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2024

Princeton Review’s Green Colleges 2025 Edition Includes Â鶹´«Ã½
Published: October 26, 2024.
Â鶹´«Ã½ has been named one of the most environmentally responsible and sustainability - committed colleges in the nation by the Princeton Review. [MORE] 

Â鶹´«Ã½ Supplies Pembroke Heat their Homes
Published: April 15, 2024.
More than two tons of firewood was chopped and loaded onto a truck for delivery to Pembroke Township on April 5 at Â鶹´«Ã½ in Romeoville.  [MORE] 

2023

International Research Project Offers an Update in Symposium
Published: August 28, 2023.
Students from Â鶹´«Ã½ and the Universidad de La Salle in Colombia, facilitated a symposium August 18 at Â鶹´«Ã½ in Romeoville as an update [MORE] 

Â鶹´«Ã½ Earns Tree Campus Higher Education Recognition
Published: February 21, 2023.
The Arbor Day Foundation continues to recognize Â鶹´«Ã½’s Romeoville campus as a Tree Campus Higher Education honoree . For 13 years, the university [MORE] 

Â鶹´«Ã½ Earns Tree Campus Higher Education Recognition
Published: February 20, 2023.
The Arbor Day Foundation continues to recognize Â鶹´«Ã½’s Romeoville campus as a Tree Campus Higher Education honoree . For 13 years, the university [MORE] 

2022

Lasallian Speaker Urges Degree Recipients to Advocate for Social Justice
Published: December 18, 2022.
More than 430 undergraduate degree recipients gathered with loved ones on December 17 for the Â鶹´«Ã½ Undergraduate Commencement Ceremonies on [MORE] 

Kiwibot Provides Â鶹´«Ã½ Food Delivery Robots in Partnership with Sodexo
Published: November 4, 2022.
Kiwibot , a robotic sidewalk delivery startup, arrived this Fall at Â鶹´«Ã½ to ensure an affordable on-campus food delivery service for students. [MORE] 

Microbial Research Brings Colombian Students to Â鶹´«Ã½ Soil
Published: July 25, 2022.
Eight students from Â鶹´«Ã½ and Universidad De La Salle in Bogota, Colombia participated in a weeklong experience, Microbial Community Analysis [MORE] 

2021

Land Acknowledgement Ceremony Honors Indigenous History of Â鶹´«Ã½ Campus
Published: November 12, 2021.
Â鶹´«Ã½ students, faculty, and staff joined together with Midwest SOARRING Foundation and other community members on November 10 to officially [MORE] 

Summer STEM Learning Continues with Summer Undergraduate Research Experience
Published: August 23, 2021.
Seventeen Â鶹´«Ã½ students of biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, engineering, physics and others spent their summer conducting [MORE] 

Food for All for Healthier Communities Initiative Selects Â鶹´«Ã½ Student Project Idea
Published: May 11, 2021.
Â鶹´«Ã½ sophomore Katie Ewing's submission for the garden design and install project at the National Hook-Up For Black Women Joliet Chapter, located [MORE] 

New Solar Array Powers Â鶹´«Ã½
Published: April 27, 2021.
Â鶹´«Ã½ officially dedicated its new 1-Megawatt solar array on April 27 at its Romeoville Campus. The 2,612 panels across five acres of land [MORE] 

Biodiesel Processing Project Proposal Wins 2021 Come Clean Go Green Competition
Published: April 26, 2021.
“Food to Fuel: Biodiesel Processing for Campus and Community Use” project idea by students Kristen Knych ’21, Sol llanes ’23, Sebastian Mietus ’21, and [MORE] 

Solar Array Powers Romeoville Campus
Published: February 11, 2021.
Â鶹´«Ã½ started the month of February more efficiently as a solar array began operating on the Â鶹´«Ã½ Romeoville campus. The solar power [MORE] 

2020

Â鶹´«Ã½ Featured in The Princeton Review's Guide to Green Colleges 2021 Edition
Published: December 15, 2020.
Â鶹´«Ã½ is one of the nation's most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review®. Once again, the education services [MORE] 

