Meeting Minutes for September 26, 2019
Associated Project(s):
These are the minutes of the first meeting of the Education SWATeam, on September 26, 2019.
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eGen010 Geothermal Feasibility Study - Successful
Associated Project(s):Andy Stumpf provided the following response for eGEN010, "Yes. The summary will be compiled as part of a 'Living Labs' project proposed by the Illinois Water Resources Center."
See the iWG Assessment of eGen010 Geotherman Feasibility Study here.
See the SWATeam recommendation eGen010 Geothermal Feasibility Study here
PWR020 F&S Waste Report Endorsement - Successful
Associated Project(s):Dr. Evan DeLucia, Director of iSEE, agreed to send a letter of support to F&S and to have iSEE help promote these efforts across campus.
See the transmittal of PWR020 F&S Waste Report Endorsement Recommendation.
See SWATeam Recommendation PWR020 F&S Waste Report Endorsement here.
For future updates on this recommendation, visit the Zero Waste project.
2019 SWATeam Kickoff with Attached Power Point
Associated Project(s):Good afternoon!
It was wonderful meeting many of you at the iWG and SWATeam Kick Off event yesterday afternoon. Thank you so much for attending and for your participation. It will be a great year and your efforts are very much appreciated. Please find the slides and handout attached, and be sure to reach out if you have any questions.
As a reminder, Sarthak Prasad from the Transportation team mentioned that it would be helpful if you could take this short bike survey.
Thank you again for your hard work and dedication to making our campus a more sustainable place! I look forward to meeting with you in the near future.
Meredith
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Meredith Moore
Sustainability Programs Coordinator
Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1101 W. Peabody, Urbana, Suite 338 (NSRC)
217-333-0119
[Power Point from Kickoff is attached, RC]
Attached Files:First Meeting of the Resilience Working Advisory Team
Associated Project(s):These are the minutes from the first meeting of the iSEE Resilience Working Advisory Team, which met on September 16, 2019.
Attached Files: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
Water007 SeeClickFix - Successful
Associated Project(s):Dr. Mohamad Attalla, Executive Director at F&S, responded to Dr. Ximing Cai, iWG Chair, on August 22, 2019, stating, "We will schedule a meeting with the Land and Water SWATeam to discuss options for achieving the recommendation."
See the transmittal of Water007 SeeClickFix recommendation.
PWR015 Lightbulb Replacement - Successful
Associated Project(s):Dr. Mohamed Attalla, Executive Director at F&S, responded to Dr. Ximing Cai, iWG Chair, on August 22, 2019 stating, "We will prepare the report as requested."
See the transmittal of PWR015 Lightbulb Replacement Recommendation.
See SWATeam Recommendation PWR015 Lightbulb Replacement here.
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
ALUFS006 Increased Agroforestry - Response from ACES
Associated Project(s):Dean Kidwell responded to the iWG transmittal:
Ximing,
Thank you for sending this information to us. We are exploring the details surrounding these recommendations and will respond after our inquiry phase has been completed.
I appreciate your efforts.
Thank you,
Kim
See iWG transmittal: ALUFS006 Increased Agroforestry - Transmitted.
See original SWATeam Recommendation ALUFS006 Increased Agroforestry.
PWR016 Motion Sensor Lighting - Transmitted
Associated Project(s):Following the completion of iWG assessment for PWR016 Motion Sensor Lighting, the recommendation was transmitted to Dr. Mohamed Attalla, Executive Director of Facilities & Services.
See iWG Assessment of PWR016 Motion Sensor Lighting attached. The iWG asks, "Please provide the Zero Waste SWATeam with an overview of the existing occupancy sensor efforts. Please explain the direction of these efforts, reasoning, and status/progress to date."
See original SWATeam recommendation PWR016 Motion Sensor Lighting - Submittal.
Attached Files:PWR020 F&S Waste Report Endorsement - Transmitted
Associated Project(s):Following the completion of iWG assessment for PWR020 F&S Waste Report Endorsement, the recommendation was transmitted to Dr. Evan Delucia, Director of the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment.
See iWG assessment of PWR020 F&S Waste Report Endorsement attached.
See SWATeam Recommendation PWR020 F&S Waste Report Endorsement here.
Attached Files:PWR015 Lightbulb Replacement - Transmitted
Associated Project(s):Following the completion of iWG assessment for PWR015 Lightbulb Replacement, the recommendation was transmitted to Dr. Mohamed Attalla, Director of Facilities & Services.
See iWG assessment of PWR015 Lightbulb Replacement attached.
See SWATeam Recommendation PWR015 Lightbulb Replacement here.
Attached Files:Water007 SeeClickFix - Transmitted
Associated Project(s):Following the completion of iWG assessment for Water007 SeeClickFix, the recommendation was transmitted to Dr. Mohamed Attalla, Director of Facilities & Services.
See iWG assessment of Water007 SeeClickFix attached.
Attached Files:PWR014/ECONS008 Sustainability Ethics Training - Successful
Associated Project(s):Following the completion of iWG assessment for PWR014/ECONS008 Sustainability Ethics Training, the recommendation was transmitted to Dr. Evan DeLucia, Director of the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment, who agreed that this is a great recommendation. Collaboration between the Zero Waste SWATeam, iSEE Communications team, and the University Ethics Office will result in training questions and videos to be included in the annual Ethics Training for staff and faculty.
See iWG assessment of PWR014/ECONS008 Sustainability Ethics Training attached. The iWG recommends: "Council: We would like to pilot this as an optional, five minute addendum to the annual Ethics Traning. SWATeams: Work with the ethics office and iWG to recmmend questions by the end of October 2019."
See SWATeam Recommendation PWR014/ECONS008 Sustainability Ethics Training here.
Attached Files:ALUFS006 Increased Agroforestry - Transmitted
Associated Project(s):Following the completion of iWG assessment for ALUFS006 Increased Agroforestry, the recommendation was transmitted to Dean Kimberlee Kidwell of the College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences.
See iWG assessment of ALUFS006 Increased Agroforestry attached, saying, "Work with the university landscape architect, Brent Lewis, to develop a plan for adding trees along the Embarras, including costs and requirements, and supporting implementation."
See SWATeam Recommendation ALUFS006 Increased Agroforestry here.
Attached Files:Meeting Minutes for iWG July, 2019
Associated Project(s):These are the notes from the July, 2017 iCAP meeting.
Meeting Minutes for June 7, 2019 (Informal)
Associated Project(s):These are notes from 6/7/2019 iWG meeting. They have been submitted in an informal style.
Attached Files:Meeting Minutes for iWG March, 2019
Associated Project(s):iCAP Working Group Meeting Notes from March, 2019.
Attached Files:Meeting minutes from Feb 7, 2019
Associated Project(s):Attached are the minutes from the iWG meeting on February 7, 2019.
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