| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 60.32 |
| Liaison | Andy Mitchell |
| Submission Date | July 16, 2021 |
University of Illinois Chicago
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Cynthia
Klein-Banai Associate Chancellor for Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee?:
The charter or mission statement of the committee(s) or a brief description of each committee's purview and activities:
The CCSE will support the Chancellor’s Climate and Resilience commitments of Climate Neutral Campus, Zero Waste Campus, Net Zero Water Campus, and Biodiverse Campus. It also advances the relevant recommendations of the sustainability strategic thinking report “To Green and Beyond: Excellence through Sustainability at UIC.” The CCSE will recommend priorities, suggest new initiatives, monitor UIC’s progress towards our sustainability commitments and goals, and assist with the preparation of reports as required. For the coming two years, the main tasks of the CCSE will be to update the UIC Climate Action Plan, establish an implementation plan with measurable goals, support the resilience assessment and planning process, and develop an action plan for integrating sustainability into the curriculum.
The Chancellor’s Committee on Sustainability and Energy (CCSE) was formed, as a response to the campus’s Climate Action Plan, which commits UIC to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions to 40% below 2004 levels by 2030, and 80% below 2004 levels by 2050. The CCSE is tasked with making progress towards these Climate Action Goals, assisting with the accountability of sustainability initiatives, and bringing environmental awareness to the UIC campus.
The CCSE has six subcommittees.
The Chancellor’s Committee on Sustainability and Energy (CCSE) has been working since its establishment to:
Set priorities
Suggest new initiatives
Monitor UIC’s progress towards goals and actions
Assist with the preparation of reports for the campus climate commitments
Help with the accountability of relevant sustainability initiatives
Promote environmental awareness on campus
Members of each committee, including affiliations and role:
George Crabtree, Professor of Physics, co-chair
Rob Dixon, Registrar, co-chair
Subcommittees
Energy and Utilities Subcommittee
Dave Hofman, Professor and Head, Physics, co-chair
Robert Roman, Director, Utilities, co-chair
Adrienne Gilg, Administrative Aide, Educational Psychology
Vy Milunas, Director of Project Management, Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services
Emily Stearney, Energy Conscious Campus Publicity Promotion Specialist, Office of Sustainability
William Ryan, Clinical Associate Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Brad Simmons, Deputy Director, Utilities
Meenesh Singh, Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Kevin Sheehan, Assistant Director, Office of Capital Planning and Project Management
Grounds Subcommittee
Carly Rizor, Superintendent of Grounds, Facilities Management co-chair
Robert Sargis, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Medicine co-chair
Jared Alexander, Associate Director for Facilities, Campus Housing
Bill Bavirsha, Associate Athletic Director/facilities, Athletics
Deborah Belecic, Professor & Collections Coordinator, Library
Iris Caldwell, Research Engineer, Energy Resource Center
Laura Donnelly, Associate Director of Special Events, Alumni Association
Jonathan Fair, Assistant Director, Campus Architect, Campus Learning Environments
Julie Grismanauskas, Construction Project Coordinator, Capital Planning and Project Management
Nicolas Haas, Graduate Assistant, Civil and Materials Engineering
Stephanie Johnson, Facility Coordinator, Campus Recreation
Kristy Kambanis, Assistant Director for STEM Initiatives, Office of Degree Progress
Kim Kull, Director, Children’s Center
Roberta Mason-Gamer, Professor, Biological Sciences
Emily Minor, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
Alan Molumby, Professor, Biological Sciences
Hugh Musick, Visiting Associate Director, PHSP, Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
Wanda Perry, Director of Campus Parking
Tomasz Przybylowicz, Agricultural Gardener Foreman, Biological Sciences
Mia Schmiedeskamp-Rahe, Pharmacist, College of Pharmacy
Robin Sylvester, Preawards Sponsored Projects Specialist, School of Public Health
Diedra Tate, Assistant Facilities Manager, Biological Sciences
Nadia Sol Ireri Unzueta Carrasco, Heritage Garden Program Coordinator, Latino Cultural Center
Justin Wier, Director of Recruitment, Student Affairs
Moira Zellner, Professor, Urban Planning and Policy
Sustainable Materials Subcommittee
Ning Ai, Assistant Professor, Urban Planning and Policy, co-chair
Rocco Wlodarek, Automotive Sub-Foremen, Transportation Department, co-chair
Robert Anderson, South Campus Property Coordinator, Campus Auxiliary Services
Karen Baker, Visiting Assistant Director, Facilities Management, Environmental Services
