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July 21, 2021

Attendance: Dina Pandya, Taylor Heyl, Connor Ahearn, Stephanie Madsen

 #1.  WSS  (WHOI Social Sustainability) – Let’s keep the holistic health theme going! 

 Please volunteer for WSS Events:

  • Beach Botany Walk with Pam – Thursday, Sept. 9th at 12:15pm, meet at Fenno front entrance
  • WHOI Picnic - Aug. 7 from 11:00-4:00…A newcomer hub standy will be displayed to create a space to encourage community connection.

Action:

  • Schedule the Botany Walk (PP + SM) Thursday, Sept 9, 2021
  • Create volunteer schedule for the WHOI picnic on Aug 7 (KG)
  • Recruit WHOI’s Your Buddy volunteers to help at the Aug 7 picnic (SM)

 

#2  Beach Clean-up Shore Lab - Monthly – We need Volunteers to join the leaders! STF is partnering with T3C + WHOI neighbors to clean up the beach on the first Thursday of each month at noon. Meet at Gate by Shore Lab. Leaders for Beach Cleanups include:

  • August 5, Thursday @ noon – GLOW will sponsor the August Cleanup!
  • Sept 2, Thursday – tbd (a Dept or committee?)
  • Oct 7, Thursday – Communications Dept. WHOI

 Action:

  • Reach out to Committees and ask if they would sponsor/recruit for a cleanup (Depts and Women’s Committee are interested)) (HH- done)

 

#3  Recycling –

  1. Paper Shredding Program – Iron Mountain Shredding Co – Lead Heather K is leaving WHOI and we need a new champion/POC
  2. Plastic reduction and recycling at the beach signs needed.

Action:

  

 #4  WHOI’s Your Buddy Program update –The goal is to create a more diverse, inclusive, and welcoming environment at WHOI. Check out the Workplace Climate Committees website for more info

https://web.whoi.edu/wcc/whois-your-buddy-program/

We need Buddies!!!  The program won’t work unless we get at least 20, so please post your profile

  • To be a Buddy and create your Profile, go to: https://web.whoi.edu/wcc/whois-your-buddy-program/
  • Mitch in IS sends us a list of new people every 2 weeks. A welcome letter with link to WCC website will be sent to new employees.
  • Welcome letter has been composed and ready to send

Action:

  • Add more diversity to the Buddy Board (All)
  • Send welcome letter to new employee list (SM soon)
  • Modify Buddy Board (DP)

 

#5   LED light installation update – 6 buildings completed in 2021 bringing in $380,000 rebate dollars.

  • Blake, Clark South, Losos, McLean, Bigelow, Smith (completed Jan-June 2021)
  • Next Buildings –Iselin Shop, QFB-Carpenters Shop, Shipping/Distribution Warehouse

Action:

  • Sign CLC applications for rebates (SM)

 

#6  Solar Update – Meteor House solar will be installed in the next few months! Thank you Peter DM for contributing to the installation costs!

Clark South + Clark Solar Update – Now operational and real-time solar generation data is available on our website.

https://web.whoi.edu/sustainability/initiatives/energy-climate-change/solar/

  • Revision video featuring WHOI solar was filmed in early June. We’ll have excellent drone footage as well as still shots.

Action:

  • Add Clark and Clark So solar installation information to our STF website (SM, DD or HH)
  • Develop next solar installation location (SM)

#7   New Business    -