-Involving the individual colleges for spreading the word to gain student leaders and volunteers, ex: College of Environmental Sciences, Atmospheric Sciences, ACES etc… ?

After gaining their support, I would send a mass e-mail to the admins office and they could forward to students

My name is Max Colon, and I am a Resident Advisor in Allen Hall that works with a sustainability group to try and keep Allen green. Every year, we hold a recycling box drive where our organization hands out cardboard recycling boxes that have been given to us by Housing. I have a attached a photo of one of these boxes for identification purposes. I am wondering if it is possible for you to help me figure out who in Housing should be contacted in order to continue this tradition. Any information you could provide would be greatly appreciated! - Max

We had the boxes over 10 years and we have depleted all supplies last year. Sorry- Vonne Ortiz

Amy Liu spoke with Morgan Johnston at the SSC working group kickoff meeting about reaching out to sororities and fraternities about reducing waste by using reusable water bottles.  Morgan provided Amy with contact info for Michelle Hart in the Student Services Building.  Amy also suggested the catchy phrase "Tap that" to associate their efforts with tap water. Morgan noted that she is still setting up the water fountain tour with the plumbing shop, hopefully for next week.

Today, Paul Foote met with Eva Sweeney and Morgan Johnston to begin the pre-application process for the Lighting Retrofit DCEO grant application.  After submitting a pre-application, the UI grant and contracts office will allow us to request an Anticipation Account.  The anticipation account can be used to fund retrofits directly using the anticipated grant incentives.  This grant has a bonus for work completed by Halloween and a smaller bonus for work completed by Valentine's Day.

Morgan and Sarah had a quick conversation today about the ODMFL project and plants.  Sarah reported that the plants were stored in pots at the Arboretum over the summer, and Kevin is working to move them into planted buffer polinator strips at the Sustainable Student Farm.  Sarah is going to continue to talk with Housing about the Orchard Downs project.

Katie Kinley, with the Student Sustainability Committee, expressed interest in getting the CITES department to use rechargeable batteries in their equipment, rather than single use batteries. Morgan Johnston provided her with a contact name to initiate the discussion.  It was also noted that CITES can receive SSC funding for projects, but we don't believe they have applied in the past.  

From: Johnston, Morgan B
Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 4:19 PM
To: Dornford, Adam Rey; Lietz, Amanda M; Ali, Zeynep; Branham, Bruce E
Cc: Grant, Craig P; Halverson, Robert
Subject: IBI trailer

Hello IBI representatives,

In order for F&S specialists to adequately review the IBI biodiesel trailer installation requirements, we will need additional details from the manufacturer.  Craig Grant is the Associate Director of Campus Code Compliance and Fire Safety, and he told me that the website for Verde Biofuel does not specify the codes that company used when creating their trailer systems. 

Please confirm the specific trailer you intend to purchase, and seek the detailed specifications for the equipment used in that trailer.  We need to know, for example, if they followed the National Electric Code (NEC) requirements. 

You are welcome to call me at 217-344-0044 if you would like to talk about this.

Thanks,

Morgan

Hello folks,

As some of you know, the Illinois Biodiesel Initiative (IBI) is very interested in getting a self-contained trailer to do their reactions in.  There is a company called Verde Biofuel that makes these trailers, and the IBI is in discussions with them. 

• Examples of the trailers can be seen here: http://verdebiofuel.com/products/mobile-biodiesel-processors/.
• They would like to purchase a 250 gallon system, but have it installed in a 7X14 foot trailer.  
• It would be best with 240 volt electrical service, but they told me that they could make do with 120 volt service if necessary.
• They would like to park this indefinitely in a single location on campus.  If permissible, the area near parking lot B21 (behind Loomis) or B1 (behind Ceramics) would be convenient to them. 
• They also need access to water, essentially a faucet to wash tanks, etc.  They would use the water to clean the equipment only, and propose taking it in a tote to dispose the waste water correctly.

We are looking for feedback about what needs to be done in order for this trailer system to be approved by campus.  Are there certain location restrictions they will need to abide? Do they need to incorporate anything in addition to what is listed above? For example, they will need to store glycerin, soap, and waste oil somewhere.  Should they be looking at a permanent tank or two?

Please let me know your thoughts and if you would like to discuss this in person.

Thanks,

Morgan

Hi Morgan,

That is fantastic news!  The Library has installed a few in the Main Library and has received numerous thanks for providing easy means for faculty, staff and students to fill drinking water containers. 

