iWG Meeting 7/8/2020
The iWG met on 7/8/2020 to review the iCAP 2020 process, updated objectives, and Sustainability Council feedback. The PowerPoint with the agenda is attached.
The iWG met on 7/8/2020 to review the iCAP 2020 process, updated objectives, and Sustainability Council feedback. The PowerPoint with the agenda is attached.
Dr. Evan DeLucia, Director of iSEE, sent Meredith Moore the following email:
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Good morning, Meredith
I’ve had a chance to review the iWG recommendations and discuss them with iSEE leadership. Both recommendations, the Environmental Leadership Program and Student Sustainability Ambassadors are creative, will provide students with new opportunities to engage in sustainability learning, and will have a positive impact on our iCAP goals.
The iWG should be aware that we are launching test modules as part of the leadership program this fall semester. iSEE has hired a coordinator to develop several learning modules, likely full day programs, on topics such as ‘environmental communications’ and ‘effective interviewing strategies’. We will use these modules to recruit faculty into the program, build partnerships, evaluate financial expenses, and evaluate student interest. If all goes well, these modules will serve as the components of full program. Once we have a better sense of the curriculum, we can also initiate fund raising activities.
The ambassadors program has real promise to advance campus’ iCAP goals and to more fully engage students in sustainability activities. That said, iSEE is not prepared to launch this program at this time. Not for lack of merit, but rather for lack of bandwidth. To properly launch the leadership program mentioned above is a significant undertaking and we want to make sure we do it well. While iSEE is not prepared to launch this program at this time, we will take an initial step to explore its viability by discussing the proposed course offering with NRES.
Please extend my thanks to the iWG and the SWATeams for their dedication to making Illinois more sustainable.
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iSEE is working on developing a plan for implementing this program.
See transmittal of ZW001 Student Sustainability Ambassador Program here.
See iWG assessment of ZW001 Student Sustainability Ambassador Program here.
See SWATeam recommendation of ZW001 of Student Sustainability Ambassador Program here.
See NRES 285 iCAP Sustainability Ambassadors for future updates.
Dr. Evan DeLucia, Director of iSEE, responded to Meredith Moore with the following email:
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Good morning, Meredith
I’ve had a chance to review the iWG recommendations and discuss them with iSEE leadership. Both recommendations, the Environmental Leadership Program and Student Sustainability Ambassadors are creative, will provide students with new opportunities to engage in sustainability learning, and will have a positive impact on our iCAP goals.
The iWG should be aware that we are launching test modules as part of the leadership program this fall semester. iSEE has hired a coordinator to develop several learning modules, likely full day programs, on topics such as ‘environmental communications’ and ‘effective interviewing strategies’. We will use these modules to recruit faculty into the program, build partnerships, evaluate financial expenses, and evaluate student interest. If all goes well, these modules will serve as the components of full program. Once we have a better sense of the curriculum, we can also initiate fund raising activities.
The ambassadors program has real promise to advance campus’ iCAP goals and to more fully engage students in sustainability activities. That said, iSEE is not prepared to launch this program at this time. Not for lack of merit, but rather for lack of bandwidth. To properly launch the leadership program mentioned above is a significant undertaking and we want to make sure we do it well. While iSEE is not prepared to launch this program at this time, we will take an initial step to explore its viability by discussing the proposed course offering with NRES.
Please extend my thanks to the iWG and the SWATeams for their dedication to making Illinois more sustainable.
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See transmittal of Edu001 Environmental Leadership Program to iSEE here.
See iWG assessment of Edu001 Environmental Leadership Program here.
See SWATeam recommendation and submittal of Edu001 Environmental Leadership Program here.
For future updates, please refer to the Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) project.
Dr. Mohamed Attalla, Executive Director of Facilities and Services, responded to Dr. Ximing Cai, iWG co-chair, with the following email:
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Hello Ximing
Thank you for the SWATeam recommendation, Transp013, about a UI Ride Survey. F&S will contact the Transportation SWATeam when the UI Ride program is back up and running, and at that time we can discuss the specifics of the survey questions and distribution method.
Many thanks
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See transmittal of Trans013 UI Ride Survey to F&S here.
See iWG assessment of Trans013 UI Ride Survey here.
See SWATeam recommendation and submittal of Trans013 UI Ride Survey here.
For future updates, see the UI Ride project page.
The Edu005 Sustainable Scholars Program recommendation was returned to the Education SWATeam on 6/9/2020.
Morgan White writes, "Thank you for submitting the attached Edu005: Sustainability Scholars Program recommendation to the iCAP Working Group! The iWG agrees that, conceptually, this is a good proposal, and we are appreciative of the time and effort of the team to develop this recommendation. A few questions arose out of the iWG meeting on April 27, and we would like them addressed in order to fully evaluate this recommendation.
Providing additional information to supplement this recommendation will help clarify details necessary for future discussions for implementation. Thank you for your effort!"
See the submittal of the Edu005 Sustainable Scholars Program. The original recommendation is attached.
Following the completion of the iWG assessment for Edu001 Environmental Leadership Program, the recommendation was transmitted to Evan DeLucia, Director of iSEE, on June 9, 2020.
See iWG assessment Edu001 Environmental Leadership Program attached.
See SWATeam recommendation Edu001 Environmental Leadership Program.
Following the completion of the iWG assessment for ZW001 Student Sustainability Ambassador Program, the recommendation was transmitted to Evan DeLucia, Director of iSEE, on June 9, 2020.
See the iWG assessment ZW001 Student Sustainability Ambassador Program attached.
See the SWATeam recommendation ZW001 Student Sustainability Ambassador Program.
Following the completion of the iWG assessment for Energy002 Building Envelope, the recommendation was transmitted to Mohamed Attalla, Executive Director of Facilities and Services, on June 3, 2020.
