Published Date:May 22, 2013
August 15, 2013
7am-2pm
Agronomy Day is a partnership among several academic units in the University of Illinois'sCollege of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences(ACES). Sign up now for theAgronomy Day mailing list!
If you have questions about Agronomy Day, please feel free to call us at (217) 300-3702
Published Date: May 22, 2013
Published Date:January 17, 2013
Greetings,
I am pleased to inform you that the new Center for a Sustainable Environment (CSE) is now officially established. The Academic Senate had approved establishment of the Center for a Sustainable Environment on December 3, 2012. The formal search process for director of the CSE will start this month.
Both the Environmental Change Institute (ECI) and the Office of Sustainability (OS) have been merged in this new center. Both the ECI and the OS have done outstanding work in the area of environment and sustainability for our campus and their efforts are greatly appreciated. The CSE will build upon the efforts of these two entities.
Detailed information about accomplishments of the ECI is accessible from the CSE website. We would like you to continue to stay connected to sustainability initiatives and activities on the campus. If you have previously subscribed to the OS Newsletter, you will now receive the CSE Newsletter in its place. If you were previously receiving messages from the ECI, please subscribe to the CSE Newsletter, “like” CSE on Facebook, or follow CSE on Twitter.
The CSE is being supported by the Alvin H. Baum Family Foundation through a generous gift.
Best wishes,
Pradeep Khanna
Associate Chancellor
Acting Director, Center for a Sustainable Environment
Published Date: January 17, 2013
Published Date:January 8, 2013
February 28, 2013
3-6pm
Illini Union ABC/South Lounge
1401 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL
Join us for the fifth annual Public Engagement Symposium!
Your participation will provide faculty, staff, students, and community partners the opportunity to share innovative ideas and approaches to community engagement activities. We hope you will learn from, support, and celebrate the quality and variety of our scholarly and creative community engagement efforts.
The symposium will feature poster presentations and displays on community engagement projects focusing on the theme: Celebrating Excellence in Public Engagement.
Sponsored by the Office of Public Engagement and Online & Continuing Education, it is our hope to enlighten, educate, and inspire; to strengthen relationships; and to develop a culture of engagement across the campus and local communities.
The symposium is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
Visit the Public Engagement Symposium website for more information.
Published Date: January 8, 2013
Published Date:June 7, 2012
Governor Quinn and the Green Governments Coordinating Council have recognized the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a Gold Level Compact School within the Illinois Campus Sustainability Compact program. This designation serves as a signal to our community and peer institutions that the University is a leader in higher education sustainability.
“We have made sustainability a top priority on our campus, in our facilities, in our research and teaching, and in our use of all of our resources and our engagement with the community around us and with the state. It is an honor to get recognition for our efforts.” – Chancellor Phyllis Wise
The University began participating in the Compact program at a Gold Level in 2010 and has retained this level of participation through continued progress towards campus sustainability goals and initiatives.
Published Date: June 7, 2012
Published Date:January 10, 2012
With the new year will come changes to CCNet - We're going to meet monthly at the same time and place and at each meeting we will learn about a specific topic, with time for discussion. Over time, we'll cover the range of sustainability topics. We'll host special events, as needed, on topics or at locations of interest to the group and community. Come learn more about us and about sustainability in our community.
Location and Time - Regular meetings will be at noon on the 3rd Thursday of the month at the Natural Resources Building (615 E. Peabody, Champaign, IL 61820) on the U of I campus. Convenient metered parking is available!
Audience - Our goal is to include both the campus community, the business community and government representatives (e.g. city and county officials).
Our next meeting is set for Thursday, February 16th. Marya Ryan will speak about Urbana's, Sustainability Advisory Commission. Mike Monson, Urbana Chief of Staff, on the upcoming Electric Bill Aggregation referendum. Angela Adams will speak briefly about a proposed Champaign bag fee. Pattsi Petrie asked to speak briefly about a local food council. Come learn more about us and about sustainability in our community.
www.champaigncountynet.org
Published Date: January 10, 2012