Â鶹´«Ã½ Pitches Over 6,000 Pumpkins
Published: November 23, 2020.
The Seventh Annual Pumpkin Pitch hosted by the Â鶹´«Ã½ Society of Physics Students, Â鶹´«Ã½ Sustainability Club and Will County Green [MORE] 

Biology Transfer Students Present 'Bee-Aware Event: Spreading Awareness of Pollinators and DIY Insect Hotels'
Published: November 16, 2020.
Students from Â鶹´«Ã½’s Biology Transitions Program recently researched the role of pollinators in the environment and created an event to highlight [MORE] 

Work Begins on Â鶹´«Ã½ Solar Array Project
Published: February 10, 2020.
Bulldozers are moving dirt to prepare the ground for a solar array project to be installed on the Â鶹´«Ã½ Romeoville campus. The solar power system [MORE] 

2019

Stop By a Green Event This Fall
Published: October 15, 2019.
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Romeoville Campus has a plethora of Environmentally-friendly events this Fall Semester. All are invited to stop by and join in. [MORE] 

Growing Sustainable Communities Together Via the Calumet Collaborative
Published: May 6, 2019.
“Nature doesn’t have jurisdictional boundaries,” said Sarah Coulter, Executive Director of The Calumet Collaborative as part of her address at an event [MORE] 

2018

Lewis Signs Will County Regional Sustainability Network Compact
Published: February 12, 2018.
In 2014, the SMHEC Sustainability Task Force began working with communities through its Link and Leverage initiative to promote the growth and development [MORE] 

2017

Princeton’s Review Features Â鶹´«Ã½ as a Green College
Published: September 29, 2017.
Â鶹´«Ã½ is one of the most environmentally responsible colleges in the nation, according to The Princeton Review. The ranking guide at www.princetonreview.com/green-guide [MORE] 

Â鶹´«Ã½ United Way Campaign Kicks Off With Farmer’s Market
Published: September 26, 2017.
Students, faculty and staff of Â鶹´«Ã½ are invited to the Â鶹´«Ã½ United Way Campaign Kick-Off event from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Wednesday, [MORE] 

Â鶹´«Ã½ Students Enjoy Prairie View from Classroom Windows
Published: June 6, 2017.
The sight of a butterfly fluttering about or a bumble bee buzzing can relieve stress for a few students as they look outside the Â鶹´«Ã½ Science [MORE] 

Bright Idea to Turn Off the Lights Wins Sustainability Contest at Â鶹´«Ã½
Published: May 1, 2017.
The idea to post signs on energy conservation in common space areas around the Â鶹´«Ã½ campus was a winner for graduate student Samantha Bluemer. [MORE] 

2016

Catapult Jack-O-Lanterns and Shred Documents at Pumpkin Pitch 2016
Published: October 28, 2016.
Wondering what to do with your jack-o-lanterns once Halloween is over? Â鶹´«Ã½ and Will County have partnered to offer the third annual Pumpkin [MORE] 

Â鶹´«Ã½ Celebrates Earth Week
Published: April 18, 2016.
The Â鶹´«Ã½ celebration of Earth Day and Arbor Day begins with a fresh fruit and vegetable Spring Market and concludes with the annual Arbor Day [MORE] 

Efficient Showerheads Idea Wins “Come Clean, Go Green” 2016 Awards
Published: April 15, 2016.
Ideas for more efficient showerheads, drip irrigation systems and sensitive sprinklers won awards in the Come Clean, Go Green 2016 Event sponsored by Lewis [MORE] 

Explore Â鶹´«Ã½’s Arboretum with a New App
Published: March 9, 2016.
Four Â鶹´«Ã½ Environmental Science and Computer Science students created an Android app for nature lovers that want to learn more about the trees [MORE] 

Â鶹´«Ã½ Earns Tree Campus USA for Seventh Consecutive Year
Published: February 18, 2016.
The Arbor Day Foundation named Â鶹´«Ã½ a Tree Campus USA for the seventh consecutive year. The designation celebrates Â鶹´«Ã½’s commitment [MORE] 

