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  • Two decades of student investment in campus sustainability

    Apr 19, 2023 11:30 am by Gabe LareauStudent Experiences
    SSC’s Illinois Green Fund helped fund the Solar Farm 2.0 project. Photo by Facilities & Services at Illinois

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    • SSC’s Illinois Green Fund helped fund the Solar Farm 2.0 project. Photo by Facilities & Services at Illinois

    In 2003, U of I students approved a 'Cleaner Energy Technologies Fee' of $2 per semester. Its overwhelming approval marked one of the first times a university’s student body financially committed to funding renewable energy sources.