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Overview of SWATeams SP14
Associated Project(s):In collaboration with Facilities & Services, iSEE is establishing six teams consisting of faculty, staff, and students to examine the six broad themes within the Illinois Climate Action Plan. The teams are currently finalizing assessments of how the campus is doing in meeting its pre-2015 iCAP targets.
In the near future, the SWATeams will transition into recommending concrete steps the campus should take to meet its iCAP targets, as well as developing suggested revisions to the iCAP. A procedure is currently being finalized within the campus administration to evaluate and endorse SWATeam recommendations; more details should be available soon.
Each SWATeam, once fully populated, will have two faculty members (one serving as chair), two staff members, and two students. Each team also has an iSEE intern serving as a "clerk" for the group. In the near future, each SWATeam will also populate a "consultation group" of experts and stakeholders across campus to provide input and feedback to the SWATeam.
The current membership of the SWATeams (clerks shown in square brackets) is:
TopicFaculty
Staff
Students
Energy Conservation and Building Standards
[Claudia Szczepaniak]Brian Deal
Josh Whitson
Karl Helmink
Claire McConnell
Dhara Patel
Energy Generation, Purchasing, and Distribution
[Ben Reeber]Scott Willenbrock
Mike Larson
Tim Mies
Drew O’Bryan
Nathan Wells
Transportation
[Ben Cigelnik]Wojtek Chodzo-zajko
Pete Varney
Rick Langlois
Bryce Davis
Adam Dornford
Agriculture, Land Use, Food, and Sequestration
[David Gu]Bruce Branham
Neal Merchen
Dawn Aubrey
Alexandra He
Amanda Jacobs
Water
[Candice Stefani]Keith Erickson
Kishore Rajagopalan
Amy Liu
Lance LangerPurchasing, Waste, and Recycling
[Guy Urgo]Warren Lavey
Dilip Chhajed
Bart Bartels
Matt Murphy
Olivia Webb
Earth Week note
Associated Project(s):Dear SWATeam Members, A couple of important reminders and points:
- Next Monday, starting at 9am is the iCAP Forum, to be held in the Illini Union Rooms A & B. Please join us for whatever time you are available that morning, so you can interact with members of the campus community and get their insights/feedback.
- Each team will need to present a <5 minute presentation on their assessment. Hopefully each team has already decided who will be its representative? These presentations will begin around 9:30.
- There are a lot of exciting Earth Week events you may wish to attend -- see http://sustainability.illinois.edu/earthweek2014.html
- I would greatly appreciate it if you could send me at least a draft of your assessment by tomorrow, so that I can begin the process of putting together a poster for Monday afternoon's symposium.
- Campus is still finalizing a procedure to handle recommendations from the SWATeams, but we are converging on this.
Once Earth Week is complete, I look forward to engaging your teams in broader discussions of where the campus should be going, and revising the iCAP itself. I hope that the teams can remain active over the summer (if at a more relaxed pace), using Skype as necessary. Thanks again for all your hard work!
Cheers,
Ben
meeting of student members
Associated Project(s):see file
Attached Files:February 2014 meeting notes from first Student Sustainability Leadership Council (SSLC) meeting
Associated Project(s):The first formal meeting with the Student Sustainability Leadership Council (SSLC) under iSEE's guidance was an introductory meeting about iSEE and the proposed iCAP SWATeams.
The meeting was called by and coordinated by:
- Ben McCall – Associate Director for Campus Sustainability, iSEE
- Madhu Khanna – Associate Director for Education and Outreach, iSEE
- Nishant Makhijani – iSEE Intern, Vice - Chair Student Sustainability Committee
The key points discussed included an overview of iSEE's goals and structure, education and outreach plans, and an overview of the SWATeams.
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