Illinois State University’s Center for Math, Science and Technology and the ISU Office of Sustainability invite campus and community members to The Green Screen: A Climate Change Film Series.
Climate change film series, Spring 2022
Unit: Office of Sustainability
Zero Waste Lunch and Learn Workshop, January 28
The workshop is an opportunity to learn what Zero Waste means and how faculty and staff can incorporate these practices at Illinois State.
Sustainability in the stockroom: Chemistry Department implements eco-friendly practices
Illinois State’s Department of Chemistry has implemented several eco-friendly practices in its facilities.
Solar Car Team takes on the American Solar Car Challenge
Team Mercury, the all-volunteer, student-led solar vehicle team from Illinois State University, will tackle the American Solar Challenge from August 3-7.
Graduating Redbirds: Presidential Scholar finds purpose in preserving the planet
In every field—be it medicine, business, sports, the arts, etc.—someone has to lead the way. Emmi Chambers, while proud of a Redbird lineage that dates back three generations, has charted her own precedent-setting path as the first Illinois State University student to commit to the curriculum of the new environmental systems science and sustainability (ESSS) major.
Earth Week 2021 to feature climate policy expert Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
The talk with renowned marine biologist and founder of Urban Ocean Lab Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is one of several events from the Office of Sustainability.
Elisabeth Reed receives Living Our Values Award
Elisabeth Reed, program director in the Office of Sustainability, is the most recent recipient of the Living Our Values Award, for her work that embodies the University’s value of Collaboration.
Sustainability and the Soul events explore wellness
“Sustainability and the Soul” will feature vegan cookbook author Afya Ibomu and yoga with alumna Radiance Campbell.
English 460 students awarded funding from Office of Sustainability
Three groups presented their projects to the Office of Sustainability, and because of their innovative ideas, team-work, and organizational forethought, all three graduate student groups successfully received funding for a combined total of over $27,000.
Illinois State student helping to restore Sugar Creek Savanna
Jesse Smith identified six types of bumblebees on the Quad during his first year as a graduate student in the School of Biological Sciences. When he returned his second year, he found only two species.
