{"id":1542,"date":"2021-03-29T11:11:35","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T15:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/?page_id=1542"},"modified":"2021-06-04T12:29:47","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T16:29:47","slug":"march-17-2021","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/meetings-activities\/meeting-minutes\/march-17-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"March 17, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\t<h1>March 17, 2021<\/h1>\r\n\r\n<p>Attendance: Sarah Youngs, Lauren Dykman, Danielle Freeman, \u00a0Sebastien Bigorre, Taylor Heyl, Dina Pandya, Pam Polloni, Stephanie Madsen<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Lunch n Learn &#8211; Bee Keeping at WHOI update (Karen Soenen + Danie Kinkade) March 26, 2021 at Noon<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whoi-edu.zoom.us\/j\/96829298940?pwd=TkFoSE5xY0NhLzdON29zUm1kNi92Zz09\">https:\/\/whoi-edu.zoom.us\/j\/96829298940?pwd=TkFoSE5xY0NhLzdON29zUm1kNi92Zz09<\/a><br \/>\r\n\u2022\u00a0Meeting ID: 968 2929 8940<br \/>\r\n\u2022\u00a0Passcode: CFuH7%\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Boat Shrink Wrap Recycling &#8211; SeaGrant &#8211; Stephanie Murphy Wednesday, April 14<sup>th<\/sup> at Noon (zoom link to come) Join Zoom Meeting https:\/\/whoi-edu.zoom.us\/j\/95485288759?pwd=ZnlycVVzcGNiRGVOUmJ1Qlo0ZWZidz09<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Meeting ID: 954 8528 8759 Passcode: w52Q%L<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>3 Hikes with The 300 Committee led by Colleen Smith &#8211; Sign up before they fill (10 spots for each Saturday hike) <a href=\"https:\/\/signup.com\/go\/aLiSFbg\">https:\/\/signup.com\/go\/aLiSFbg<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0These have been well attended and really positive thus far!<\/li>\r\n<li>Campus open for hikes and tennis!<\/li>\r\n<li>Create Walk-Meet Loop Maps- How long does it take to walk around Ring Road? Can you walk and hold a meeting at the same time? We need volunteers to map the loop, measure the distance and calculate time. Other loops\/trails would be great too &#8211; a 30 minute bike path loop? A 30 minute Village Loop (Eel Pond)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Generate flyer for Boat Shrink Wrap Lunch n Learn (SMurphy- done)<\/li>\r\n<li>Map loops around campus using All Trails (SY-Eel Pond, SM+DP-Ring Road)<\/li>\r\n<li>Create flyer for Loop Walks &#8211; add maps, pictures, quotes<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Clark South + Clark Solar Update &#8211; <\/strong>net meters installed and inverters were turned on March 19<sup>th<\/sup>!.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>If interested in Off-site Residential solar, contact Megan Amsler or Joe Loud 982.0888 TO APPLY<\/li>\r\n<li>Finalize netmetering paperwork (SM- done)<\/li>\r\n<li>Work on ethernet connection and dashboard for our solar webpage (SM)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Blake, Clark South, Losos, McLean (completed Jan-March)<\/li>\r\n<li>Next -Smith (May 4<sup>th<\/sup> start date), Bigelow (April 5<sup>th<\/sup> start date)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Contact Building Reps in Bigelow + Smith (SM)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>#4\u00a0 \u00a0EV Chargers at NQF Building (new building on Quissett Campus)- <\/strong>discuss options regarding Eversource&#8217;s EV Make Ready Program (pays all 240v wiring, trenching and paving) and MassDOT EVIP Program (pays half of hardware costs).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Contact MassEVIP and apply for EV port rebate which is 50% of hardware cost (SM)<\/li>\r\n<li>Get charging station estimate from SemaConnect &#8211; dual port with adjustable cables (SM)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>#5 \u00a0\u00a0Beach Clean-up Shore Lab &#8211; Monthly -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.<\/strong> Leaders for Beach Cleanups include:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>March 4, Thursday &#8211; Kevin Nikolaus + Stephanie Madsen<\/li>\r\n<li>April 1 &#8211; Dina Pandya and Stephanie Murphy<\/li>\r\n<li>May 6, Thursday &#8211; Pam Polloni + Steph Madsen<\/li>\r\n<li>June 3, Thursday &#8211; Taylor Heyl + Danielle Freeman<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>#6 <\/strong><strong>WHOI&#8217;s Your Buddy Program being formulated <\/strong>-The goal is to create a more diverse, inclusive, and welcoming environment at WHOI. Coming soon, more information will be posted on the Workplace Climate Committees website<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Write a Welcome to WHOI letter for new employees and send to new employee list every 2 weeks (Mitch is pushing the new employee list to Steph and Dina). If you want access to the Buddy google folder, please let me know <a href=\"mailto:smadsen@whoi.edu\">smadsen@whoi.edu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1ZpRZvWQnM8LhLakY4mGwlDD650pqnch2NxUVE6LCg_A\/edit?usp=sharing\">Buddy Google Doc &#8211; Welcome Letter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>To be a Buddy and create your Profile, go to: <a href=\"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/wcc\/whois-your-buddy-program\/\">https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/wcc\/whois-your-buddy-program\/<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Schedule next WHOI&#8217;s Your Buddy meeting- Thursday, April 8 at 11:00am (DP + SM)<\/li>\r\n<li>Write a Welcome to WHOI letter for new employees (SM + team- done, we need edits)<\/li>\r\n<li>Update Buddy Form by adding exemplars (examples) so people know what kind of Buddy Profile we are looking for (DP)<\/li>\r\n<li>Recruit Buddies to Sign up to be a Buddy (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/wcc\/whois-your-buddy-program\/\">https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/wcc\/whois-your-buddy-program\/<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>#7\u00a0\u00a0 STF Garden Plot in the Village &#8211; <\/strong>email Seb Bigorre <a href=\"mailto:sbigorre@whoi.edu\">sbigorre@whoi.edu<\/a> if you&#8217;d like to help out at the STF garden this Spring + Summer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Help start seeds for garden<\/li>\r\n<li>Meet at the Garden Plot on Sunday, March 21 at 11:00am to prep soil for planting<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>#8 Green it Forward Award (has been on hold during Covid) <\/strong>Do we modify the program or wait until the Pandemic is over? Thoughts include: Raffle for Beach cleanup participants (Helen)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Add this to next month&#8217;s agenda, we ran out of time.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 17, 2021 Attendance: Sarah Youngs, Lauren Dykman, Danielle Freeman, \u00a0Sebastien Bigorre, Taylor Heyl, Dina Pandya, Pam Polloni, Stephanie Madsen Lunch n Learn &#8211; Bee Keeping at WHOI update (Karen Soenen + Danie Kinkade) March 26, 2021 at Noon https:\/\/whoi-edu.zoom.us\/j\/96829298940?pwd=TkFoSE5xY0NhLzdON29zUm1kNi92Zz09 \u2022\u00a0Meeting ID: 968 2929 8940 \u2022\u00a0Passcode: CFuH7% Boat Shrink Wrap Recycling &#8211; SeaGrant &#8211; Stephanie&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":211,"featured_media":0,"parent":11,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1542"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/211"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1542"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1542\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1665,"href":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1542\/revisions\/1665"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.whoi.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}