The SSC approved a scope change for the Green Labs Intern project to allow the funding to be used for the larger Greener Campus program, and to revise the schedule to have an expiration date of June 30, 2023. The project contact is Meredith Moore at iSEE.
The Student Sustainability Committee is seeking undergraduate and graduate students interested in applying for a voting member position for the 2021-2022 academic year. Applicants are not required to have a sustainability or STEM background. Any dedicated student interested in promoting campus sustainability is encouraged to apply.
Thank you for a great Earth Week, Illini! Here a few highlights:
The SSC awarded $1,200 for the "Bike Registration Signs". This award will expire on May 14, 2022.
We met today to talk about the integration of SSC projects in the iCAP Portal.
SSC is now accepting applications for Student-Led Projects Under $10,000 for the first spring funding cycle. The deadline for this first funding cycle is March 31, 2021.
Check out the new SSC website: https://studentengagement.illinois.edu/student-sustainability/.
The Building Envelope Pilot Project team held the first of three large meetings planned for the Building Envelope Pilot Project, which is funded in Spring 2021 with the SSC and Carbon Credit Sales funding. F&S, ICRT, and a student representative met to confirm the scope for the thermal imaging and blower door testing.
On March 2, 2019, SSC voted to approve the scope change to extend the project's timeline to Summer 2020 and to use a third party vendor instead of students.
See the SSC Scope Change: Bicycle Registration and RFID Tracking Program
On December 5, 2020, the SSC approved $30,000 in support of the Building Envelope Pilot Project Phase 1. This project is also funded by the Carbon Credit Sales Fund for an additional $30,000. The key contact is Morgan White at F&S.
The following scope change was submitted to SSC for the Pollinator Awareness Sign:
SSC received semester report for Fall 2021 for Let It Flow (Control the Flow) project on 1/20/2022. Please see attached.
Please see attached the SSC semesterly report for "Bicycle Registration and RFID Tracking Program" project from fall 2020.
The SSC approved $47,572.00 in funding for the "Improving UI Campus Land Sustainability with Cover Crops" project. The award expires on 12/16/2022.
The SSC awarded $3,911.56 in funding for the Illini Union Recycling Center Shadow Boxes project. The funding expires on 12/16/2022.
The SSC approved $60,000 in funding for re-home wall rehab and siding in Fall 2020. The project expires 12/16/2022.
The SSC approved $9,318.16 in funding in Fall 2020 for a Living Lab Platform at the CIF. This project expires 12/16/2022.
The SSC approved $12,000 in funding for a precious plastic campus recycling hub in Fall 2020. This project expires 12/16/2022.
