Colleges & Universities

Illinois Sustainable University Compact

The Illinois Sustainable University Compact outlines 12 environmental goals that colleges and universities -- both public and private -- may adopt on their campuses. The Compact includes objectives such as purchasing renewable energy, implementing green building practices, developing sustainable transportation options, improving water conservation, and incorporating sustainable dining practices.

Find out more about the Sustainable University Compact.

Sustainable University Symposium

The 2008 Sustainable University Symposium was held on Tuesday, July 29 at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Find out more about the 2008 Sustainable University Symposium.

Sustainable University Newsletters

The Office of the Lt. Governor is committed to serving as a resource for education institutions. Our office periodically sends out news and updates about grant opportunities, events and initiatives related to energy efficiency, water conservation, green building and other sustainability issues concerning universities and colleges.

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• Benedictine University
• Black Hawk College
• Chicago School of Professional Psychology
• Chicago State University
• College of DuPage
• College of Lake County
• Columbia College
• Danville Area Community College
• DePaul University
• Eastern Illinois University
• Elgin Community College
• Frontier Community College
• Governors State University
• Harold Washington College
• Harper College
• Harry S. Truman College
• Heartland Community College
• Highland Community College
• Illinois Central College
• Illinois College
• Illinois Institute of Technology
• Illinois State University
• Illinois Wesleyan University
• John A. Logan College
• John Wood Community College
• Joliet Junior College
• Judson University
• Kankakee Community College
• Kaskaskia College
• Kennedy King College
• Kishwaukee College
• Knox College
• Lake Land Community College
• Lewis and Clark Community College
• Lewis University
• Lincoln College
• Lincoln Land Community College
• Lincoln Trail College
• Loyola University Chicago
• Malcolm X College
• McHenry County College
• McKendree University
• Moraine Valley Community College
• National University of Health Sciences
• North Central College
• Northeastern Illinois University
• Northern Illinois University
• Northwestern University
• Oakton Community College
• Olive-Harvey College
• Olivet Nazarene University
• Olney Central College
• Prairie State College
• Quincy University
• Rend Lake College
• Richard J. Daley College
• Richland Community College
• Robert Morris College
• Roosevelt University
• Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
• Shawnee Community College
• Southeastern Illinois College
• Southern Illinois University Carbondale
• Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
• Southwestern Illinois College
• St. Xavier University
• Triton College
• University of Chicago
• University of Illinois at Chicago
• University of Illinois at Springfield
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• University of St. Francis
• Wabash Valley College
• Waubonsee Community College
• Western Illinois University
• Wheaton College
• Wilbur Wright Community College