The Student Sustainability Committee has organized and funded a pilot project in which students conduct energy assessments of campus buildings for the purposes of weatherization. Teams from student organizations conduct the assessments, and receive payment for their work. This semester, five organizations are participating. F&S has contributed support and funds to the actual weatherization of the building. Small campus buildings, including the cultural houses, selected on the basis of energy usage, are assessed.

Study abroad programs are an integral part of the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign’s education, allowing students to gain experience in a variety of fields. The integration of sustainability into the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign’s study abroad programs will allow students to gain firsthand experience with sustainability concepts and apply their learning in their respective fields. The University of Illinois Urbana Champaign has established the Illinois Abroad Council Steering Committee (IACSC) to integrate sustainability into the study abroad curriculum.

A Sustainability Literacy Assessment is designed to evaluate our students' understanding of sustainability-related concepts and themes. The Assessment is administered to the entire student body. 

 The course inventory exercise enabled us to identify gaps in sustainability course offerings.  Primary gaps in course offerings are in the humanities and social sciences. To aide in filling those gaps, the Office of Sustainability, now the Center for a Sustainable Environment, offers a teaching sustainability workshop each spring.  The workshop provides an opportunity for teachers (faculty and TAs) to learn methods for integrating sustainability into their courses.  A small stipend is available to those who complete the assignments.

The iCAP 2020 objective 6.1 is to "Broaden the availability of sustainability education across the entire curriculum, beginning with first-year student orientation and continuing through commencement, with at least one of four proposed methods implemented by FY24." The responsible campus unit for championing this objective is iSEE.

The iCAP 2020 objective 6.2 is to "Establish a comprehensive online repository for courses and academic programs with sustain-ability content." The responsible campus unit for championi

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is constantly striving to improve the education of its students.  Through the efforts and contributions of many individuals, several opportunities were identified for integrating sustainability into our education mission.

Courses interested in obtaining campus data can request access through this website: http://www.cam.illinois.edu/iii/iii-24Attach2.htm.

As a world-class university, Illinois has the capacity and the obligation to assume a leadership role in climate destabilization research and action. We believe it can inspire a wide range of exciting and crucial scholarship, while developing cross-campus partnerships, and engage our students. Significant efforts are underway in addressing each of the University's core components of its mission—education, research, and public engagement, along with campus operations, as they relate to sustainability.

Bicycling is the most sustainable mode of transportation.  It is fun, convenient, and healthy, yet many people do not utilize this excellent travel mode because they need more information.  The University is working with the communities to provide bicycle safety training, awareness events, and lessons in maintaining a bicycle.

Further developing and encouraging the use of active transportation modes that promote walking, bicycling, and public transit is one of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s strategic initiatives.