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2025

March 3 Visit SIU’s Forced Air Compost Facility Thursday for tours, award presentation

February 21 SIU Zero Waste Station at International Food Festival spotlights campus sustainability initiatives: 1, 2

2024

October 16 After Halloween, keep jack-o-lanterns out of landfills at SIU’s pumpkin smash

October 11 SIU Sustainability plans open house, leadership and service week and more

October 7 SIU units can win prizes in Green Office Challenge launching this month

September 10 $500K SIU study focuses on removing ‘forever chemicals’ from water

June 11 SIU Sustainability office relocates, launches survey

June 11 SIU earns Tree Campus Higher Education honors for 9th time

May 15 SIU wins national event recognition in Campus Race to Zero Waste competition

April 24 SIU awards nearly $173K in Green Fund grants, honors students for sustainability

April 15 SIU will host Arbor Day tree planting April 24; all welcome

April 4 SIU celebrates Earth Month in April

February 29 SIU community can participate in sustainability-focused workshops, activities

February 29 SIU community members can apply now for Green Fund grants

2023

November 3 The Great Southern Illinois Pumpkin Smash in Carbondale, IL

October 26 New event ends Halloween season with fun for a purpose

October 6 SIU celebrating Campus Sustainability Month in October

September 19 Students find many benefits in volunteering

September 18 Is barge shipping better for the environment? - Marketplace

September 15 SIU researcher seeks to stabilize complex, uncertain water supply systems

April 19 SIU awards grants to diverse sustainability projects in honor of Earth Day

2022

April 22 SIU celebrates Earth Day with more than $63,000 in Green Fund grant awards and more

April 14 SIU leads coalition for regional transition to renewable energy

March 30 SIU celebrating Earth Month with many events in April

2021

February 18 SIU earns improved silver Bicycle Friendly University designation

April 22 SIU celebrates Earth Day by awarding grantss to 11 sustainability projects

2020

August 24 'Sustainable Cycling' class available

May SIU Awards Grants to 10 Sustainability Projects

May SIU recognizes students as 2020 Environmental Ambassadors

February 20 SIU Carbondale makes climate commitment

March 13 University again receives honors for sustainability efforts

2019

October 18 Grant to fund research on solar-powered emergency communications network

October 11 Campus Lake expected to reopen soon

October 10 Student led course teaches about innovations in sustainability

October 08 United Nations Day event at SIU will focus on sustainable development

October 03 SIU’s nationally recognized arboretum is the place for leaf collection projects

September 26 Sustainability Council announces new Green Fund opportunity

Sep 20 Group on SIU-C Campus Joins International Climate Strike

September 12 Illinois EPA’s Office of Energy Awards Grant to Southern Illinois University-Carbondale for Innovative Engineering Project

September 05 Swipe Out Hunger’ drive set for Sept. 16-19

August 26 SIU is now the highest accredited university arboretum in Illinois

August 21  Free workshop looks at ways to support pollinators in cities and towns

August 15 Sign up now to help with sustainability efforts

August 9 Six students from two Japanese universities jump into community work as part of a new program at SIUC

June 20  SIU researchers test method to remove contaminants from water

June 17  Weeds may be a pest, but one researcher finds important benefits from the plants

June 13  SIU Campus recycling update

April 30 - Many award winners announced at SIU’s Sustainability Celebration

April 27 - Green Fund Grants and Awards Presented at SIU’s 2018 Sustainability Celebration

April 19 - Sustainability projects aimed at improving Campus Lake, student recreation opportunities

April 19 - Puppets Take Over on April 22nd, 2019

April 18 - ‘Lights Out’ across campus is Friday

April 18 - Earth Day celebration includes puppet parade, walk for climate change solutions

April 17 - SIUC Celebrates Environment And Sustainability During This Year's Earth Month

April 8 - SIU celebrates sustainability during Earth Month

March 29 - Towards a greener tomorrow: Saluki Energy Forum focuses on sustainability

March 17 - SIU earns Tree Campus USA designation for fourth consecutive year

March 15 - Southern Illinois University uses fun, hands-on activities to teach students about the SDGs

March 14 - SIU earns Tree Campus USA designation for fourth consecutive year

March 8 - Photojournalist to present his work on Shawnee National Forest logging protests

February 28 - New bills in Springfield could bring clean energy jobs to southern Illinois

February 1 - 3 student projects shape healthier future of SIU's Campus Lake

January 29 - Campus Lake ecosystem, recreation go hand-in-hand at Thursday event

January 20 - Plastic Problems: China changes hit recyclers hard in Southern Illinois

January 2 - SIU Professor Weighs In On The National Climate Assessment Report

2018

November 28 - At SIU Carbondale, students' hands-on learning equals gains for community

November 20 - SIU’s new premier multi-use trail system expects to draw users from far and wide

November 13 - 180 Students Attend Tree Walk and Forestry Club Demonstration At SIU

November 1 - Expert to discuss U.N. climate report at next Saluki Energy Forum

October 23 - SIU rolls out Green Office SLEUTHS program aimed at savings, reduced environmental impacts

October 18 - Leading the Pack: Dave Tippy and his team keep SIU beautiful

October 16 - Touch of Nature receives $200K grant to begin building mountain bike trails

October 10 - October is Sustainability Month

October 4 - Now Without Toxic Algae, SIU Carbondale's Campus Lake is a Favored Fishing Spot

October 1 - Touch of Nature Could Soon Be Illinois' Mountain Biking Capital

September 1 - Planting Gardens Across College Campuses

August 27 - SIU Carbondale Recognized as Sierra Club "Cool School" for Third Consecutive Year

August 21 - New Bike Lane Markings to Improve Safety

August 14 - Plant and Service Operations Build SIU's New Water Dawg

 

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