1970
• New academic majors in Conservation, Land Use Planning, and Parks & Recreation
• First Earth Day activities

1975–present
• Energy efficiency monitoring (ongoing)

1988
• First Performance Contract for energy efficiency
• Social Ecology course (now Environmental Sociology) added to Sociology curriculum

1989
• All paper purchased for copy machines has high post-consumer recycled content
• Began purchasing remanufactured laser toner printer cartridges

1990
• Dairy manure compost project started

1995
• Student Voice printed with soy ink and recycled paper

1999
• Campus-wide comprehensive environmental audit (first in UW System)
• Second Performance Contract for electrical and water efficiency

2001
• Students make presentation on the benefits of sustainable architectural design which balances social, environmental and economic issues.

2004
• Collaboration with The Phipps Center for the Arts for formation of a series of lectures and discussions that morphed into an expansive debate on the qualities that comprise a sustainable community

2005
• Extensive recycling program begun
• Commitment to purchase only Energy Star® appliances
• Facilitated the incorporation of the Western Wisconsin Intergovernmental Collaborative, which is open to all 99 village, town, city and county governments in Pierce, Polk and St. Croix counties

2006
• Governor James Doyle targets UWRF campus to go “off the grid by 2012”
• Signed an agreement with Wisconsin Public Power, Inc., and River Falls Municipal Utilities to purchase “green blocks” of energy
• Energy conservation programs for students
• CAFES offers sustainable agriculture option within crops & soils major and Masters in SCD
• Campus Sustainability Council formed
• Dairy manure composting project begun

2007
• University Center opens
• Strategic plan lists sustainability goal and associated tasks
• Founded the St. Croix Institute for Sustainable Community Development
• Chancellor signs ACUPCC
• Received grant from the USDA for a sustainable agriculture project
• First student participation in national Recyclemania contest
• Seat on board of the Western Wisconsin Intergovernmental Collaborative
• Formation of Sustainability Working Group made up of faculty, staff and students to accomplish tasks of sustainability goal
• Green kiosk opens in UC (WPPI and UC funds)
• West Central Wisconsin Community Action Agency Inc. (West CAP) sought the university's expertise to capitalize on the region's wealth—from gasification, ethanol production and construction materials to alternative home-heating fuels
• Ag. Engineering students and faculty convert food service waste vegetable oil to biodiesel for use in campus vehicles

2008
• Participant in the pilot phase of STARS, a rating system for sustainability in higher education developed by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
• Campus-Wide Energy Education Campaign
• Focus the Nation events
• Coordinated a hospitality and tourism industry luncheon held in Stillwater, MN to expand ongoing sustainability discussions in the St. Croix valley
• Student participation in national Recyclemania contest
• Hosted Synergy Green Communities Conference
• Received grant for pilot project for the UW System for composting food waste
• Launch of SCISCD website
• Presented SCUP Campus Sustainability Day webcast
• Facilitated and supported formation of the Western Wisconsin Initiative for Sustainable Communities (WWISC)
• First biomass test in campus heating plant
• Switch to trayless food service in UC
• UWRF reps assist in RFMU in forming community-wide Powerful Choices group
• Replacement ceiling panels in KFA building made with recycled materials
• Completion of AASHE STARS Pilot Program
• Construction of state-of-the-art Dairy Learning Center with environmentally friendly bedding and composting system
• New chillers installed to increase AC efficiency
• Purchase of electric vehicle for Student Affairs/UC
• Switch to Envirox “green” chemical cleaning products
• First issue of “Green Living Newsletter” by Res. Life

2009
• Student participation in national Recyclemania contest
• Switch to compostable food service items
• Earth Day/Week events held around campus
• Held first Local Food Fair
• Rain Garden designed and installed by students
• Purchased electric vehicle for campus mail delivery
• University Center receives a Facility Design Award of Excellence
• Offered online Bachelor of Science degree in Sustainable Management
• Held Comprehensive Campus Sustainability Plan workshop
• Campus Solar Site Assessment
• Hosted regional Campus Climate Action Plan workshop
• Completion of ACUPCC carbon footprint inventory
• Campus reaches 15% energy reduction goal set by State
• Launch of Green Careers Corner on Career Services Website
• Events and programs held for Campus Sustainability Day
• Students participated in 350.org International Day of Action
• Chancellor charged SWG to create CAP and SCCP

2010
• Hosted Institutional Food Market informational meeting at RF Public Library
• Hosted Upper Midwest Association for Campus Sustainability (UMACS) Biennial Conference
• Student participation in national Recyclemania contest
• Rain Barrel installed
• Earth Day events held
• First students enrolled in SCISCD Fellows Program
• Held SWG workshop for completion of campus sustainability plans
• Draft of Climate Action Plan
• Draft of Sustainable Campus~Community Plan
• iRock Living Learning Community begins in May Hall
• Wind energy feasibility study launched
• UWRF receives A- on Green Report Card

2011
• Three new SCISCD Fellows working on campus and community projects
• Hosted first regional faculty leadership in sustainability workshop
• Earth Week activities held
• Hosted campus faculty workshop: "Sustainability Across the Curriculum"
• Thermal solar panel installed on RDI building
• UWRF tops list of "System" universities for energy efficiency
• LEED Silver certified construction began on new residence hall
• Sustainability Working Group moved from ad hoc to university committee status

2012
• Received STARS Silver Rating from AASHE
• Passed Sustainability Proclamation with City and School District
• Co-hosted regional food hub workshop
• Developed definitions of Sustainability and Sustainability Research for campus
• Second solar panel installed on RDI building
• Rain gardens installed around South Fork Suites