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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 Started Status Student Led?sort descending Category Associated Project(s)
Illini Union Food Court Lighting Upgrade Fall 2025 Active No Energy
Faculty Insights Gateway (FIG) Fall 2025 Active No Education and Justice
Installing Ubiquitous Electric Charging Infrastructure on Campus for UIUC Students Spring 2026 Active No Transportation and Infrastructure
Composting at Welcome Lunch 2026 Spring 2026 Active No Food and Waste
Lorado Taft Path from 4th St to 6th St - Construction Spring 2026 Active No Transportation and Infrastructure
Grind2Energy System for Housing Food Stores Spring 2026 Active No Food and Waste
Off Grid Solar Kiln Spring 2026 Active No Land, Air, and Water
Recensus of Trelease Woods Forest Dynamics Plot - Phase 2 (2026) Spring 2026 Active No Land, Air, and Water
Sustainable Design Gallery Spring 2026 Active No Education and Justice
Krannert Center Recycling Project Fall 2019 Closed No Food and Waste Increase Recycling Rates
Understanding and Learning Electric Vehicle Charging Behaviors on Campus Fall 2022 Closed No Transportation and Infrastructure
Engineered Renewable Nuclease Biocatalyst for Degradation of Antibiotic Resistance Genes from Wastewater. Spring 2025 Active No Land, Air, and Water
Improving the Sustainability of the Freezer Room at the Wildlife Veterinary Epidemiology Laboratory Spring 2023 Closed No Energy Freezer Challenge
From Tap to Tributary, Mapping and Evaluating PFAS Concentrations Across Campus and the C-U Water Systems Fall 2025 Active No Land, Air, and Water
Precious Plastics UIUC Recycling Station Spring 2024 Closed No Food and Waste Implement Solutions for Special Recyclables
Greenhouse Renovation for the Sustainable Student Farm and Illinois Urban Farmers Student Organization Fall 2024 Active No Food and Waste
Land Addition to Vermilion River Observatory Spring 2020 Closed No Land, Air, and Water
Portable Farm Stand Spring 2012 Closed No Food and Waste Sustainable Student Farm
Reducing Water Waste in Talbot Laboratory Spring 2022 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Talbot Laboratory: LEED Silver
Sheltered Bicycle Parking for Chemical Life Sciences Building and Roger Adams Laboratory Spring 2014 Closed No Transportation and Infrastructure Bicycle Parking & Storage
The Hip-Hop Xpress Fall 2019 Closed No Education and Justice
Production of Safe Leafy Greens via Hydroponics by Recycling of Wastewater Nutrients Spring 2020 Closed No Food and Waste Illini Urban Farmers Hydroponics System
Student Services Arcade Building Water Bottle Fillers Spring 2022 Closed No Food and Waste Reduce Single-Use Plastics
Woody Polyculture Work Study Spring 2020 Closed No Food and Waste Woody Perennial Polyculture (WPP) Research Site
Enhancing Learning and Volunteer Opportunities in SAW Spring 2018 Closed No Land, Air, and Water

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