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- Associated Project(s):Attached Files:
Sustainability Sub-Council Meeting 04/10/2025
Associated Project(s):The Sustainability Sub-Council met on April 10, 2025. The primary agenda items included:
- Energy Performance Contract - College of ACES
- Targets for the next iCAP
- DIA-specific objectives for the next iCAP
The slide deck and meeting minutes are attached.
Sustainability Council Meeting 11/05/2024
Associated Project(s):The Sustainability Council met on Nov 5, 2024. The primary agenda items included:
iCAP 2025 development process
- a) Timeline
- b) Progress on iCAP 2020 goals
- c) Challenges and opportunities going forward
- i. Trends in energy efficiency and space
- ii. Funding opportunities
- iii. Dealing with the question of divestment
The slide deck and minutes are attached.
Sustainability Sub-Council Meeting 10/08/2024
Associated Project(s):The Sustainability Sub-Council met on Oct 8, 2024. The primary agenda items included:
- Carbon Neutral Energy Planning
- Plastic waste reduction
- Carbon credit sales
The slide deck and meeting minutes are attached.
Attached Files:Sustainability Council Meeting 04/26/2024
Associated Project(s):The Sustainability Council met on April 26, 2024. The primary agenda items included:
- Updates
- Green Research Program
- Solar Farm 3
- Plastic Waste Reduction in Housing and Athletics
- Student Group Activities
- Illinois Climate Action Plan (iCAP)
- Progress & Challenges
The slide deck is attached.
Attached Files:- Updates
Sustainability Council Meeting 02/05/2024
Associated Project(s):The Sustainability Council met on February 5, 2024. The primary agenda items included:
- Sustainability General Education Requirement
- Green Research Program
- Plastic Waste Reduction
- Carbon Credits
The slide deck and meeting minutes are attached.
Attached Files:Sustainability Sub-Council Meeting 11/27/2023
Associated Project(s):The Sustainability Sub-Council met on November 27, 2023 in preparation of the Sustainability Council meeting. The primary agenda items included:
- Sustainability General Education Requirement
- Green Research Program
- Plastic Waste Reduction
- Carbon Credits
The slide deck and meeting minutes are attached.
Charge Letter from the Chancellor
Associated Project(s):Attached are correspondence sent on behalf of Chancellor Robert Jones.
Sustainability Council Meeting 5-10-23
Associated Project(s):The Sustainability Council met on 5-10-23 and discussed the following agenda:
- Zero Waste
- Energy Planning
- Green Research Committee
- White House Forum on Campus and Community-Scale Climate Change Solutions
- Student Updates
- Old Business
- Sustainability General Education Requirement
The meeting minutes and slide deck are attached.
we will do a status update on the iCAP 2020 for the fall council and/or celebration
Associated Project(s):Hello iCAP Trio of the two of us…
We will plan to do a version of this file for the fall sustainability council meeting or the celebration.
Thanks,
Morgan
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Nice to see the progress that has been made!
Sustainability Council Meeting 12-13-22
Associated Project(s):The Sustainability Council met on 12-13-22 and discussed the following agenda:
- Zero Waste
- Energy Planning
- Strategic Plan
- Old Business
- Sustainability General Education Requirement
- Sustainable Land Management Committee Report
The meeting minutes and slide deck are attached.
Sustainability Sub-Council Meeting Minutes 11-17-22
Associated Project(s):The Sustainability Sub-Council met on Thursday, November 17 and discussed the following agenda.
1) Zero waste
2) Energy planning
3) Campus Strategic Plan
4) Old business
a. Sustainability General Education requirement
b. Sustainable land management committee reportThe meeting minutes and PowerPoint presentation are attached.
Attached Files:Sustainability Council revision to energy slides
Associated Project(s):Below is an email exchange between Morgan White and Karl Helmink:
Hi folks,
I’ve revised the energy slides for the sub-council meeting next week, per discussion with Jen and Madhu (and a quick check in with Rob). Please see attached and let me know if the energy slides look good to you.
Thanks,
Morgan
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Morgan,
Looks good. I’d suggest that we need to get more proactive about campus space items. We need to know where we have underutilized space like on the South end of Freer, Plant Sciences building, NRSA Annex greenhouse, ..etc. This probably exists more so on the South end of campus. It would be nice for departments to let us know where fume hoods are no...Expand »
Below is an email exchange between Morgan White and Karl Helmink:
Hi folks,
I’ve revised the energy slides for the sub-council meeting next week, per discussion with Jen and Madhu (and a quick check in with Rob). Please see attached and let me know if the energy slides look good to you.
