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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)
Illini Lights Out (2018) Spring 2018 Closed Yes Education and Justice
Composting at Welcome Lunch 2026 Spring 2026 Active No Food and Waste
Illinois Organic Internship Spring 2020 Closed No Education and Justice
ABE Doors and Windows Spring 2019 Closed No Energy Energy Conservation Efforts
Eco-Olympics Energy Conservation Competition Marketing (Microgrant) Spring 2019 Closed Yes Energy Eco-Olympics
Electrical and Computer Engineering Building (ECEB) Interactive, Energy/Education/Production/Use Display Spring 2019 Active No Education and Justice ECE Net-Zero Energy Building
Green Wall-South Atrium, College of Education Spring 2023 Closed No Education and Justice Green Infrastructure
Agroforestry for Food - Irrigation Initiative Spring 2019 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Sustainable Agricultural Practices
Rising Sprouts and Mazi Food Distribution Collaboration Spring 2020 Closed No Food and Waste
Restoration of Lincoln Avenue Residence Hall’s Native Plant Gardens Spring 2023 Active No Land, Air, and Water Rainwater Management Program, LAR Native Plants
Temple Hoyne Buell Hall DDC Upgrade of Room Equipment Spring 2023 Closed No Energy
Revert to Earth; Student Recycling Behavior Research Spring 2023 Closed Yes Food and Waste Project Revert to Earth
Pollinator Garden (Beekeeping Club) Spring 2023 Active Yes Land, Air, and Water Bee Campus USA
Demonstration of Enerdrape Thermal Energy Exchange System in Steam Tunnel Spring 2023 Closed Yes Energy
Foreign Languages Building Garden Renovation Spring 2020 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water Green Roof on Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics Building (formerly called Foreign Language Building)
Student Intern for Sustainable Transportation Spring 2023 Active No Transportation and Infrastructure Appropriately Staff Sustainable Transportation Efforts
Wymer Hall Geothermal Part 1 Spring 2023 Closed No Energy Wymer Hall
2026 makesmewanna (put art into it) festival Spring 2026 Active Yes Education and Justice
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
Reusable Rocketry Program Spring 2026 Active Yes Transportation and Infrastructure
Ecofeminism Summit Spring 2022 Closed Yes Education and Justice
Student-led Census at Trelease Woods Spring 2018 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water
Fume Hood Pilot Study Spring 2016 Closed Yes Energy Fume Hood Shut the Sash Campaign
Thermal Response Test Unit for Geothermal Pilot Project Spring 2017 Closed Yes Energy Geothermal Test Well at Energy Farm

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