See iWG assessment Energy002 Building Envelope attached.
See SWATeam recommendation Energy002 Building Envelope
Following the completion of iWG assessment for Trans013 UI Ride Survey, the recommendation was transmitted to Mohamed Attalla, Executive Director of Facilities and Services, on June 3, 2020.
See the iWG assessment Trans013 UI Ride Survey attached.
See the SWATeam recommendation Trans013 UI Ride Survey.
Following the completion of iWG assessment for Edu003 Sustainability Career Fair, the recommendation was transmitted to Jennifer Neef, Director of the Career Center on June 3, 2020.
See iWG assessment of Edu003 Sustainability Career Fair attached.
See SWATeam recommendation Edu003 Sustainability Career Fair.
The iWG met on May 18, 2020 to review the status of the iCAP 2020 and discuss the updated list of objectives. The meeting presentation is attached below.
Attached are the meeting minutes from the iWG meeting on 4/27/20. The focus of this meeting was to discuss the SWATeam recommendations that were submitted to the iWG by April 3, 2020.
The Education SWATeam made the following recommendation on 4/2/2020:
Develop a Sustainable Scholars Program (SSP), on the model of the existing popular and prestigious James Scholar program. Student recipients would enter the program as freshmen, choose a pathway of sustainability-themed courses across campus comparable to a minor, be eligible for priority registration times, and undertake extra honors-level assignments in these courses mentored by their professors-instructors. Oversight of the program to be provided by the Associate Director for Education at iSEE.
Attached is the SWATeam recommendation Edu005 Sustainable Scholars Program with comments from the Education SWATeam.
The Education SWATeam made the following recommendation on 4/2/2020:
Establish a sustainability unit for piloting through ENG100, which provides freshmen with initial exposure to the relationship between sustainability actions and their own course of study. Unit will consist of one week of lesson plans, taught by course undergraduate teaching assistants, including a variety of learning activities and discussions. iSEE will offer training to undergraduate teaching assistants through a short workshop on sustainability, and lesson plans/learning objectives will be developed by iSEE faculty to ensure appropriateness of material. After the pilot period, freshman sustainability units could be extended to additional colleges for incorporation into their own freshman programming.
Attached is the SWATeam recommendation Edu004 Sustainability Unit in ENG100 with comments from the Education SWATeam.
The Education SWATeam made the following recommendation on 4/2/2020:
The Sustainability Career Fair working group has the following tiered recommendations, which would grow the general program over three years, with event implementation beginning in the Spring of FY21:
Attached is the SWATeam recommendation Edu003 Sustainability Career Fair with comments from the Education SWATeam.
The Education SWATeam made the following recommendation on 4/2/2020:
The Education SWATeam recommends developing a sustainable communities paid internship program in partnership with local businesses, non-profits, local government agencies, community-based agencies and cultural institutions in Central Illinois.
The internship program will be designed to build organizational capacity in the Champaign-Urbana / Central Illinois with regard to sustainability and resilience efforts to advance sustainable development and/or climate action goals. This program aims to allow students the flexibility to devise an internship experience that aligns with their specific interests within sustainability. Collaborations between the University and Champaign-Urbana community can be taken advantage of as projects where internships can be generated.
The student interns will be involved in sustainability and community resilience efforts with directed emphasis toward sustainable development goals. Interns will gain real-world, project-based, and pre-professional experience in a workplace setting anywhere from 3 months (summer intern) to 1 year.
The intern program will also be tasked to provide leadership training as a foundation for real-world, project-based, and pre-professional experiences. Existing campus resources such as leadership development training modules available through Student Union programming should be utilized.
Attached is the SWATeam recommendation Edu002 Internship Coordinator with comments from the Education SWATeam.
The Education SWATeam made the following recommendation on 4/2/2020:
Develop an Environmental Leadership Program (ELP), for undergraduates and Masters’ students. ELP will comprise two week-long intensives, one in Fall and a Washington DC trip during Spring Break, exposing students to environmental governance at local, state, and federal tiers. Also includes pre-professional training, and speaker seminars during the academic year.
Attached is the SWATeam recommendation Edu001 Environmental Leadership Program with comments from the Eductation SWATeam.
The Resilience SWATeam made the following recommendation on 4/3/2020:
An update to the Champaign County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (CCHMP) will be finalized by June 2020 and it is recommended that the University of Illinois (UI) adopt the CCHMP. Hazard mitigation plans are required for some Federal disaster assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act*. The adoption of the plan requires Chancellor Jones’ signature.
Attached is the SWATeam recommendation Res001 Champaign County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan with comments from the Resilience SWATeam.
The Energy SWATeam made the following recommendation on 4/3/2020:
We recommend $10M per year (scalable) of funding for the next 5 years to implement critical projects that work in concert with energy performance contracts (EPC) and/or energy focused capital projects. EPC contracts are fulfilled by specialized, accredited firms known as energy service companies. The university uses EPCs to manage complex projects targeting facilities with high energy use, such as laboratories, maximizing energy efficiency and addressing sizable volumes of deferred maintenance issues along the way. The campus backlog on deferred maintenance is approaching $1 billion.
Attached is the SWATeam recommendation Energy004 Energy Conservation Funding with comments from the Energy SWATeam.
The Energy SWATeam made the following recommendation on 4/3/2020:
We recommend that F&S commission an Energy Master Plan for the U of I campus that contains at least 4 scenarios under which the campus meets the iCAP goal of 0 GHG by 2050.
Attached is the SWATeam recommendation Energy003 Energy Master Plan with comments from the Energy SWATeam.
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This recommendation has been supplanted by Energy007 - Implementation of Comprehensive Energy Plan.