2015

Pumpkin Pitch Collects 500 Pounds of Pumpkins
Published: November 18, 2015.
Â鶹´«Ã½ teamed up with Will County Land Use Department’s Resource Recovery and Energy Division to collect 500 lbs. of pumpkins during the second [MORE] 

Â鶹´«Ã½ students’ Introduction of Environmental Science course takes them to Costa Rica
Published: June 22, 2015.
Â鶹´«Ã½ students are learning about ecology and conservation this summer in Costa Rica. Dr. Jerry Kavouras, chair and associate professor of biology [MORE] 

Â鶹´«Ã½ honored as “green” college
Published: May 12, 2015.
Â鶹´«Ã½ has been recognized as an environmentally responsible “green” college by The Princeton Review in the 2015 edition of its free book, “The [MORE] 

Sustainability Council awards students at ‘Come Clean, Go Green’ ceremony
Published: April 20, 2015.
The Sixth Annual “Come Clean, Go Green” student awards were celebrated April 14 at Â鶹´«Ã½. The ceremony followed a keynote presentation by Kay [MORE] 

Â鶹´«Ã½ celebrates Earth Week with recycling, planting and picnics
Published: March 23, 2015.
The Â鶹´«Ã½ celebration of Earth Day and Arbor Day spans a week again this year. Earth Week begins a collection drive and concludes with the [MORE] 

Â鶹´«Ã½ honored again as Tree Campus USA
Published: March 18, 2015.
Â鶹´«Ã½ has been named a Tree Campus USA for the sixth consecutive year by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of its commitment to effective urban [MORE] 

2014

Â鶹´«Ã½ looks for an alternative for lead-based fuel in aircraft
Published: May 22, 2014.


Â鶹´«Ã½ expands composting program at Charlie’s Place
Published: May 8, 2014.
Â鶹´«Ã½’s largest dining hall on campus, Charlie’s Place recently expanded its program of composting pre-consumer food scraps, which includes [MORE] 

Happy Birthday Day, Lewis! What's New #LewisU? April 24
Published: April 23, 2014.
Happy Birthday Lewis and it's Earth Week! Watch as Eric Hernandez highlights the week's events and shows the campus trees a little love.

Composting on Campus - What's New #LewisU? April 10
Published: April 10, 2014.
Â鶹´«Ã½ student Eric Hernandez fills us in on composting on campus, Come Clean, Go Green winners, Founder's Week and Celebration of Scholarship.

Sustainability is an opportunity
Published: April 8, 2014.
The Fifth Annual “Come Clean, Go Green” student awards were celebrated March 31 at Â鶹´«Ã½. They followed a keynote presentation “Sustainability [MORE] 

Â鶹´«Ã½ earns Tree Campus USA honor for fifth consecutive year
Published: April 4, 2014.
For the fifth consecutive year, Â鶹´«Ã½ has been named a Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of its continuous commitment to [MORE] 

Â鶹´«Ã½ undergraduate research on display in nation’s capitol
Published: April 3, 2014.
Â鶹´«Ã½ student Samantha Rinehart will be presenting her team’s research in a poster presentation for the 18th Annual Posters on the Hill event, [MORE] 

Earth Day and Arbor Day are united for Earth Week April 22-25
Published: March 21, 2014.
Â鶹´«Ã½ is uniting its Earth Day and Arbor Day events to form Earth Week. The week of celebration will commence on Earth Day, April 22, and conclude [MORE] 

Electric vehicle charging stations are on campus
Published: January 21, 2014.
Electric vehicles will now be able to charge their cars on the Â鶹´«Ã½ main campus in Romeoville. Two dual electric vehicle (EV) charging stations [MORE] 

2013

Green cars get the best spots on Â鶹´«Ã½ Main Campus
Published: August 28, 2013.
Energy efficient vehicles get reserved parking on the Main Campus of Â鶹´«Ã½. Several parking spaces are set aside in Parking Lot GG for energy [MORE] 

Green and Renewable Energy Workshop for teachers held at Â鶹´«Ã½
Published: July 3, 2013.
The Green and Renewable Energy Workshop (GREW) at Â鶹´«Ã½ incorporated sustainability teaching ideas into math, science, social studies, language [MORE] 

