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Sustainability Quiz

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How much do you know about UIC’s sustainability initiatives? Take this quiz to find out and learn more.

All of the answers can be found on the PSPM website.

Carbon neutral university
1. Which UIC buildings have solar panels installed on their roofs?
2. How many solar panels are on these rooftops?
3. What is the name of the system used in solar panels to generate electricity?

Zero waste university
1. At which campus location was UIC's first permanent front-of-house post-consumer composting program launched in partnership with UIC Dining Services?
2. How much landscape and food waste has UIC diverted from landfills since 1990 through composting?
3. According to UIC's 2020 solid waste management plan study, what proportion of landfill waste is compostable?

Net zero water university
1. Which location was renovated to retain stormwater using green infrastructure features such as native plant rain gardens?
2. How much rainfall does UIC receive on average on its 244-acre campus each year?
3. How many campus refill stations does UIC have to help reduce single-use plastic bottle waste?

Biodiverse university
1. Which UIC building has been home to a peregrine falcon family for decades?
2. What designation was UIC the first Illinois university to receive for conserving and creating pollinator habitats?
3. How many trees are there in the UIC inventory?

Transformative scholarship university
1. What is a collaborative, hands-on learning project that includes an internship program?
2. What UIC initiative supports both small, short-term projects and larger, long-term projects on campus and accepts proposals from current UIC students, faculty and staff?
3. Which program provides hands-on learning experiences for undergraduate students to advance social, economic, and environmental sustainability and has faculty and staff as mentors?

Bonus questions
1. UIC is an officially recognized Bicycle Friendly University with what status?
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