In just months, a team of motivated students put together a proposal to implement a shipping container farm on Illinois State’s campus.
Innovation Consulting Community team proposes sustainable farming container at ISU
Topic: Sustainability
RSO Spotlight: Student Environmental Health Association (SEHA)
Student Environmental Health Association (SEHA) is an environmentally-conscious registered student organization (RSO) described by its members as a close-knit group of individuals interested in environmental health.
CANCELLED: Illinois Audubon Society head: Climate change connection to migratory birds, April 9
UPDATE: Due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, Executive Director of the Illinois Audubon Society Jim Herkert’s talk has been cancelled.
Office of International Studies awarded $25,000 grant from the U.S. Department of State to promote environmental justice
The Office of International Studies has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the U.S. Department of State for a faculty and student exchange program with Guatemala to promote environmental justice.
Office of Sustainability interns work to heal beloved Fell Arboretum tree
A 60-year-old resident of the Quad received some much-needed pampering October 8.
Sustainable and renewable energy students tour Horticultural Center
On October 10, 2019, Jessica Chambers, Horticulture Center coordinator, gave a complete tour of the Illinois State University Horticultural Center to TEC 258 students. Many Illinois State University majors are involved in the Horticultural Center, including agriculture, biology, English, and sustainable and renewable energy. Enoc Ilunga, Sustainable and Renewable Energy major, found the windmill and
Costa Rica fair trade program receives grant
Professor Noha Shawki and the Department of Politics and Government have received a grant from the Student Sustainability Committee.
Hands in the water: Hydrogeology students investigate local fish kills
A group of Illinois State University’s hydrogeology students from University Professor of Geology Eric Peterson’s class found real-world experience—and a bit of detective work—by exploring whether depleted oxygen levels impacted fish at a local lake.
Modern-day plant explorer, grassland conservationist Dwayne Estes to speak, October 17
Dwayne Estes, expert botanist and visionary for the preservation of the grasslands in the Southeastern U.S. will present a talk about modern-day plant exploration and conservation.
Insulating blankets reduce Illinois State’s yearly energy consumption
Illinois State University’s Office of Energy Management completed a project on campus to cut energy consumption, a project that awarded the Office of Energy Management a rebate check from Nicor Gas for $35,030.