William Bavirsha, Associate Athletic Director/Facilities, Intercollegiate Athletics
Gabriel Bernal, Assistant Director, Facilities Management
Misty Christina Brown, Executive Director, Student Centers
Anna Calix, Research Associate, Pediatrics
William Colwell, Events Coordinator/Production Manager, Pavilion
Caitlin Elizabeth Donato, Research Associate, EOHS
Kevin Fair, Associate Director, Purchasing
Charles Farrell, Director, Student Affairs
Ruby Lepe, Assistant Director, Student Centers
Carol Petersen, Director of Health, Education, and Wellness, Student Development Services
Denise Rosen, Facilities Manager, Nursing Administration
Education and Research Subcommittee
Elizabeth Kocs, Director of Programming and Outreach, The Energy Initiative, co-chair
Tom Theis, Director, Institute for Environmental Science and Policy, co-chair
Max Berkelhammer, Assistant Professor, Earth & Environmental Sciences
Rosa Cabrera, Director, Latino Cultural Center
Molly Doane, Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Samuel Dorevitch, Associate Professor, Interim Division Director, EOHS
Abagail McWilliams, Professor, Managerial Studies, CBA
Stephen Melamed, Assistant Director, Interdisciplinary Product Development Program
Sherry Myers, Assistant Director, Educational Policy & Academic Programs
Sarah O’Brian, Associate Director of Research Development Services
Ömür Harmanşah, Associate Professor, Department of Art History
Krishna Reddy, Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Civil and Materials Engineering
William Ryan, Clinical Associate Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Rebecca Singer, Teaching Associate, Community Health Nursing
Ryan Sporer, PhD. Candidate, Sociology
Katherine Tossas-Milligan, Director, Office of Global Assets & International Alliances, Cancer Center
Moira Zellner, Associate Professor, Urban Planning and Policy
Transportation Subcommittee
P.S. Sriraj, Adjunct Lecturer, Urban Planning and Policy, co-chair
Bruce Tyler, Program Coordinator, Latin American and Latino Studies, co-chair
Pablo Acevedo, Associate Director of Facilities Management
Said Al-Hallaj, Adjunct Professor, Department of chemical Engineering
Shelby Egan, Assistant Director, Office of Capital Planning and Project Management
Michelle Johnson, Assistant Director, Engineering Career Center
William Mehilos, ACCC Enterprise Server Administrator
Wanda Perry, Director, Campus Parking
Franny Ritchie, Assistant Director for Urban Development, Office of Capital Planning and Project Management
Bruce Tyler, Program Coordinator, Latin American and Latino Studies
Rocco Wlodarek, Automotive Sub-Foreman, Transportation Department
Brian Zeid, Accountant, Biological Sciences
Does the institution have at least one sustainability office that includes more than 1 full-time equivalent employee?:
A brief description of each sustainability office:
The Office of Planning, Sustainability, and Project Management forms the focal point for coordinating sustainability initiatives on campus by receiving information, tracking data, and assessing progress. This is accomplished through involvement in institutional and programmatic planning, information dissemination, providing guidance, reporting, and acting as a resource for on sustainability in higher education.
Full-time equivalent of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
Does the institution have at least one sustainability officer?:
Name and title of each sustainability officer:
Does the institution have a mechanism for broad sustainability coordination for the entire institution?:
A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the institution-wide coordinating body or officer during the previous three years:
The Office of Planning, Sustainability, and Project Management coordinates initiatives on campus that bring UIC towards greater social, economic, and environmental sustainability. Our current initiatives are focused on improvements to campus-wide recycling, active transportation options, and energy efficiency; all are strategies in UIC’s first Climate Action Plan.
Through outreach, education, and partnerships, the Office of Sustainability is able to collect information, act as a resource to the UIC community, and help facilitate improvements to the campus that reduce our university’s impacts on the environment (while also improving the educational atmosphere and our fiscal bottom line).
The Associate Chancellor for Sustainability is responsible for the entire campus and the CCSE is the reach to all the units. In the previous three years, the CCSE with the support of the Office of Sustainability, developed the UIC Climate Commitments and the Climate Action Implementation Plan (CAIP). The CAIP lays out the path to achieving the Climate Commitments, the financial investment needed, and the responsible parties.
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