University Environment Committee

Meeting Minutes 1-28-10

 

Presiding: Tim Kelley

Regular members in attendance: A. Gross-McMillan, M. O’Driscoll, S. Crick, M. Montgomery, J. Buck

Ex-officio members in attendance: R. Chin, E. Gardner, M. Hakima, J. Core, B. Koch, H. McKinnon, J. Gill,

 

Guests: Judi Wooten (Aramark), Mark Potter (SmithGroup), Ron Newton, Anne Bunnell, Tom Pohlman, Stephanie Benjamin

 

 

1.       Meeting began at 3:30 with review and approval of minutes from 11-19-09 meeting and introduction of members and guests.

 

2.       Mark Potter of SmithGroup presented a power point presentation of the current ECU Master Plan and progress thus far. Bill Koch noted he will pass on future master plan focus group meeting dates.

 

3.       Tim Kelly provided an update on “Green Get to ECU Day” idea – the resolution was approved(with one possible wording change, and possible future name change) by Faculty Senate.  Possible name changes were discussed, but it was voted to keep current name at this time.

 

4.       The request for approval of Aramark representative to be added as ex-officio member of UEC was unanimously rejected by Committee on Committees at 1-10-10 meeting. Open invitation was extended to Judi Bailey of Aramark to continue attending UEC meetings.

 

5.       Anne Bunnell presented “Earth Hour”-a National Wildlife Fund initiative to highlight energy conservation by truing off lights for one hour on March, 27th, 2010 8:30-9:30.  Hunt proposed SGA leading effort to involved ECU in this activity. SGA representation Mohammad Hakimahas proposed for funding from SGA.

 

6.       Hunt discussed UNC/ECU Tomorrow and Tim discussed ways to promote and catalog sustainability efforts ECU is currently doing. It was suggested that committee contact ECU Sustainability Committee (Griff Avin)  to compile their data, along with academic efforts (to be collected by faculty members of UEC for each college within ECU) and to put into a suitable template following the ECU/UNC Tomorrow model.

 

7.       Hunt and Bob agreed to compose a template for use by committee members in compiling academic offerings concerning sustainability.

 

8.       Additional UEC action items tabled for discussion at next meeting.

 

9.       Tom Pohlman will contact Griff Avin to provide update on progress thus far concerning Senate Bill 633.

 

10.   Meeting was adjourned at 5:00 pm.