Partnerships in Peri-urban Transformation

NICCS is dedicated to building bridges between university, community, government and business to bring our shared expertise to bear on the challenges facing our region and the world.

We’re committed to sustaining mutually beneficial partnerships – partnerships that enable innovation and connect research to practice to advance sustainability in food systems, water resources, energy and environmental adaptation.

We’re grateful to our current partners.

• Illinois Innovation Network
• U.S. Geological Survey
• University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences
• DeKalb County Community Gardens
• Morton Arboretum
• Nachusa Grasslands

Would you like to join us in building a sustainable future?

Contact us to discuss partnership possibilities.

Matthew Deitch, Ph.D.
Director, Northern Illinois Center for Community Sustainability
mdeitch@niu.edu