Burnham Centennial Nature Trail gets spring cleaning during Earth Month
Published: May 3, 2013.
Â鶹´«Ã½ students, faculty and staff celebrated Earth Day and Arbor Day with clean-up and restoration efforts on the Romeoville campus. On [MORE] 

Aviation, leadership, math and science summer camps open for teens at Â鶹´«Ã½
Published: May 3, 2013.
Â鶹´«Ã½ will host several summer camps for aviation, leadership, and math and science. All camps will be taught by full-time faculty and will [MORE] 

Clean-up efforts mark Earth Month at Â鶹´«Ã½
Published: April 7, 2013.
Â鶹´«Ã½ in Romeoville will continue its efforts to contribute toward the preservation and conservation of the planet in April as it marks Earth [MORE] 

Come Clean, Go Green honors winners
Published: March 27, 2013.
The annual “Come Clean, Go Green” contest winners were presented awards for their winning proposals to encourage sustainability at Â鶹´«Ã½. Dr. [MORE] 

Â鶹´«Ã½ earns Tree Campus USA honor for fourth year
Published: March 12, 2013.
For the fourth consecutive year, Â鶹´«Ã½ has been named a Tree Campus USA in honor of its commitment to effective community forestry. Â鶹´«Ã½ [MORE] 

2012

Â鶹´«Ã½ students are recognized by Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
Published: December 31, 2012.
Â鶹´«Ã½ received the 2012 Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Volunteer Award. The honor is for the service of Â鶹´«Ã½ students on several [MORE] 

Â鶹´«Ã½ receives $65,000 grant for rainwater collection system
Published: November 21, 2012.
Through a pass through mini-grants program sponsored by Hanson Material Service, Midwest Generation and ComEd, Â鶹´«Ã½ has received a $65,000 [MORE] 

Â鶹´«Ã½ promotes conservation and restoration of campus land across colleges and universities
Published: October 8, 2012.
Â鶹´«Ã½ representatives recently presented, “Using Campus Land to Promote and Maintain Biodiversity,” Sept. 28 at Governor’s State University [MORE] 

Â鶹´«Ã½ Romeoville campus named accredited arboretum
Published: October 3, 2012.
The Morton Register has granted Â鶹´«Ã½ accreditation for its Romeoville campus as an established arboretum. The University received this award [MORE] 

Â鶹´«Ã½ reaches 10 years of record-breaking enrollment
Published: September 10, 2012.
As classes began this fall at Â鶹´«Ã½, it reached 10 years of record-breaking enrollment. More than 6,500 students are attending classes on campuses [MORE] 

Bronze Level recognition for Â鶹´«Ã½’s sustainability efforts
Published: August 3, 2012.
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn and the Green Governments Coordinating Council have recognized Â鶹´«Ã½ as a Bronze Level Compact School within the [MORE] 

Lewis Receives ComEd Smart Ideas Project Grant
Published: July 11, 2012.
Â鶹´«Ã½ has received a rebate in the amount of $83,400 through the ComEd Smart Ideas for Your Business Program because of Â鶹´«Ã½’s upgrade [MORE] 

The Conservation Foundation certifies Â鶹´«Ã½
Published: May 15, 2012.
Conservation@Home through The Conservation Foundation recently certified Â鶹´«Ã½. The award, which focuses on the Lewis main campus in Romeoville, [MORE] 

Â鶹´«Ã½ celebrates Earth Day and Arbor Day with conservation projects
Published: April 29, 2012.
In celebration of Earth Day and Arbor Day, Â鶹´«Ã½ in Romeoville hosted two conservation projects on April 20 and 27. As part of the projects, [MORE] 

Arbor Day Foundation names Â鶹´«Ã½ a 2011 Tree Campus USA
Published: April 4, 2012.
The Arbor Day Foundation recently named Â鶹´«Ã½ a 2011 Tree Campus USA. It is the third consecutive year the Â鶹´«Ã½ has been honored [MORE] 

Â鶹´«Ã½ expands Science Building with assistance from Wells Fargo
Published: March 29, 2012.
Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) assisted Â鶹´«Ã½ as a financing partner on a $24 million bond issue which included partial funding for the expansion a [MORE] 

