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Report to <strong>UIC</strong> Chancellor’s Committee on Susta<strong>in</strong>ability <strong>and</strong> Energy<br />
<strong>in</strong>corporates modern, efficient <strong>and</strong> technologically <strong>in</strong>novative<br />
transportation <strong>and</strong> grounds systems <strong>and</strong> programs, thereby enabl<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the <strong>University</strong> to respond to <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g dem<strong>and</strong>s while maximiz<strong>in</strong>g<br />
options <strong>and</strong> benefits <strong>and</strong> m<strong>in</strong>imiz<strong>in</strong>g the negative impact on<br />
<strong>in</strong>dividuals, human health, <strong>and</strong> the environment.<br />
Report Guidance<br />
The Subcommittee’s deliberations <strong>and</strong> analysis were guided by a set<br />
<strong>of</strong> commitments, st<strong>and</strong>ards <strong>and</strong> policies: firstly, the American College<br />
& <strong>University</strong> Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) <strong>and</strong> the<br />
Ill<strong>in</strong>ois <strong>Susta<strong>in</strong>able</strong> <strong>University</strong> Compact, secondly, the Susta<strong>in</strong>ability<br />
Track<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> Rat<strong>in</strong>g Assessment (STARS) st<strong>and</strong>ards, which were<br />
developed through a collaborative effort by the Association for<br />
Advancement <strong>of</strong> Susta<strong>in</strong>ability <strong>in</strong> Higher Education (AASHE) <strong>and</strong><br />
secondly, strategies <strong>and</strong> policies that have developed over time <strong>in</strong> the<br />
transportation <strong>and</strong> l<strong>and</strong>scape sectors, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Transportation</strong><br />
Dem<strong>and</strong> Management, Congestion Mitigation <strong>and</strong> Air Quality<br />
(CMAQ), Urban Forestry <strong>and</strong> Arboriculture practices.<br />
ACUPCC & Ill<strong>in</strong>ois <strong>Susta<strong>in</strong>able</strong> <strong>University</strong> Compact<br />
On September 14, 2007, <strong>UIC</strong> became an <strong>in</strong>augural signatory to the<br />
American College & <strong>University</strong> Presidents Climate Commitment that<br />
recognizes that colleges <strong>and</strong> universities must provide leadership <strong>in</strong><br />
their communities by model<strong>in</strong>g ways to m<strong>in</strong>imize global warm<strong>in</strong>g<br />
emissions <strong>and</strong> by provid<strong>in</strong>g the knowledge <strong>and</strong> skills to students to<br />
address the critical challenges <strong>and</strong> develop solutions to the issues we<br />
face today. The first part <strong>of</strong> the commitment was to <strong>in</strong>itiate two or<br />
more tangible actions to reduce greenhouse gases while the more<br />
comprehensive plan is be<strong>in</strong>g developed. One <strong>of</strong> <strong>UIC</strong>’s tangible actions<br />
is to encourage the use <strong>of</strong> <strong>and</strong> provide access to public transportation<br />
for all faculty, staff, students <strong>and</strong> visitors at our <strong>in</strong>stitution.<br />
In cooperation with the Ill<strong>in</strong>ois Green Government Coord<strong>in</strong>at<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Council, chaired by then Lieutenant Governor Pat Qu<strong>in</strong>n, <strong>and</strong><br />
universities <strong>and</strong> community colleges across Ill<strong>in</strong>ois, <strong>UIC</strong> jo<strong>in</strong>ed the<br />
Ill<strong>in</strong>ois <strong>Susta<strong>in</strong>able</strong> <strong>University</strong> Compact on February 7, 2008. Among<br />
<strong>UIC</strong>’s six goals, pledged to be accomplish by December 31, 2010 is to<br />
promote more susta<strong>in</strong>able transportation options, such as purchas<strong>in</strong>g<br />
hybrid <strong>and</strong> flex-fuel vehicles whenever practical, us<strong>in</strong>g renewable<br />
fuels for our campus fleet <strong>and</strong> establish<strong>in</strong>g successful car-shar<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong><br />
carpool<strong>in</strong>g programs on campus.<br />
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