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SWATeam Welcome Message
Associated Project(s):Dear SWATeam members, We are so happy to welcome you to the FY20 SWATeams, including Energy, Land and Water, Zero Waste, Transportation, Education, and the new Resilience Working Advisory Team (RWAT). SWATeams are an important part of our overall Illinois Climate Action Plan (iCAP) efforts, and we truly appreciate your assistance and support!
In 2014, iSEE worked with the Office of the Chancellor to develop the formal sustainability procedures to support the Carbon Commitment. These procedures established the SWATeams, the iCAP Working Group (iWG), and the Sustainability Council. In 2018 Chancellor Jones and the Mayors of Urbana and Champaign signed a Resilience Proclamation, so RWAT is the newest part of our SWATeam process. We are currently working on an update to the iCAP procedures document. We’re also updating the 2015 iCAP plan to the new 2020 iCAP, and FY20 SWATeams will contribute to such an important milestone of iCAP!
For both returning and new SWATeam members, here are a few things to expect in the coming weeks:
- iSEE Director Evan DeLucia will be sending a formal charge letter for each team.
- iSEE Sustainable Programs Coordinator Meredith Moore is training the new SWATeam clerks and graduate assistant, Regina Cassidy. Then the SWATeam clerks will contact you to schedule three full team meetings this semester, one in September, October, and November.
- The SWATeam pages on iSEE have been updated, and we will be updating the iCAP Portal pages.
- We will send you a schedule for the 2020 iCAP development, with specific timelines for the SWATeams to draft specific, measurable objectives for the 2020 iCAP.
- You will receive an invitation to the SWATeam kick-off event, hosted by iSEE in September.
As mentioned above, this year will be highly focused on drafting the 2020 Illinois Climate Action Plan iCAP. Each of the SWATeams will be asked to recommend specific, measurable objectives for the 2020 iCAP. To help facilitate this effort, the two of us, as co-chairs of iWG, will both be attending each full SWATeam meeting in September, October, and November. The actual iCAP chapters will be written by members of the iWG and iSEE staff, based on the input received from SWATeams and campus, for review by the iWG. In Spring 2020, there will be campus and community review of the draft chapters, and the SWATeams will be included as key stakeholders in that review process. Ultimately, the 2020 iCAP with a chapter for each SWATeam, and additional related chapters will be formally submitted to the Sustainability Council for campus approval.
The University is committed to being carbon neutral as soon as possible, and no later than 2050, and to bolstering our community’s resilience to the impacts of climate change. SWATeams play a key role to achieve those goals. We thank you for your willingness to assist in the efforts that will make us a model of sustainability for the nation. Thank you for your time, your enthusiasm and your continuous efforts!
Sincerely,
Ximing Cai and Morgan White
iCAP Working Group, co-chairs
Thank you to all FY19 SWATeams
Associated Project(s):Dear FY19 SWATeam members, As another academic year is about to begin, we want to first thank you for all of your help moving campus toward the goals outlined in the Illinois Climate Action Plan (iCAP). Each of the six SWATeams worked on multiple recommendations last year, and after careful evaluation by the iCAP Working Group (iWG), several recommendations are under consideration now at the appropriate campus units. Additionally, several prior SWATeam recommendations are continuing to show progress, such as the Solar Farm 2.0 project, which is likely to be approved by the Board of Trustees this fall.
Now, the iWG is gearing up for the drafting of the 2020 iCAP. Last year, we have received a lot of feedbacks from the SWATeams and the student body about the 2015 iCAP, our successes, and our areas for growth. After extensive consideration, we have reorganized the SWATeams as announced in the iSEE newsletter earlier this month. Soon we will be updating the email lists, so please do not be concerned if you are removed from a SWATeam email list and are planning to stay on the new team; all returning members will be added to the new SWATeam email lists, as they are created.
If you have any questions, please let us know and we’ll be happy to discuss this further. We thank you for your time, your enthusiasm, and your continuous efforts!