Spring 2012 Food for Thought Colloquium to begin in February at Â鶹´«Ã½
Published: January 30, 2012.
Â鶹´«Ã½ will begin its Food for Thought Colloquium for the Spring 2012 semester with several presentations in the month of February. Events will [MORE] 

Â鶹´«Ã½ named Village of Romeoville 2011 Large Business of the Year
Published: January 12, 2012.
On January 10, Â鶹´«Ã½ was named Village of Romeoville 2011 Large Business of the Year at the Annual State of the Village address. Brother James [MORE] 

2011

Hundreds of Â鶹´«Ã½ freshmen start off school year by volunteering
Published: September 9, 2011.
More than 700 new Â鶹´«Ã½ students and nearly 50 staff and Peer Ministers volunteered at “SOAR into the Community,” an impressive community service [MORE] 

Green Car Show with Lewis exhibit revs up environmentalists
Published: September 1, 2011.
Â鶹´«Ã½ was among those exhibiting the latest in green alternatives at a Green Car Show Aug. 30 at the Naperville Test Track. U.S. Representative [MORE] 

Lead-free airplane fuel testing is in progress at Â鶹´«Ã½
Published: July 18, 2011.
Cars have been using lead-free fuel since the 1990s, but aircrafts still use the toxic substance. Â鶹´«Ã½ students and faculty from aviation and [MORE] 

Lewis students strive to improve their environment during “Come Clean, Go Green” contest
Published: May 3, 2011.
On April 18, Â鶹´«Ã½’s Environment and Energy Conservation Council hosted the second annual “Come Clean, Go Green” program, involving a ceremony, [MORE] 

Arbor Day celebration is today
Published: April 26, 2011.
In celebration of Arbor Day, Â鶹´«Ã½ in Romeoville will host an event from 2-4 p.m. on April 27 at the beginning of the Burnham Centennial Nature [MORE] 

Â鶹´«Ã½ to celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day with conservation projects
Published: April 11, 2011.
In celebration of Earth Day and Arbor Day, Â鶹´«Ã½ in Romeoville will host an event from 2-5 p.m. on April 20 and another event will be held from [MORE] 

Shedd Aquarium guest speaker to discuss water conservation April 18 at Â鶹´«Ã½
Published: April 11, 2011.
Â鶹´«Ã½’s Environment and Energy Conservation Council is sponsoring their second annual “Come Clean, Go Green” student sustainability contest [MORE] 

2010

Recycle America representative discusses principles of recycling at Â鶹´«Ã½
Published: November 18, 2010.
Lisa Benoit, education coordinator for Recycle America (a division of Waste Management), delivered a presentation entitled “Principles of Recycling” on [MORE] 

Â鶹´«Ã½’s Real Estate Club sees how landfill was transformed into country club
Published: October 4, 2010.
Â鶹´«Ã½’s Real Estate club recently obtained a different perspective of the putting green of Chicago Highlands Country Club in Westchester. The [MORE] 

2009

Lewis community cleans up nature trail
Published: October 13, 2009.
The University Environment and Energy Conservation Council hosted “Green Up, Clean Up” Sept. 26 on the Â鶹´«Ã½ main campus. More than two dozen [MORE] 

Â鶹´«Ã½ dedicates Dorothy Day Residence Hall
Published: September 14, 2009.
Â鶹´«Ã½ dedicated its newest residence hall Thursday, Sept. 10, on the Â鶹´«Ã½ main campus in Romeoville. The 12th student residence [MORE] 

Dorothy Day Residence Hall to be dedicated
Published: August 20, 2009.
Â鶹´«Ã½ will dedicate its newest residence hall Thursday, Sept. 10, on the Â鶹´«Ã½ main campus in Romeoville. The twelfth student residence [MORE] 

2008

Solar-Powered Vehicle is Latest Example of Â鶹´«Ã½’s Environmental Friendliness
Published: August 4, 2008.
The summer’s sun is not going to waste at Â鶹´«Ã½ in Romeoville. The University is the first organization in the country to test a solar assisted [MORE] 

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