AASHE 2023 and storm water question
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Projects Updates for Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System™ (STARS)
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Zero Waste iCAP Team Minutes 11/6/2023
Associated Project(s):The Zero Waste iCAP team met on 11/6/2023 to discuss the STARS report, potential volunteer programs for zero waste events, and our findings from the hydration station meeting with Mike Stilger (also on 11/6/23).
Sustainability Literacy Assessment link access
Associated Project(s):The following is an email sent by Meredith Moore on Jan 12, 2023 to Elizabeth Murphy, Jennifer Fraterrigo, Morgan White, Daphne Hulse, and Anthony Mancuso:
Hi all,
iCAP Team Priority Areas 2022-2023
Associated Project(s):The following email was sent to the iCAP Teams:
Hello iCAP Teams,
Thank you again for serving on these important campus sustainability committees, and for your commitment to helping the university achieve the objectives in the Illinois Climate Action Plan. As promised in the charge letters you received, we are attaching the Key Priorities Document here. The attached document includes a section for each iCAP Team, with two parts in each section: Priority areas and in progress iCAP Portal projects.
Report on Improving UIUC STARS Score
Associated Project(s):Tyler Swanson worked with Meredith Moore during the summer of 2022 as a campus sustainability intern and developed the attached report outlining recommendations to improve UIUC STARS score.
STARS ranking in This Week in Research
Associated Project(s):Thanks to a combination of new solar and geothermal energy projects, a reduction in water use, and wide-ranging sustainability research projects, UIUC earned its fifth consecutive STARS Gold Rating, the nation’s most comprehensive sustainability rating system for universities to measure sustainability.
UIUC STARS Report - 2022
Associated Project(s):STARS report (2.2) - submitted February 25, 2022 and valid through May 10, 2025:
https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign-il/report/2022-02-25/
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.
STARS award finalists
Associated Project(s):The University of Illinois has two submittals that are recognized as finalists for the 2021 Sustainability Awards:
Proposed presentation for AASHE
Associated Project(s):Sol Systems is looking to present at the AASHE’s Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education (GCSHE) sometime from October 12-14 through their request for abstracts on Emerging Issues in the field.
Sol Systems is looking to present on our work expanding the impact of renewable energy projects that would certainly focus on things we did for the U of I project, namely the inclusion of pollinator habitats, zero waste construction and the work with students for their Sustainability Minor Capstone projects.
AASHE STARS Analysis
Associated Project(s):Files associated with AASHE STARS Analysis.
AASHE STARS Report 2020
Associated Project(s):File associated with AASHE STARS report 2020.
Spring 2020 Project Deliverables
Associated Project(s):Final Project Deliverables for Spring 2020
There were 7 projects completed by the WIE-GFX Abroad Scholars in the Spring 2020 semester of ENG 177
- Armory Bike Path Restoration
- Study Abroad Carbon Offset
- Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
- AASHE STARS Report 2020
- Food Waste
- Sustainability Best Practices Guide
- EPA SmartWay Program
Transportation reference info
Associated Project(s):The attached file and following links are reference materials for the Transportation SWATeam, for developing draft objectives for the 2020 iCAP.
Reference info for Zero Waste SWATeam
Associated Project(s):The attached file and following links are reference materials for the Zero Waste SWATeam, for developing draft objectives for the 2020 iCAP.
Every few years iSEE submits data to the Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), in the Sustainability Tracking and Assessment Reporting System (STARS). Our campus is STARS gold, and we would like to aim for platinum. This is a resource as you consider 2020 iCAP objectives.
Sustainability Council meeting 04-30-2019
Associated Project(s):Campus Sustainability Rating
Associated Project(s):iWG meeting agenda August 28, 2015
Associated Project(s):see file
Illinois Earns Gold Recognition from STARS!
Associated Project(s):Illinois completed the STARS submission in June 2013. STARS is the most comprehensive sustainability rating system in the country. The rating system is divided into 4 categories: education and research; operations; planning, administration and engagement; and innovation. STARS rates institutions on 5 levels: platinum, gold, silver, bronze and reporter. Illinois has achieved the Gold Level Recognition, and no institution thus far has achieved Platinum.