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SSC Projects

Since 2008, the Student Sustainability Committee (SSC) has funded hundreds of sustainability projects across the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. Filter and search the SSC Project listing below to learn more about the initiatives the SSC has supported.

Title Semestersort descending Year Started Status Student Led? Category Associated Project(s)
Illinois Space Society Hybrid Rocket Engine Fall 2019 Active Yes Transportation and Infrastructure
Sustainable Art & Design Exhibition Fall 2017 Closed Yes Education and Justice
Freezer Challenge Fall 2017 Closed No Education and Justice Freezer Challenge
College of Fine and Applied Arts IT Electric Car/LINC Fall 2012 Closed Yes Energy Increase use of EVs and other Alternative Service Vehicles
Krannert Center Recycling Project Fall 2019 Closed No Food and Waste Increase Recycling Rates
LED Classroom Upgrades Fall 2017 Closed No Energy LED Classroom Upgrade
Native Prairie Planting (2012) Fall 2013 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water Increase Pollinator-Friendly Areas
Nitrile Glove Recycling Fall 2013 Closed No Food and Waste Glove Recycling
Towards a Battery-Free Environment Sensing System for Urban Heat Island Identification Fall 2022 Active Yes Land, Air, and Water
Increased SSF Food Production (Tractor) Fall 2017 Closed No Food and Waste Sustainable Student Farm
Woody Perennial Polyculture Educational Outreach Fall 2012 Closed No Education and Justice Woody Perennial Polyculture (WPP) Research Site
ISFP Tortilla Expansion Fall 2017 Closed No Food and Waste Sustainable Agricultural Food System
Illini Union Food Court Lighting Upgrade Fall 2025 Active No Energy
Resuscitating Soil for Sustainable Futures Spring 2021 Closed No Land, Air, and Water
Bee Campus (Microgrant) Spring 2020 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water Bee Campus USA
South Farm Draper Purchase Spring 2019 Closed No Food and Waste Sustainable Agricultural Practices
Enhancing Learning and Volunteer Opportunities in SAW Spring 2018 Closed No Land, Air, and Water
Hydrologic Spring 2021 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water Enactus
Campus Compost Tumblers Spring 2021 Closed Yes Food and Waste
Recycling Pods Spring 2019 Closed No Food and Waste Install Appropriate Waste Collection Infrastructure
Sustainable Restoration and Growth of the South Arboretum Woods Spring 2020 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water
Solar Decathlon 2009 Spring 2009 Closed No Education and Justice Illinois Solar Decathlon
Illini Algae Club Sequestration Project Spring 2015 Closed Yes Energy
Woody Polyculture Work Study Spring 2020 Closed No Food and Waste Woody Perennial Polyculture (WPP) Research Site
Student Services Arcade Building Water Bottle Fillers Spring 2022 Closed No Food and Waste Reduce Single-Use Plastics

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