Thanks,
Morgan
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Morgan,
Looks good. I’d suggest that we need to get more proactive about campus space items. We need to know where we have underutilized space like on the South end of Freer, Plant Sciences building, NRSA Annex greenhouse, ..etc. This probably exists more so on the South end of campus. It would be nice for departments to let us know where fume hoods are no longer needed when faculty retire ..etc. Departments tend to hang onto to space, generally speaking, for just in case future events or faculty hires. What about the new budget model?? This probably needs to be discussed more.
Thanks,
Karl
CollapseSuggestion for Reducing Plastic Waste
Associated Project(s):From: Fraterrigo, Jennifer M <jmf at illinois.edu>
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2022 5:27 PM
To: Brown Young, Danita M <dbyoung at illinois.edu>
Cc: Moore, Meredith Kaye <mkm0078 at illinois.edu>; White, Morgan <mbwhite at illinois.edu>
Subject: swag for new studentsDear Vice Chancellor Young,
I am writing to follow up about reducing plastic waste and how we might accomplish that through the swag new students receive when they arrive on campus. At the Sustainability Council meeting last week, you mentioned that students are given water bottles, reusable straws and utensils, which is great! We wanted to explore with you the possibility of giving students a coupon that could be redeemed for a water bottle of...Expand »
From: Fraterrigo, Jennifer M <jmf at illinois.edu>
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2022 5:27 PM
To: Brown Young, Danita M <dbyoung at illinois.edu>
Cc: Moore, Meredith Kaye <mkm0078 at illinois.edu>; White, Morgan <mbwhite at illinois.edu>
Subject: swag for new studentsDear Vice Chancellor Young,
I am writing to follow up about reducing plastic waste and how we might accomplish that through the swag new students receive when they arrive on campus. At the Sustainability Council meeting last week, you mentioned that students are given water bottles, reusable straws and utensils, which is great! We wanted to explore with you the possibility of giving students a coupon that could be redeemed for a water bottle of their choosing instead of giving them a standard water bottle. The reason is that we think students might value a bottle more if they select it rather than if they are given a standard bottle.
Thanks for considering it and looking forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Jennifer
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Jennifer Fraterrigo (she/her)
iSEE Associate Director for Campus Sustainability and
Professor of Landscape and Ecosystem Ecology
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental SciencesUniversity of Illinois
W-423 Turner Hall, 1102 S. Goodwin Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
jmf at illinois.edu
ph 217-333-9428https://fraterrigolab.nres.illinois.edu/
CollapseSustainability Council Meeting 5-12-22
Associated Project(s):The Sustainability Council met on 5-12-22 and discussed the following agenda. The meeting slides and minutes are attached.
Agenda:
•Introductions
•Sustainable Land Management Plan
•Waste Reduction Strategies
•Updates
- Campus Landscape Master Plan
- Sustainability in Gen Ed requirements
- STARS Shifting to Platinum
- Student Groups
•Old business
Sustainability Sub-Council Meeting Minutes 3-30-22
Associated Project(s):The Sustainability Sub-Council met on 3-30-22 in preparation of the Sustainability Council meeting. The agenda was as follows:
- Introductions
- Sustainable Land Management (for South Farms)
- Waste Reduction Strategies
- Updates – Campus Landscape Master Plan, Sustainability Gen Ed requirement
- STARS report
The meeting minutes and PowerPoint presentation are attached.
iWG Meeting Minutes 3-29-22
Associated Project(s):The iWG met on 3-29-22 and discussed the following agenda. The meeting minutes are attached.
- Review from last meeting
- Energy008 – will be returned pending completion of planning doc
- Energy009 – update from Qu?
- New recommendations
- Overview of Sub-Council Agenda
- Round the table - updates
Attached Files:- Review from last meeting
Pouring Operations Clarification
Associated Project(s):Jennifer Fraterrigo reached out to Alexa Smith and Aaron Finder asking to have "pouring operations" defined in preparation for her presentation about plastics at the Sustainability Sub-council. Aaron Finder replied explaining that "pouring operations encompass everything outside of the campus vending machine program. This includes but is not limited to Athletics, Housing's dining, catering, and retail locations, Illini Union''s retail locations, and the conference center at the i-Hotel.
