Green Forum
Green Forum
About
The Green Forum draws its members from across the college community and includes staff and student representatives, and key personnel with responsibilities in relation to the sustainability strategy. Chaired by President John O’Halloran and Mark Poland (Director of Buildings and Estates), the forum meets twice annually to drive forward the Green Campus project and sustainability within UCC.
If you wish to be a representative for a particular group/area please contact us: greencampus@ucc.ie
A message from the Chairs of the Green Forum
Autumn 2022 marks twelve years since UCC students began an initiative that would lead to the development of the Green Campus Programme, not just on our campus but across the world. In the years that have followed, UCC is proud to have been the first university in the world to be awarded a Green Flag. We were also the first to successfully renew our Green Flag twice, and to achieve ISO 50001 accreditation for energy management. We continue to maintain our strong standing in global metrics of Green Universities and actively contribute to the sustainable campus agenda on an international level.
We are continually making efforts to improve our impact on the environment and build on the excellent “grassroots” initiatives that are being undertaken in departments and buildings across the campus. You can read more about these initiatives in the pages of this website. The mission of our Green Campus is that all our activities are ‘student led, research informed and practice focused’. This mission continues our long tradition of independent thinking and citizenship, and was further reinforced with the publication of UCC’s Sustainability Strategy in July 2016. In May 2017, a Sustainability Officer was appointed to lead on the delivery of this strategy.
As chairs of the Green Forum, we welcome the involvement of the entire campus community in our sustainability initiatives and recognise the immense contributions that both staff and students have made over the last ten years to make our campus more sustainable. We hope to continue these efforts over the coming years, and to further UCC’s role in contributing to a more sustainable society.
President John O’Halloran and Mark Poland Director of Buildings and Estates (Green Forum Co-Chairs)
Green Forum Members
| President and Professor John O'Halloran | President and Green Forum Co-Chair | president@ucc.ie |
| Mark Poland | Director Buildings and Estates and Green Forum Co-Chair | markpoland@ucc.ie |
| Maria Kirrane | Head of Sustainability and Climate Action Office | m.kirrane@ucc.ie |
| Colm Foley | UCC SU President | president@uccsu.ie |
| Dearbhla Richardson | Green Campus Committee Co-Chair/Students Union Environmental and Sustainability Representative. | enviromental@uccsocieties.ie |
| Hayley O'Connell Vaughan | Green Campus Committee Co-Chair/Students Union Communications and Engagement Officer. | engagement@uccsu.ie |
| Paul Prendergast | Buildings Officer | pprendergast@ucc.ie |
| Michelle McCarthy | PA to Buildings Officer | michelle.mccarthy@ucc.ie |
| Pat Mehigan | Energy and Utilities Manager | p.mehigan@ucc.ie |
| Oliver Cunningham | Energy and Utilities Administrator | oliver.cunningham@ucc.ie |
| Dr Dean Venables | Department of Chemistry | d.venables@ucc.ie |
| Stephan Koch | Commuter Plan Manager | s.koch@ucc.ie |
| Imelda Sheehan | Commuter Plan Administrator | i.sheehan@ucc.ie |
| Barrie Curley | Grounds Maintenance B&E | b.curley@ucc.ie |
| Aidan O'Dwyer | Services Co-ordinator B&E | a.odwyer@ucc.ie |
| Tim Cronin | Capital Projects, Buildings and Estates | tim.cronin@ucc.ie |
| Niamh McGettrick | Administrative Manager, B&E | n.mcgettrick@ucc.ie |
| Professor Fiona Kearney | Director, Lewis Glucksman Gallery | f.kearney@ucc.ie |
| Professor Hannah Daly | Sustainable Energy, School of Engineering | h.daly@ucc.ie |
| Dr Avril Hutch | Director, EDI | ahutch@ucc.ie |
| Professor John Cryan | VP for Research & Innovation | j.cryan@ucc.ie |
| Professor Aine Ryall | Centre for Law & The Environment | a.ryall@ucc.ie |
| Dr Marguerite Nyhan | Sustainable Futures Lab, School of Engineering | marguerite.nyhan@ucc.ie |
| Dara Fitzpatrick | Department of Chemistry | d.fitzpatrick@ucc.ie |
| Dr Michael Byrne | Student Health | m.byrne@ucc.ie |
| Brendan O'Sullivan | Department of Geography | brendan.osullivan@ucc.ie |
| Professor Edmond Byrne | Department of Engineering | e.byrne@ucc.ie |
| Dr Catherine O'Mahony | CIRTL | catherine.omahony@ucc.ie |
| Dr Christie Godsmark | Public Health + ERI + CATCH Project | christie.godsmark@ucc.ie |
| Dr Annalisa Setti | Cork NeuroScience CNS Centre | a.setti@ucc.ie |
| Jason McMahon | Student Accommodation/Castlewhite Manager | cwmanager@ucc.ie |
| Cillian Cashman | Hospitalty Manager, Kylemore Services Group | ucchospitality@ksg.ie |
| Terry Brennan | Students Centre | t.brennan@ucc.ie |
| Fiona Thomson | Procurement Manager | fiona.thomson@ucc.ie |
| Katarzyna Sroka | Bidvest Noonan | katarzyna.sroka@bidvestnoonan.com |
| Dr Niall Dunphy | CPPU | n.dunphy@ucc.ie |
| Dr Paul Bolger | ERI | p.bolger@ucc.ie |
| Dr Eoin Lettice | School of BEES | e.lettice@ucc.ie |
| Professor Brian O'Gallachoir | Department of Engineering | b.ogallachoir@ucc.ie |
| Dr Ger Mullally | Department of Sociology & Criminology | g.mullally@ucc.ie |
| JP Quinn | Office of Marketing and Brand Impact | jp.quinn@ucc.ie |
| Donna O'Driscoll | Office of Marketing and Brand Impact | donnaodriscoll@ucc.ie |
| Dr Claire O'Neill | Management and Marketing | claireoneill@ucc.ie |
| Michelle Whyte | Societies Officer | michelle.whyte@ucc.ie |
| Dr Ruth Hally | CIRTL | ruth.hally@ucc.ie |