sustainability
Steve Schomberg, former Vice Chancellor for Public Engagement and Institutional Relations at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will discuss the "reciprocity equation" as one of the core values of public engagement.
Solar Urbana-Champaign 2.0 is a community-wide residential and commercial discount program for solar. Offered by the City of Urbana and the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, home and business owners throughout Champaign County may participate in this program to help pool their buying power to secure significant discounts that make installing solar more affordable than ever.
This talk will describe the vision and recent activities of the Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Environment (iSEE) for achieving excellence in interdisciplinary research, teaching, and outreach in sustainability, energy and environment. It will discuss ways for the campus community to be involved in activities related to sustainability and present a preview of ongoing efforts and upcoming events.
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign signed the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment in 2008, pledging to be carbon neutral by 2050. One part of the overall Climate Action Plan is to increase the use of renewable energy generation for our campus power requirements. This presentation will review the progress toward increased use of renewables for our campus, and discuss current efforts underway.
Morgan Johnston, the Associate Director of Sustainability at Facilities and Services, will present the draft recommendations for revisions to the Illinois Climate Action Plan (iCAP). The Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment is seeking public comments and input to the draft recommendations, and the 2015 iCAP is scheduled for Chancellor approval in spring 2015.
This week Morgan Johnston and Stephanie Lage will give a presentation on the Illinois Climate Action Plan . To learn more about the projects included in the Illinois Climate Action Plan, visit the iCAP Portal.
Our campus's newest institute is the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and the Environment (iSEE), which has three foci: research, education & outreach, and campus sustainability. Mr. McCall will give an overview of iSEE, a look at how well our campus is meeting the targets set out for 2015 in the Illinois Climate Action Plan (iCAP), and a vision of how our campus will set concrete plans in place to meet our long-term sustainability goals, including carbon neutrality by 2050.
Join us to learn from Jeffrey Sandler about the unique learning and community development experience of Illinois Bridge to China (IBTC). Students with IBTC work with the Wu Zhi Qiao (Bridge to China) Charitable Foundation and universities in Mainland China and Hong Kong to design, plan, and construct foot bridges for underprivileged villages in China.
Illinois Bridge to China is a University of Illinois LINC (Learning in Community) course.