Sincerely,
Ximing Cai and Morgan White
iCAP Working Group, co-chairs
12 April 2019
Associated Project(s):These are the meeting minutes from a Transportation meeting on 12 April 2019.
Attached Files:6 February 2019 SWATeam minutes
Associated Project(s):The attached document contains the meeting minutes for 6 February 2019.
Attached Files:23 January 2019
Associated Project(s):The attached file contains the meeting minutes from the Transportation SWATeam meeting on 23 Jan 2019.
Attached Files:11 December 2018
Associated Project(s):This file contains the minutes from the meeting of the Transportation SWATeam on 11 December 2018.
Attached Files:27 November 2018
Associated Project(s):The attached file contains the minutes from the Transportation SWATeam meeting.
Attached Files:8 November 2018
Associated Project(s):These are the minutes from a meeting of the Transportation SWATeam members on November 8, 2018.
Attached Files:Morgan met with SWATeam clerk
Associated Project(s):Morgan met with PWR and Transportation SWATeam clerk, Becky Jonas, to review SWATeam process and discuss iCAP portal.
Trans009 PAC recommendation - Assessment started
Associated Project(s):The iCAP Working Group (iWG) met on May 10, 2018, to discuss and start the assessment of SWATeam recommendation, Trans009 PAC. The iWG's draft comment on this recommendation was:
"Sustainability efforts involve parking in many ways, including electric vehicles, multi-modal transportation, and Stormwater infrastructure. This recommendation will help connect Parking with sustainability efforts. We recommend a faculty member to be a voting member, from both Transportation and Water & Stormwater SWATeam.”
See SWATeam recommendation Trans009 PAC here.
SWATeam Appreciation Letter
Associated Project(s):See attached the Appreciation Letter sent to all SWATeams earlier this month.
Attached Files:Transportation SWATeam Minutes - 1/22/18
Associated Project(s):The Transportation SWATeam had their first meeting of the semester. They discussed their formal recommendation for a new mode share study and opportunities for expansion of Green Fleet certification to new campus fleets.
Attached Files:Transportation SWATeam Minutes - 12/14/17
Associated Project(s):The Transportation SWATeam met to discuss a proprosal for the creation and dissemination of a new campus-wide modeshare survey as well as potential options for moving forward with the provision of winter bike storage on campus.
Attached Files:Transportation SWATeam Minutes - 11/30/17
Associated Project(s):The Transportation SWATeam discussed the opportunities, challenges, and feasibility of campus fleet car-sharing to reduce emissions from the campus fleet. They also discussed air travel offsets
Attached Files:Transportation SWATeam Minutes - 10/12/17
Associated Project(s):The Transportation SWATeam held their second meeting of the semester. They discussed how the a potential DIA Climate Action Plan could help achieve transportation iCAP goals. They also gave input on the student transportation survey that Professor Cidell is developing.
Attached Files:iWG meeting minutes October 27, 2017
Associated Project(s):see file
Attached Files:Posters from all the SWATeams at the Campus Sustainability Celebration
Associated Project(s):The attached pdf shows the FY16 status update posters for iCAP objectives, shared by each SWATeam at the Campus Sustainability Celebration.”
Attached Files:SWATeam expectations 2017-18
Associated Project(s):Dr. Ximing Cai presented the attached presentation to the SWATeam members at the beginning of fall 2017.
Attached Files:Transportation SWATeam Meeting
Associated Project(s):The Transportation SWATeam had it's first meeting of the year. They discussed progress on the Transportation iCAP objectives, the status of related projects and proposals, and their priorities for the year. The team identified the following three areas on which they plan to focus in the coming meetings:
1. Exploring options for offsetting air travel emissions
2. Pursuing a comprehensive intermodal transit survey (one for students and one for faculty)
3. Assessing the feasibility of various options to reduce emissions from the campus fleet
The next meeting is on October 12th.
Attached Files: