Following the completion of the iWG assessment of Edu007 Big Ten Career Fair, the recommendation and assessment were transmitted to Jim Hintz, Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Success, Inclusion, and Belonging.
The iWG assessment is attached.
See the submission and recommendation of Edu007 Big Ten Career Fair.
The iCAP Working Group met on 9-9-22 and discussed the following agenda. The meeting minutes are attached.
iSEE Director, Madhu Khanna, responded in favor of the ZW007 Composting Strategies recommendation with the following message:
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Dear Morgan and Jen
iSEE is very supportive of discussing composting program expansion opportunities and we appreciate the submittal of this recommendation. We have established and supported the implementation of several compost tumblers on campus and participate in a Sustainable Land Management Committee to work on identifying potential compost opportunities at South Farms. This committee is currently working on establishing an outlet for composting manure with the intent of expanding to include campuswide organic waste, excluding the waste from Dining Halls as they already divert their organic waste through Grind2Energy Systems.
We have now had time to discuss the recommendation below in more detail. In the near term, we have initiated conversations to pilot a program between the Union and Urbana Landscape Recycling Center to assess demand and logistical details needed to support such a program. Many of the individuals included on the proposed committee membership list are included in these discussions, and progress will be continuously reported on the iCAP Portal. As you recommended, we are gathering these stakeholders to discuss composting. Because it is a large and complex issue, we are taking a less structured approach than a formal committee. We will reassess the launch of such a group as we move forward with the Union pilot project. Thank you again for your dedication to campus waste diversion.
Best wishes,
Madhu
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See the iWG assessment and transmittal of ZW007 Composting Strategies here.
See the submittal of ZW007 Composting Strategies here.
Following discussion at the iCAP Working Group on 9/9/22, the Edu006 - Sustainability in Study Abroad recommendation was returned to the team for clarification. See the iWG assessment attached with the specific questions posed to the Education team by the iWG.
See the original submission of Edu006 recommendation here.
Following review by the iCAP Working Group, the iWG recommends that the ZW007 Composting Strategies recommendation be transmitted to iSEE:
"Because these discussions are at the beginning stages in various formats and topics, the iWG recommends that iSEE collaborate with the Zero Waste iCAP Team to plan and host a discussion/symposium/workshop in FY23 to share knowledge about composting programs, efforts, and strategies for campus and the community. A review of known solutions from other places and an assessment of anticipated costs for composting strategies should be included, and include presentations from experts on best practices."
See the submittal of ZW007 Composting Strategies here.
Following the transmittal of Res003 Collecting Info about Environmental Justice Needs, Bob Flider, Morgan White, Jennifer Fraterrigo, Stacy Gloss, and Meredith Moore met to discuss how we can move forward with environmental justice planning and how we can collaborate on these efforts. The meeting minutes are attached.
The iWG met on 5-23-22 and discussed the following agenda. The meeting minutes are attached.
The Education iCAP Team submitted a recommendation "Big10 Green Career Fair" on 5/31/22. The recommendation states in summary:
"The Education iCAP Team recommends that the Career Center establish a Big Ten Green Career Fair. This will be modeled after the All-Ivy Environmental and Sustainable Development Career Fair."
The recommendation is attached.
The Education iCAP Team submitted a recommendation "Edu006 Sustainability in Study Abroad" on 5/31/22. The recommendation states:
"Include sustainability learning outcomes into study abroad preparation courses. The team recommends beginning with LAS 291/292 and expansion to other college programs once this trial program is implemented and reviewed. Further students should be required to exercise that learning by participating in sustainability activities focused on offsetting their environmental footprint from their study-abroad experience. Examples could include: how many trees would need to be planted to offset emissions of the study abroad trip and then participate in the planting of trees in the states or the country where the student is traveling to; developing a short synopsis of carbon markets and purchase of carbon offsets for travel; analyzing the impact of international waste disposal and participating in a trash pickup or touring of the waste transfer station. Faculty and staff that intend to travel with these trips should be provided a flyer containing a distillation of this information and a short training video should be incorporated into the already mandatory training meetings (e.g. Program Leader Safety and Best Practices Workshop). The flyer and training video could be developed from the same resources used for developing the study abroad course."
