Humboldt State University Energy Independence Fund

HEIF Commitee

Voting Members

Nathan Chase, Student

Kira Deschaux, Student

Juliene Wintermute, Student

Jenny Tracy, Student

Arne Jacobsen, Faculty

Tim Moxon, Staff

Tall Chief Comet, Staff

Non-Voting Members

Meg Harper, Student

Adam Schumaker, Student

Rachel Haduch, Student

Michael Winkler, Community

Ann Alter, Faculty

John Meyer, Faculty

Kim King, Staff

Rosemary Smith, Staff

Steve Hackett, Faculty

Peter Lehman, Faculty

Announcements

Get help on your Proposals!

Proposals Due November 6th!

Summer Projects completed!

Keep your eye open for touchless, filtered water bottle refill stations in the Depot and the lobby of SBS near the admissions desk! These are part of the HSU Takes Back the Tap Campaign on campus aimed at reducing disposable water bottle sales! You can do your part to save our oceans from plastic.

As of August 15th, the PV system is up and running atop the Old Music Building!

July 7th marked the completion of the Solar Hot Water units on CCAT!

Get Involved!

HEIF is looking for interested students to join the committee as voting members to help determine which projects get funded, propose energy related projects to better our campus and help shape HEIF's future.
If interested, fill out the Committee Application or contact James Robinson, HEIF Manager at jr71@humboldt.edu

Request For Proposals Due by 5pm Friday, November 6th 2009!
Start Thinking about projects now.

HEIF Awarded Projects: Spring '09

4/14: $78,000 to student energy projects

Project: Relight Redwood Bowl

Team: Green Campus members - Kale Roberts, Jamila Ghoul, Sarah Schneider

4/14: $6,400 to student energy projects

Project: HSU: Take back the Tap

Team: members - Natalynne DeLapp, James Robinson, Gabe Salazar
HEIF funded the project componenets pertaining to video outreach and is pending funding for installation of filtered "Hydration Stations" until addendum items are submitted.

3/10: $6,275 for New Compost Bins around HSU
Further calculations were requested to verify energy savings and the proposal was accepted following this addendum.

Project: Animal Proof Permanent Compost Bins

Team: Kathleen Robinson, Emily Creegan, Nicholas Tringale, Stacie Bartram

5/1: Total of $106,000 awarded to student energy projects

Congratulations to the two winning projects of Spring '09 HEIF awards! Check out the full project proposals under "Other Downloads" at right.

HEIF Awarded Projects: Fall '08

12/10: $92,400 to student energy project

Project: HVAC Efficiency Measures for Sci D/E

Team: Renewable Energy Student Union members - James Robinson, Peter Johnstone, Blair Kinser

Project: RESU Building Intern Position

Team: Nathan Lohse, Patricia Lai, Colin Sheppard

Project: CCAT Solar Thermal System

Team: Jeffrey Steuben, Laura Hughes

Mission Statement

The mission of the Humboldt Energy Independence Fund is to reduce the environmental impact of energy use at Humboldt State University through student driven projects.

Goals of the Fund:

The HEIF will achieve its mission through projects that are developed by students and, to the extent possible, implemented, monitored, and maintained with strong student involvement.
The HEIF will require accountability by measuring and reporting quantitative and qualitative results, as well as levels of involvement by students and other participants, in all its projects.

The HEIF will strive to make its projects derive from and be connected to the curriculum of the university.

The HEIF will support dissemination of information about its projects through public outreach and educational activities.

The HEIF will seek to publicize accomplishments and experiences associated with its program and projects through a variety of media.