SECS Meeting This Wednesday

Awards, May Day, Camping, and the end of the semester

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April 28, 2026

SECS Meeting This Wednesday 6:30-7:30!

At the Channing Murray Foundation, 1209 W Oregon Street. Come learn about what SECS does and how you can get involved!

Keep track of everything SECS does on our calendar!

Here’s what we’re up to this week:

  • Action: Canvassing for May Day

  • Education: Planning native gardening workshop

  • Garden: Major planting day

  • Green Observer: Pick up your copy of GO!

  • Media: Scrapbook!

  • Policy: Creating materials to advocate Ammons back on the bill

Community Hour

Before SECS meetings, from 6-6:30 in the Channing Murray Foundation, come hang out with us! We’ll be working on the scrapbook with the media working group!

Upcoming Events & Reminders

We won the Green Globe for branching out!

Friday-Sat, May 1-2 — Camping
Join us for camping at Moraine View State Recreation Area. Sign up here by Wednesday @ 11:59pm

May Day

New SECS Talk

Happy Earth Day!

The SECS Talk · Episode

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RECURRING REMINDERS

Join the Discord

Discord is our primary method for members to communicate in SECS. Stay up to date with our projects, help plan our next steps, and get to know us at the link below.

Listen to the SECS talk

Listen here to our sustainability-focused podcast, the SECS talk!

Visit TORIIS and take action

TORIIS.earth is an organization that makes transparent the University of Illinois Systems investments and visualizes this data through an environmental lens. Throughout TORIIS, you can explore in depth the University of Illinois Systems’ investments, understand the scope and impact of its investments in the fossil fuel industry, and take action by signing the open letter requesting fossil fuel divestment from the University of Illinois.

The orange represents our University’s carbon footprint via investments

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President — Averhy Sanborn (she/her)
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Vice President — Gabi DalSanto (she/they)
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Treasurer — Lukas Phillips (he/him)
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Secretary — Madeline Loyd (she/her)
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Policy Coordinator — Lincoln Dean (he/him)
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Action Coordinator — Grayson Hodson (he/him)
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Education Coordinator — Julia Spainhour (she/her)
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Media Officer — Natalie Reed (she/her)
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Editor-in-Chief of the Green Observer – Sophia Beem (she/her)
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Community Chair — Joya Weissman (she/her)
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Land Stewardship Coordinator — Bruce Beem (he/him)
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Outreach Coordinator — Izzy Wilder (she/her)
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer — Yesenia Adrianzen (she/her)
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