Sustainability at Illinois Wesleyan

GREENetwork is the University's committee on sustainability, open to faculty, staff, administrators and students. Visit the GREENetwork blog for sustainability events, tips and updates.

Sierra Student Coalition is a student-led environmental advocacy group.

The Environmental Studies Program, offering a major or minor in Environmental Studies, also seeks to inform and influence the general University community.

The Talloires Declaration is an action plan for incorporating sustainability into all aspects of the University.

The annual Illinois Sustainable Living and Wellness Expo has been co-sponsored by Illinois Wesleyan's Wellness Program and the Ecology Action Center since 2006.

PreShrunk is a student-operated vintage clothing store with environmental goals.

Prairie bullet See photos of the Campus Prairie Plot, which features drought-resistant native Illinois prairie plants.

The Campus Tree Map is a guide to the campus arboretum.

For information on environmental organizations in Central Illinois, including volunteer and internship opportunities, see Community Action.

  

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Sustainability News

Illinois Sustainable Living & Wellness Expo
Exhibitors promoting health, healing, and sustainability will gather at the Shirk Center on Saturday, April 14 for the Illinois Sustainable Living and Wellness Expo.

Bleeding Green: RecycleMania Strengthens Sustainability at IWU
Volunteers worked to raise awareness of the campus community's recycling habits.

IWU Joins Composting Effort
A new composting initiative is rerouting thousands of pounds of food from area landfills to a local farm.

Campus Steps Toward Sustainability
The Illinois Wesleyan University Magazine explored campus green initiatives in a cover story. 

Environmental Author, Activist, Alumna Speaks, Donates Papers to IWU
Sandra Steingraber '81 donated her papers to a new special collection at The Ames Library.

No Impact Man Challenges Campus Community, Launching No Impact Experiment Week
After first-year students read his book for the Summer Reading Program, author Colin Beavan spoke at the President's Convocation. 
LEED logo The Minor Myers, jr. Welcome Center at Illinois Wesleyan was awarded silver certification as a LEED® Green Building.

Furthermore, President Richard F. Wilson signed the Illinois Sustainable Universities Compact, which includes a commitment to sustainable building practices. Future construction at Illinois Wesleyan will fulfill LEED building standards.

LEED and related logo is a trademark owned by the U.S. Green Building Council and is used by permission.