move Catering back to HFS, they intend to have a sixth Grind2Energy installed there and ready to use.

     

    Thank you,

    Daphne

  4. 05/13/24 Update

    Associated Project(s): 
    Increase Recycling Rates

    We are using the blue bags in all the buildings. That is the expectation but it is possible a few here and there use black bags in containers as we had some complaints on the size didn’t fit.  

    Thanks 

    Mark Kuehl

     

    Hi Mark,


    Do you know what the status of the colored bag transition is across the residence halls? E.g., how many have transitioned so far?

    Thank you,
    Daphne

  7. Resilience iCAP Team Meeting 3-28-24

    Associated Project(s): 
    Resilience iCAP Team
    Urban Biodiversity Master Plan

    The Resilience iCAP Team met to discuss the Master Biodiversity Plan, review 2020 iCAP Objectives, and create content for the 2025 iCAP kickoff poster.

     

    Meeting Agenda: https://uofi.box.com/s/6qnvds4yindt7o0xjxmvx4icxt6x5suo

     

    iCAP Kickoff Poster content: https://uofi.box.com/s/tutm186z277r7i7rqh19x4o8a5edxm03

     

    2020 iCAP Objectives Evaluation: https://uofi.box.com/s/lxozegioep2o9drfa3v669l0ytlha7qo

     

     

  8. Intentional Endowments Network 2022 Report

    Associated Project(s): 
    Sustainable Investment Policy

    Attached is a Feb 2022 report from the Intentional Endowments Network which looked at the U of I system's investment policies. The report is entitled,  "Commitment to Sustainability: Investment Strategies at the University of Illinois System".

    Included is a link to an article discussing the report which states, "The study details how two years after establishing a program to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into investment decisions, an initial allocation of $160 million has grown to $252 million, returning 47% on an annualized basis and outperforming its benchmark (Russell 3000) by 1.2%."

    Attached Files: 

  10. Weekly Update: Donation, M/W/F hours

    Associated Project(s): 
    Campus Bike Center
    Collection and Donation of Abandoned Bicycles

    All, Slow beginning to the week and a furious finish. Friday was busier than we’ve been in weeks, but we were also down some folks as finals were wrapped up for most people. Made progress on the abandoned bike pile. Habitat for Humanity’s bike rodeo has been a godsend, as we’ve been able to unload some kids/teen-sized bikes on to them in good conscience knowing they’ll be going to a similar cause. We’ve donated nearly a dozen bikes from CBC alone and will probably have more. We’ve received 14 direct donations from folks graduating or not using their bike, going back two weeks.

    This week we start our summer hours of M/W/F 2 – 6p.

    The numbers:

    Visitors: 53
    Sales: $678.50
    Memberships: 4 for $120
    Bikes (refurb): 2 for $275
    Tires/tubes: 20 for $158

    Thanks!

    Jacob Benjamin
    Coordinator -- Campus Bike Center

  15. iCAP Portal Admin Meeting - June 10, 2024

    Associated Project(s): 
    Sustainability iCAP Portal

    Agenda

    • Quinn’s updates
      • Working on updating the portal during the summer
      • Created three tracking sheets that I will share
        • Lists include In Progress and Ongoing projects, and metrics
        • Used Power Search to generate the lists and get the extra info!
      • Have already reached out to folks and received updates for a few In Progress projects
    • Power Search:
    • Recommendations:
      • See Recommendations Administration page for links to add new Recommendations and Recommendation Updates, as well as searchable/filterable listings of Recommendations and Recommendation Updates
      • New blocks available on project pages, at the bottom of the left-hand sidebar:
        • Recommendations are listed on any projects they're associated with
        • Recommendations are listed on any projects their associated iCAP Team is associated with
        • iCAP Teams are listed on any projects they're associated with
      • New iCAP Team content type
        • Currently used in Recommendations (for grouping recommendations by associated team) and Project Updates (for assigning Pending Tasks)
    • SSC Projects:
    • Archiving projects
      • Instead of adding an Archived/Active state checkbox, I propose we use the built-in "Published" checkbox.
        • Pros:
          • Built-in, already exists
          • No need to update every single display of projects - only displaying published projects already
        • Cons:
          • Usually an unpublished node would indicate draft content (since we don't have a workflow that requires draft approval, using the Published checkbox seems reasonable)

    Discussion/Decisions

    • Dark Mode??