Bill Mischo, Head Librarian - Grainger, Lori Mestre, Head Librarian - UGL and John Wilkin, Dean of Libraries will be very pleased.

Approved

Many thanks to the Student Sustainability Committee (SSC)

Jeff

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Work orders submitted for Grainger and the Undergrad Library (UGX).

Meeting set for 9/23/2013 to discuss the progress and intentions for a course by Professor Warren Lavey, related to previously funded SSC projects.

Work orders were submitted for the following locations:

• Armory, floors 1 and 3
• Wohlers Hall, floors 1 and 2
• Loomis Lab, floors 1 and 2
• Siebel Center, basement and floor 1
• Natural Resources Building, floors 1 and 2

The Housing location at Ikenberry Commons (actually called Student Dining and Residential Programs, SDRP) was discussed with John Humlicek, and they have already installed bottle fillers at that location.  They are also working to install one per floor of all residence halls.

The Library locations have been shared with Jeff Schrader in the Library to get his input before installation proceeds.

The fully signed SSC funding award letter is attached here.

Working Group Formation and Chair Selection

a.       Energy

Chair: Jessica DeWitt

b.       Water

Chair: Amy Liu

c.        Food/Waste

Chair: Maria Jones

d.       Land

Chair: Amy Liu

e.       Transportation

Chair: Katie Kinley

f.        Education

Chair: Nishant Makhijani

 Subcommittee Formation and Chair Selection

a.       Executive

Chair: Marika

b.       Finance

Chair: Katie

c.        Bylaws

Chair: Nishant

d.       Marketing

Chair: Marlon

Hello, my name is Jonathan Bressler.  I am the president of Tikkun Chambana, a Jewish environmental RSO.  We are trying to start a pilot campus e-Waste recycling program, as the only drop off for Champaign County according to your website is off campus.  We are doing this in conjunction with Green Purpose LLC, a for-profit recycling company in Champaign.  

We are starting in The Cohen Center as a pilot before expanding outward to other places.  However, we are also trying to look long-term to secure some sort of funding or grant to allow this to continue.  Therefore, I was wondering if you or someone else at the ITSC could assist with that or direct us elsewhere to any sort of grants you or others may be giving. 

-----Original Message-----

From: Skaggs, Thomas R

Sent: Monday, September 09, 2013 10:39 AM

To: amhobbs22@gmail.com

Cc: Ivey, David J; Wahl, Michelle

Subject: FW: electric vehicle charging stations

Dear Mr. Hobbs,

   Thank you for contacting the Parking Department and providing your comments.  While electric charging stations are not readily available on our campus, there are discussions currently underway that include the Parking Department about the installation of electric charging stations.  We are in touch with other campuses around the nation and many are likewise exploring the use of EV stations.  Because the scale of the UIUC campus is vast, the program requires extra consideration, funding and logistics to execute.  Please know however, that UI is committed to sustainability and will continue our effort.

  Again, thank you for your input.  We hope your visit to our campus was enjoyable.

Regards,

Thomas Skaggs

Coordinator

-----Original Message-----

From: Martin Hobbs [mailto:amhobbs22@gmail.com]

Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2013 10:16 AM

To: parkingcomments@illinois.edu; esbeaty@urbanaillinois.us

Subject: electric vehicle charging stations

To Whom It May Concern:

I visited the U of I campus yesterday to attend a football game and was disappointed in the absence of EV charging stations.  I would expect a university and city of this caliber to have numerous Level II charging stations available for the public to use.  Normal/Bloomington have dozens of public EV charging stations, all of which are free to the public to use.  Many are located on or near the ISU campus.  Is the Bloomington/Normal and ISU community that much more progressive and environmentally friendly than the U of I and Champaign/Urbana community.  I don't think necessarily that is the case, but the absence of electric vehicle charging stations sure leaves a black mark on the reputation of the university and the community.  I sincerely hope that your community has plans to install Level 2 charging stations in the near future.

Sincerely,

Martin Hobbs

Eureka, IL

Mark Warner is the Plumbing Shop Foreman who will oversee the installations of these water fountain glass fillers.  Morgan gave him the preliminary priority list, discussed the work order methodology, and gave him the SSC funding requirements document.  The key points in the SSC funding requirements are (1) the funds must be spent by May 31, 2014, and (2) there must be at least 57 glass fillers installed with this funding.

Morgan will submit one work order for each building. 

Morgan sent an email to Janet Spencer in F&S Operations, Maintenance, and Alterations business office, about getting an AiM account for the SSC CFOP with this funding.