Fall 2021 Semester Summary
Associated Project(s):The SSLC underwent many changes under the new leadership of co-presidents Owen Jennings, Maiah Caise, Jack Reicherts, and Maria Maring. The board experimented with the mission and niche of the SSLC, ultimately establishing that the organization shall act as a medium of communication between student groups and the administration. The organization will also be the primary host of the annual Student Sustainability Summit in October, touting – among other interdisciplinary events – Green Quad Day, Sustainable Student Research Symposium, and Tuesday Talks at Bevier Cafe.
This Summit was the Council’s most noteworthy accomplishment this semester. The SSLC collaborated with: Red Bison, Outdoor Adventure Club, the Department of...Expand »
The SSLC underwent many changes under the new leadership of co-presidents Owen Jennings, Maiah Caise, Jack Reicherts, and Maria Maring. The board experimented with the mission and niche of the SSLC, ultimately establishing that the organization shall act as a medium of communication between student groups and the administration. The organization will also be the primary host of the annual Student Sustainability Summit in October, touting – among other interdisciplinary events – Green Quad Day, Sustainable Student Research Symposium, and Tuesday Talks at Bevier Cafe.
This Summit was the Council’s most noteworthy accomplishment this semester. The SSLC collaborated with: Red Bison, Outdoor Adventure Club, the Department of Agriculture and Biological Engineering, the Sustainable Student Farm, the Pilot Processing Plant, Grand Prairie Friends, the F&S Solar House, Stop Line 3 CU, Students for Environmental Concerns, Prairie Rivers Network, and the Student Sustainability Committee. This myriad of events had varying levels of attendance. The SSLC leadership learned two primary lessons from the inaugural Student Sustainability Summit: first, quality over quantity in terms of events; and second, planning well ahead of time is absolutely essential in order to adequately advertise each event. If you attended or co-hosted any Summit event, and you would like to let the SSLC board know your feedback, please fill out this form. The current SSLC leadership looks forward to how future leadership will expand upon the Summit.
Another noteworthy accomplishment of the SSLC this semester was action following the publication of the Campus Admin Manual’s Expressive Activity Policy draft. Students were largely emotional about the policy’s stringent punishment for demonstrations on campus, so the SSLC – in conjunction with SECs and the SSC – wrote a letter to Chancellor Jones demanding that the policy more closely align with the student body’s needs. As of January 2022, the SSLC has received no reply from the Office of the Chancellor.
Co-presidents Maria Maring and Owen Jennings spoke at the Campus Sustainability Celebration and Sustainability Council meeting, respectively, on the topic of divestment. Though SSLC leadership was merely prompted to give basic updates at these meetings, they utilized the face-to-face opportunity with campus administrators to voice student concerns about completing iCAP Objective 9.1: Fully divest from fossil fuel companies by FY25.
In a first, the SSLC and general members participated in the Homecoming Parade. Roughly a dozen students marched with divestment-related signs. The SSLC hopes to expand Homecoming attendance next year.
The SSLC revived its dormant Facebook account (@sslcuiuc) and newly established an Instagram account (@uiuc_sslc). On the latter, the SSLC made 40 posts and gained 227 followers. The Facebook account has 93 followers; engagement on this platform is much less. The SSLC also made a linktree and a Google calendar to which other RSOs can sync. That way, all events from all different orgs are all conveniently on one calendar. This joint calendar is still undergoing troubleshooting, and it is not yet available for public viewing.
Amidst these new endeavors, the SSLC held full membership meetings roughly once a month, as did the previous leadership. One recurring issue was lack of attendance and engagement. Leadership held many conversations with both general members and staff advisors about how to increase the efficacy of the Council, but no good solution was found. The SSLC will continue to hold these monthly meetings and brainstorm about how to increase engagement throughout the upcoming spring semester.
The SSLC board met weekly. If you have any questions or feedback, please contact the Council at sslc-chair@mx-illinois.edu.
CollapseLW002 Vet Med Parking Lot Re-Design - Successful
Associated Project(s):The Sustainability Council is in support of further discussion about the Vet Med Parking Lot Re-Design and broader rainwater management issues, as discussed at the meeting on November 29, 2021. F&S will get the committee together to discuss broad rainwater management issues, and one of the tasks will be to discuss the Vet Med challenge. For future project updates, visit the Vet Med Parking Lot Re-Design project page here.
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See transmittal and iWG assessment of the LW002 Vet Med Parking Lot Re-Design.
See submittal of LW002 Vet Med Parking Lot Re-Design here.
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