Sustainable University Symposium
The Green Governments Coordinating Council's 2008 Sustainable University Symposium was hosted by the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC).
Over 250 college and university administrators, planners, facilites directors, engineers, architects, professors, and student leaders attended the day-long conference to share best practices and accomplishments in the effort to enhance sustainability and protection of natural resoures at Illinois institutions of higher learning. The annual event also seeks to empower young adults to pursue careers in the environmental sciences and make an investment in the sustainability of our state and our planet.
Panel discussion topics included renewable energy, alternative fuels, sustainable transportation, climate action plans, performance contracting, and financing green capital projects.
Click on the links below to see Speaker Presentations.
PLENARY SESSION I
Geothermal Installation & Green Design
Boyd Black, University of Illinois at Chicago
Illinois Community Colleges’ Sustainability Network
Dr. Girard “Jerry” Weber, Kankakee Community College
Educating on Alternative Fuels & Transportation
Dr. James Marshall Eames, Loyola University Chicago
Los Angeles Community College Off the Grid
Larry Eisenberg, Los Angeles Community College
WORKING GROUPS
Sustainability in Campus Administration
Enid Cardinal, Illinois State University
Cynthia Klein-Banai, University of Illinois at Chicago
Preparing Students for Careers in Sustainability
Victoria Cooper, Wilbur Wright Community College
Paige Knutsen, LEED Council
Recycling Programs on Campus
Julie Cahillane, Northwestern University
John Wawrzaszek, Columbia College
Sustainable Transportation on Campus
Paul Matthews, Saint Xavier University
Katie Tully, Chicagoland Bike Federation
Green for your Green: Financing Sustainability Projects
Townsend Albright, Illinois Finance Authority
Susan Rakstang, Governors State University
PANEL SESSION II
Creating Climate Action Plans
Justin Schott, National Wildlife Federation
Energy Performance Contracting for Colleges & Universities
Katie McClain, Clinton Climate Initiative
Green Building Management and Operations
Joseph Clair, Illinois Institute of Technology
CLOSING PRESENTATION
Planning for Sustainability
Kevin Greene, Illinois EPA