On January 12, Shreya Mahajan, Dominika Szal, and Daphne Hulse finished preliminary research into the spring move-out programs of other schools. Attached are the results. These results will help inform UIUC's plan for our Dump and Run program.

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,

I want to make sure you all have editable access to the Sustainability Literacy Assessment: https://forms.gle/aUyZjxKT7FF8b8fP7. There is no rush on getting this published (I recommend doing a pre- and post-assessment before spring 2025 to optimize AASHE STARS points).

Thanks,

Meredith  

Tyler Swanson, Meredith Moore, and Stacy Gloss met on Tuesday, 1/10/23, to discuss Tyler's progress in researching environmental justice resources on campus. Notes are attached.

From: Scrogum, Joy Joann <jscrogum@illinois.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2023 5:39 PM
To: Hulse, Daphne Lauren <dlhulse2@illinois.edu>
Cc: Samaras, Zach <zsamaras@illinois.edu>; Feher, Savannah <sfeher@illinois.edu>; Jacobson, Debra F <djacobso@illinois.edu>
Subject: Revised proposal for UIUC waste audit

Daphne, as promised based on our conversation yesterday, attached is a revised version of the proposal for the campus waste audit. The attached is the same as the previous version of the proposal except for the following changes:

• Mention of “tiers” has been removed from the text. What had previously been described as “Tier I,” along with its associated activity zones and buildings, is now the exclusive focus of the proposal. Estimated total project costs are those previously shown for the Tier I option ($37,958).
• The timeline has been shifted so that the project starts in the Fall 2023 semester, as requested. We’ve preserved the same total number of months (seven) for the project, so the timeline now begins in August 2023 and ends in February 2024. If/when you’ve applied for and received matching funds from SSC, we can revisit the timeline if needed to address any reporting deadlines associated with SSC funding.
• Kealie Vogel has been removed from the list of ISTC personnel and staff bios. A placeholder (“TBD, Senior Scientific Specialist”) has been included instead for her forthcoming replacement.

Please let me know if you have any questions or if additional adjustments are needed. If we can provide a letter of support or any other assistance to you as you prepare your application for SSC funds, we’re happy to help!

Best wishes,

Joy

Joy Scrogum
Assistant Scientist, Sustainability
LEED Green Associate | Sustainability Excellence Professional (SEP)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Prairie Research Institute
Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC)
Champaign, IL 61820
 

Below is an email exchange between Maria McMullen and Marty Paulins:

Dear Colleagues,

Parking is in the process of forming a steering committee to develop university standards and policies regarding electric vehicle charging stations on the UIUC campus.  We will be partnering with Desman Consulting to develop the document and recommendations.  You are receiving this email because we would like you to serve on the steering committee.  We have worked with various divisions within F&S to identify individuals who have expressed interest, and who have in-depth knowledge of university infrastructure and systems.  Please let us know if you want to serve on this committee by next Friday, October 14, and we will set-up a time to meet in the next couple of weeks.

Thank you,

Marty

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Good morning,

Thank you for agreeing to serve on the EV steering committee. You should have received an invitation to a folder in Box containing the parking study done by Desman. I have also attached it to this email. Please review this document and provide your feedback.

Warmly,

Maria S. McMullen

On January 9, UIUC sustainability representatives met and discussed the following:

Attendees: Shawn Patterson, Aaron Finder, Pete Varney, Bryan Johnson, Marty Kaufmann, Meredith Moore, Steve Breitwieser, Jen Fraterrigo, Thurman Etchison, Daphne Hulse, Julie Wurth, Tony Mancuso

Agenda:

Spring 2023 Overview:

• Don’t Waste Campaign

  • “Don’t Waste Wednesdays”

    • • Split contribution: iSEE, F&S, Housing/Dining, Illini Union, DIA each take one Wednesday per month

      • Task: units share initiatives/success stories on their social media platforms

      • Purpose: establish a shared social media presence around waste initiatives/sustainability

        • Concept of waste can be applied in many contexts: Illini Lights Out (energy waste), Grind2Energy (food waste)

• Meeting cadence with Coca-Cola:

  • Once a month, end of the month, Tues-Thurs, early afternoon

  • Can increase the meeting frequency ahead of events

• Big Ten men’s basketball game: next zero waste basketball event:

  • Target date: February 23 (Northwestern) or March 2 (Michigan)

  • F&S: Daphne to lead coordination/execution, F&S CR&C to assist with publicity

  • iSEE: tap into student volunteer network (75-100), assist with publicity

    • Jen: ahead of the game, strategize with Coca-Cola + Daphne on metric tracking (beyond diversion rate). What else can be measured?

  • DIA: venue logistics

  • Coca-Cola: digital/physical signage, giveaway items, t-shirts (tap into sustainability funds, ~$3k used last semester for shirts)

• On the horizon

  • iCAP Zero Waste Team: creating a football tailgate recycling roadmap for fall 2023

Discussion:

• Determining the revenue of water bottles sold at Athletic events:
  • Athletic kiosks should have transactional knowledge of what is sold.
    • Marty can figure out how sustainability can communicate for purchasing data,
• For Athletics social media for the Don't Waste Wednesdays campaign, Leigh McGuirk oversees it.
• To host another zero waste game in spring, we need to be cognizant of the Orange Krush, Krush Cancer event which will be one of the Big Ten games.
• Athletics can support us doing the recycling event at least on the operational side,
  • We probably cannot have the extent of support as we did the first time: Orange Krush area/t-shirt toss won't happen.
• Think about sorting after the fact - can we get that recovery rate, or is the lift too high?
• Athletics stance on bringing in reusable cups: you can bring a clear plastic water bottle (empty) into the facility.
  • Seems like its an issue of communication. tim knox had said its 50/50 possibility of getting it in. it’s because they really rely on their door security which can be interpreted in different ways (supposed to be clear, and unsealed. some people brought vodka in).
  • Incentivize bringing it in, but it depends on how much athletics can get that message out on top of everything else.
  • The clear bag policy is sent out when you purchase a ticket from athletics (SFC), but its a question of whether people actually read through it.

On January 9, the Mayor of Monticello, Larry Stoner, declared through a mayoral proclamation, that February 4, 2023 is officially Mudpuppy Day in Monticello: 

"WHEREAS the mudpuppy, a state threatened species, is found in the waters of the Sangamon River near Monticello; and 

WHEREAS the presence of the mudpuppy is a sign of a healthy river; 

WHEREAS the Land Conservation Foundation's annual Mudpuppy Festival invites the community to celebrate this remarkable creature and the waters where it lives." 

F&S is to pursue SSC funding to fund half of the cost of the project. SSC reviews and awards funding at the end of the spring semester, so the waste characterization study, if funded, will be pushed to August 2023.

On Jan 9, 2023 Barbara Duncan sent notes for the Dec 2, 2022 meeting to Jennifer Fraterrigo.