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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 ascending Year Started Status Student Led? Category Associated Project(s)
Recensus of Trelease Woods Forest Dynamics Plot - Phase 2 (2026) Spring 2026 Active No Land, Air, and Water
CHP Landscape Sustainability Project Spring 2026 Active Yes Land, Air, and Water
Vernal Pool and SAW Improvements Spring 2025 Active Yes Land, Air, and Water
Off Grid Solar Kiln Spring 2026 Active No Land, Air, and Water
Boring Illini Spring 2026 Active Yes Transportation and Infrastructure
2026 makesmewanna (put art into it) festival Spring 2026 Active Yes Education and Justice
Soil Boring Database for UIUC Students Spring 2022 Active Yes Land, Air, and Water Geothermal on Campus
Digital Fashion Design: Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future Spring 2024 Active No Education and Justice Reuse Surplus Goods and Valuable "Waste"
Composting at Welcome Lunch 2026 Spring 2026 Active No Food and Waste
Grind2Energy System for Housing Food Stores Spring 2026 Active No Food and Waste
Sustainable Design Gallery Spring 2026 Active No Education and Justice
Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) Geothermal - 2 Spring 2019 Closed No Energy Geothermal at the Campus Instructional Facility (CIF)
Illini Algae Club Sequestration Project Spring 2015 Closed Yes Energy
Bike Parking on Campus (Hazelwood Path Improvements) Spring 2010 Closed No Transportation and Infrastructure Bicycle Parking & Storage
Art and Design Hallway Lighting Spring 2019 Closed No Energy Energy Conservation Incentive Program (ECIP)
KCPA Lighting Replacement Spring 2014 Closed No Energy
Campus Community Garden: Fostering Sustainable Food Production and Undergraduate Learning Spring 2014 Closed No Food and Waste Sustainable Food Practices
Improving the Sustainability of the Freezer Room at the Wildlife Veterinary Epidemiology Laboratory Spring 2023 Closed Yes Energy Freezer Challenge
Bee Research Facility Sustainable Auxiliary Building Spring 2019 Closed No Education and Justice Bee Campus USA
Installing Ubiquitous Electric Charging Infrastructure on Campus for UIUC Students Spring 2026 Active No Transportation and Infrastructure
Lorado Taft Path from 4th St to 6th St - Construction Spring 2026 Active No Transportation and Infrastructure
Allerton Park Solar Array Spring 2020 Closed Yes Energy
Biomass Burner at Sustainable Farm Spring 2014 Closed No Energy
Solar Decathlon 2009 Spring 2009 Closed No Education and Justice Illinois Solar Decathlon
Reusable Rocketry Program Spring 2026 Active Yes Transportation and Infrastructure

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