    TODOs

    • ✔️ Clerks should be able to view Pending Tasks
    • Archived projects - what happens to Project Updates?

  16. Discussion about SSC projects in iCAP Portal - May 3, 2024

    Associated Project(s): 
    Sustainability iCAP Portal

    Miriam Keep, Codie Sterner, and Michael McKelvey met to discuss progress on embedding projects from the iCAP Portal on the SSC website.

    Discussion

    • Michael's questions:
      • Ok to move SSC Projects to full-blown content type?
      • Entering funding details options:
        1. Enter details for each status (Requested, Approved, Allocated, Spent, Relinquished)?
          • Pros: can enter very detailed info which could be useful for complicated situations
          • Cons: more laborious to enter
        2. Enter broader details directly into SSC Project record in a single field for each status (less detail allowed, simpler
          • Pros: much simpler to enter
          • Cons: cannot enter very detailed info; may lose ability to represent multiple funding sources for a project (depending on setup)
      • Do SSC Projects ever have multiple funding sources in a single semester?
      • What's the "Other" funding source? (see 2009-2010)
      • Combine Semester and Year into one field? Or leave separate?
    • Sheri: can we automate entry of data?
      • Michael: this might be possible, we can look into this in the future

    Decisions

    • SSC Project full-blown content type is a go!
    • Prefer option to enter detailed funding info
    • Can ignore "Other" funding source, it was used to trick Tableau into displaying funding info correctly
    • Leave Semester and Year separate

    Timeline

    • Meet next week for final discussions
    • Have students start to enter information in the following weeks

    TODOs

    • SSC Projects:
      • ✔️ Add Image Gallery
      • ✔️ Show Image Gallery in main section
      • ✔️ Move map to sidebar
      • ✔️ Use Featured Image from SSC Project rather than associated iCAP Portal Project
      • ✔️ Add Award Expiration date field
      • ✔️ Merge Active and Closed into SSC Project Status field (Active, Closed)
    • Embed:
      • ✔️ Change Project Category to text instead of icon
      • ✔️ Show Semester filter only if Year selected (lower priority, can wait until other changes are done)

  18. Transportation iCAP Team Meeting 5/1/2024

    Associated Project(s): 
    Transportation iCAP Team
    iCAP 2020: Illinois Climate Action Plan
    2024 Campus Bike Plan
    Install Public Use Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations

    The Transportation iCAP Team had their last meeting of the 2023-24 year on 5/1/2024. The Team discussed the final draft of the DESMAN study report, progress on the 2020 Transportation iCAP objectives, potential 2025 Transportation iCAP goals, the end-of-year report, and priorities for next year. Attached is a link to the meeting recording. Thank you all for a great year! It was a pleasure working with you all :) 

    Attached Files: 

  20. Dump & Run 2024 Announcement

    Associated Project(s): 
    Dump and Run
      Dump & Run - Donate Unwatnted Items During Move-Out! go.fs.illinois.edu/DumpAndRun
     

    The university’s end-of-the-semester Dump & Run®  event returns next week, making it easy for students and others on campus to donate unwanted personal items at the end of the semester.

    From Monday, May 6, to Sunday, May 12, eight 20′ x 8′ mobile storage units will be placed near residence halls where individuals can donate extra or gently used items by putting them into bulk boxes inside the containers. Visit the F&S website to view a map of container locations and a list of accepted and prohibited items. Unopened, nonperishable food will also be accepted this year at each site. 

    All donations will be collected by local participating charities the Eastern Illinois Foodbank, Goodwill, Habitat for Humanity of Champaign County, and Salt & Light. In 2023, more than 19,780 pounds of goods were kept from reaching the landfill and returned to the local circular economy thanks to participants.

    Dump & Run is a collaboration between the University YMCA, University Housing, and F&S to achieve campus sustainability goals, such as reaching zero waste targets and preventing trash from reaching waterways and landscapes. For more information, contact Daphne Hulse dlhulse2@illinois.edu, 217-333-7550.

    		  

     
     

    University Property Notice

    		  
     

     

    The transfer of university property will not be allowed. The management or disposal of university-procured items must be in accordance with all applicable State of Illinois and U of I policies and guidelines (e.g., FABweb and the University Surplus Warehouse). For more information about those processes and operations, go to https://www.busfin.uillinois.edu/equipment_management.

    Dump & Run is a registered trademark of the University YMCA.

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