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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 Semester Year Startedsort descending Status Student Led? Category Associated Project(s)
Establishing High-Efficiency Cold Storage Capacity for the Miller Lab Spring 2023 Closed No Energy Freezer Challenge
Towards Zero Waste: Classification via Spectroscopy Enabled Computer Vision at Campus Waste Transfer Station Fall 2023 Active No Food and Waste Increase Recycling through the WTS
Part 2 Temple Hoyne Buell Hall DDC Upgrade of Room Equipment Fall 2023 Closed No Energy Retrocommissioning (RCx)
Part 2 Wymer Hall Geo-Thermal Fall 2023 Active No Energy Wymer Hall
Reimagine Our Future Sustainability Contest Fall 2023 Active No Education and Justice ReImagine Our Future
Power Station Fall 2023 Active Yes Energy
Student Intern for Sustainable Transportation Spring 2023 Active Yes Transportation and Infrastructure Appropriately Staff Sustainable Transportation Efforts
Accessible Gardening in Orchard Downs Fall 2023 Active No Food and Waste Orchard Downs Community Gardens
Sustainable Food Event and Wednesday Talks Fall 2023 Closed Yes Education and Justice Sustainable Food Practices
Pollinator Garden (Beekeeping Club) Spring 2023 Active Yes Land, Air, and Water Bee Campus USA
Wymer Hall Geothermal Part 1 Spring 2023 Active No Energy Wymer Hall
LW004 Monarchs Need Milkweed Spring 2023 Active Yes Food and Waste Increase Pollinator-Friendly Areas
Decreasing Energy Usage in the INHS Fish Collection Spring 2023 Active Yes Energy
Demonstration of Enerdrape Thermal Energy Exchange System in Steam Tunnel Spring 2023 Closed Yes Energy
Facilities & Services Rainwater Management Plan Spring 2023 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Rainwater Management Plans, Land and Water iCAP Team
2023 Ecofeminism Summit Spring 2023 Closed No Education and Justice Education iCAP Team
University of Illinois Investment Database Spring 2023 Closed Yes Education and Justice Fossil Fuels Divestment - Support Letter
Seed Bomb Bash Spring 2023 Closed Yes Education and Justice
Improving the Sustainability of the Freezer Room at the Wildlife Veterinary Epidemiology Laboratory Spring 2023 Active Yes Energy Freezer Challenge
Improving the Sustainability of the Freezer Room at the Wildlife Veterinary Epidemiology Laboratory Spring 2023 Active No Energy Freezer Challenge
Foundations for Cultivating Indigenous Gardens within the Southern Arboretum Woodlands Spring 2023 Active No Land, Air, and Water
ISTC-UIUC Waste Characterization Study & Opportunity Assessment Spring 2023 Closed No Food and Waste Waste Stream Characterization Study Phase 1, Waste Stream Characterization Study Phase 2, Waste Stream Characterization Study Phase 3
Development of Inexpensive Solar Water Heater Fall 2023 Active Yes Energy
Enhancing Water Quality Through Appropriate Woodchip Mulch and Phosphorus Filter Pairing Fall 2023 Active Yes Land, Air, and Water Rainwater Management
Greening the Garage Oil Filter Crusher Fall 2023 Closed No Food and Waste Implement Solutions for Special Recyclables

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