The Edu006 recommendation is attached.
Following the completion of the iWG assessment (attached), the ZW007 Composting Strategies commendation was transmitted to Dr. Madhu Khanna, interim Director of iSEE.
Dr. Ehab Kamarah, interim Executive Director of F&S, responded to Dr. Jennifer Fraterrigo, iSEE Associate Director of Campus Sustainability on 5/8/22:
"Our staff will gather the information F&S has available and share it with the Zero Waste iCAP Team. This will include the water filters that are regularly maintained on campus in state supported buildings. We do not have a lot of information about the bottle fillers without filters, so we will provide what we have. We will also have the Building Services team initiate an inventory of water fountains and filling stations throughout campus."
See transmittal and iWG assessment of ZW006 Water Filter System Tracking here.
See submittal of ZW006 Water Filter System Tracking recommendation here.
Following the completion of the iWG assessment (attached), the ZW006 Water Filter System Tracking recommendation was transmitted to Dr. Ehab Kamarah, interim Executive Director of F&S.
See submittal of ZW006 Water Filter System Tracking recommendation here.
Following the completion of iWG assessment for Res003 Collecting Info about Environmental Justice Needs, the recommendation was transmitted to Bob Flider, Director of Community and Government Relations with the Office of Public Engagement on 5/9/22.
See submittal of Res003 Collecting Info about Environmental Justice Needs recommendation here.
The iCAP Working Group met on 4-19-22 and discussed the following agenda:
The meeting minutes are attached.
Dr. Madhu Khanna, interim Director of iSEE, responded to the ZW005 Water Bottle Survey recommendation with the following message:
"Thanks to the IWG and ICAP Zero Waste Team for their recommendation. It will be very informative to conduct a survey on campus bottled water use and assess areas where we can make a difference by providing water filler stations and other strategies for changing behavior. iSEE will be happy to support this effort and work with you all in developing the survey instrument, analyzing and disseminating the findings."
For future updates related to the Water Bottle Survey, see the "Water Bottle Survey" project page here.
See transmittal and iWG assessment of ZW005 Water Bottle Survey here.
See submittal of ZW005 Water Bottle Survey recommendation here.
Following the completion of iWG assessment (attached) for ZW005 Water Bottle Survey, the recommendation was transmitted to Dr. Madhu Khanna, interim Director of iSEE, on 4/19/22.
The Resilience iCAP Team submitted the following recommendation to the iCAP Working Group on 4/7/22:
"iSEE should assign a staff person to meet with local governmental and community leaders to discuss how the University can plan to assist communities to address environmental justice challenges."
The Res003 Collecting Info About Environmental Justice Needs recommendation is attached.
The Zero Waste iCAP Team submitted the following recommendation to the iCAP Working Group on 4/8/22:
"The Zero Waste team recommends a two-pronged approach to incentivizing an Adopt a Highway/Drain program:
The ZW008 Adopt a Highway/Drain recommendation is attached.
The Zero Waste iCAP Team submitted the following recommendation to the iWG on April 8, 2022:
"The team recommends that a committee of campus and community stakeholders be created to share knowledge related to composting on campus and work together to further expand composting at a large scale. The committee will convene approximately once each month, and will consist of faculty members doing research tangential to food waste, student organizations interested in the cause, community groups activating composting, etc. (list of potential members amended to this recommendation)."
The full recommendation and list of suggested committee members is attached.
Dr. Ehab Kamarah, Executive Director of F&S, responded to Dr. Jennifer Fraterrigo, iSEE Associate Director of Campus Sustainability, with the following email:
"This is to confirm that F&S team will form the EV Task Force with input from the Parking Advisory Committee."
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See submittal and Trans014 recommendation here.
See transmittal and iWG assessment of Trans014 Electric Vehicle Task Force Membership here.
For future updates, see the Electric Vehicle (EV) Task Force project page.
