Sustainable University Compact

About the Illinois Sustainable University Compact

The Illinois Sustainable University Compact outlines 12 environmental goals universities and community colleges 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.

Governor Quinn has invited institutions of higher education across the state to identify and accomplish attainable environmental goals by 2010.

Compact Members

The following institutions have signed the Sustainable University Compact. Click on an institution's name to read about its sustainability activities and accomplishments.

• Benedictine University
• Black Hawk College
• Chicago State University
• College of Lake County
• Columbia College
• Danville Area Community College
• DePaul University
• Eastern Illinois University
• Elgin Community College
• Governors State University
• Harold Washington College
• Harper College
• Harry S. Truman College
• Heartland Community College
• Highland Community College
• Illinois College
• Illinois Institute of Technology
• Illinois State University
• Illinois Wesleyan University
• John A. Logan College
• John Wood Community College
• Judson University
• Kankakee Community College
• Kaskaskia College
• Kennedy King College
• Kishwaukee College
• Lake Land Community College
• Lewis and Clark Community College
• Lewis University
• Lincoln Land Community 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
• Prairie State College
• Rend Lake College
• Richard J. Daley College
• Richland Community College
• Robert Morris College
• Roosevelt University
• 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
• Western Illinois University
• Wheaton College
• Wilbur Wright Community College