Sustainability Council

The Sustainability Council is made up of top-tier leaders on the University of Illinois’ Urbana-Champaign campus with the Chancellor as its Chair. It provides strategic direction and oversight of the campus sustainability initiative, including major campus policies and large-scale expenditures regarding sustainability, energy conservation, and eco-friendly practices.

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Chancellor Robert J. Jones chairs the May 12, 2022, Sustainability Council meeting.

2023-24 SUSTAINABILITY COUNCIL MEMBERS

• Chair: Robert J. Jones, Chancellor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Vice Chair: Madhu Khanna, Alvin H. Baum Family Chair and Director of iSEE

• John Coleman, Interim Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost

• Barry Benson, Vice Chancellor for Advancement; Illinois Foundation Senior Vice President

• Danita Brown Young, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

• Susan Martinis, Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation

• Mike DeLorenzo, Senior Associate Chancellor for Administration and Operations

• Ehab Kamarah, Associate Vice Chancellor and Executive Director, Facilities & Services

• Lowa Mwilambwe, Associate Vice Chancellor for Auxiliary, Health & Well-Being

• Brian Bundren, Associate Provost for Capital Planning

• Rashid Bashir, Dean, College of Engineering

• German Bollero, Dean, College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences

• Kevin Hamilton, Dean, College of Fine + Applied Arts

• Venetria Patton, Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Tim Knox, Assistant Director of Athletics (Facilities & Capital Projects)

• Jeffrey Eric Jenkins, Chair, Faculty Senate

• Abby McGuire, President, Illinois Student Council (ISC)

• Claire Keating, Chair, Student Sustainability Committee (SSC)

• Danika Ford, Co-Chair, Student Sustainability Leadership Council (SSLC)

• Non-voting attendees: Jennifer Fraterrigo, iSEE Associate Director for Campus Sustainability and Co-Chair of the iCAP Working Group; Morgan White, Associate Director of Facilities & Services (F&S), Sustainability, and Co-Chair of the iCAP Working Group

• Secretary: Elizabeth Murphy, iSEE Managing Director

Council Subcommittee

In FY21 the Chancellor approved a Sustainability Council subcommittee, which will meet each semester to address medium or medium-large recommendations that need the involvement of the campus administration — as well as to have preliminary discussions on large policy or monetary recommendations that will go to the full Council later in the semester.

2023-24 SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS

• Chair: Mike DeLorenzo, Senior Associate Chancellor for Administration and Operations

• Susan Martinis, Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation

• Brian Bundren, Associate Provost for Capital Planning

• Lowa Mwilambwe, Associate Vice Chancellor for Auxiliary, Health, and Well-Being

• Ehab Kamarah, Associate Vice Chancellor and Executive Director, Facilities & Services

• Madhu Khanna, Alvin H. Baum Family Chair and Director, iSEE

• Jennifer Fraterrigo, iSEE Associate Director for Campus Sustainability

• Morgan White, Associate Director of Facilities & Services (F&S), Sustainability

• Danika Ford, Co-Chair, Student Sustainability Leadership Council (SSLC)

• Non-voting attendee: Miriam Keep, Sustainability Programs Coordinator, iSEE (ex-officio)