Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 47.42
Liaison John Stolz
Submission Date March 1, 2023

STARS v2.2

Duquesne University
AC-5: Immersive Experience

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Mary Kate Ranii
Program Administrator
Center for Environmental Research & Education (CERE)
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Does the institution offer at least one immersive, sustainability-focused educational study program that is one week or more in length?:
Yes

A brief description of the sustainability-focused immersive program(s) offered by the institution:
The One-Year MBA Program students and faculty travel internationally to investigate business and sustainability practices from a global perspective. A trip is part of the required Global Economics course co-delivered with partnering universities abroad. In recent years, students have traveled to Asia, South America, Central America, the Nordic countries, Central Europe and Central America to investigate global best practices as well as opportunities and challenges in emerging economies.
-2023 Trip to Portugal: Focus on Sustainability
-2022 Virtual Trip Due to COVID-19
-2021 Virtual Trip Due to COVID-19
-2020 Trip to Spain: Focus on the pharmaceutical and chemical industries
-2019 Trip to Peru: Focus on the mining industry
-2018 Trip to Denmark and Estonia: Focus on the digital transformation of sustainability

Duquesne University also hosts a number of "Maymester" trips studying ecosystems and culture in Belize, Tanzania, and South Africa.

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