| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 81.82 |
| Liaison | Ian McKeown |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2024 |
Loyola Marymount University
AC-5: Immersive Experience
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Lucy
Renfrow Sustainability Coordinator Facilities Management |
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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:
Alternative Break - El Salvador - Clean Water and Sanitation / Reduced Inequalities / Climate Action / Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
On this AB immersion, you’ll get to have conversations with different speakers, grassroots organization leaders, rural community members, and youth groups. Participants learn about and humanize immigration and its root causes, climate change and the impact it his having in the Central American region, economic and social inequalities, women's rights, human rights, historic memory, the civil war and post-era, and nonviolence and its importance in how one carries out dialogues and actions about issues affecting our societies.
Alternative Break - Arizona - No Poverty / Zero Hunger / Good Health & Well-Being / Sustainable Cities and Communities / Life On Land
On this AB immersion, you’ll get to serve and sweat with Apache farmers on White Mountain in the historic Fort Apache reservation of Arizona while working with the Highland Support Project on an Indigenously-led intercultural exchange. Learn about wild and native foods while working on projects such as canal clearing, greenhouse construction and fence mending. HSP has partnered with Indigenous communities across the Americas to facilitate transformational experiences and projects for all those involved for over 30 years.
Alternative Break - Guatemala - Good Health & Well-being, Quality Education, and Reduced Inequalities
On this AB immersion, students get to experience Guatemala's hospitality firsthand and engage directly with Guatemalans who have different perspectives on education, health, and wellbeing. You will also get to visit community partners to learn about land tenure, sustainable agriculture, (im)migration, and a range of economic and educational development initiatives. Students learn about Guatemala's rich history and how it shapes the current social-political situation. Students also learn how the Mayan cosmovision frames health and well-being and will have an opportunity to observe/participate in a Mayan ceremony.
There are also numerous other study abroad programs, and trips including alternative breaks, etc.
The LMU Semester in Bonn Science Program is for science majors in primarily their sophomore or junior year. The Bonn Science Program allows students to progress in their science major and core curriculum courses in a country that has a long history of significant scientific achievement as well as one at the cutting edge of creating sustainable communities. Through class and program excursions and special presentations, students will gain exposure to important scientific work being carried out in Germany and the European Union in the fields of biology, chemistry and biochemistry, environmental science, and health and human science while also experiencing and learning about German lifestyle and culture.
The Center for Asian Business organizes a course each summer called “Global Sustainability: Challenges and Prospects in East Asia” that takes a close look at what’s happening in business strategy today through the ‘lens’ of sustainability. Management Professor Ivan Montiel and Center for Asian Business Director Yongsun Paik accompanied 25 juniors and seniors to Seoul, Korea and Tokyo, Japan from May 10 – 25 to learn about environmental and sustainability practices in East Asia. The course explored corporate sustainability challenges and opportunities in a global context with a particular emphasis on East Asian countries. Twenty-four hours of instruction was taught during the spring semester before students traveled overseas. Highlights from a week in Korea included a scavenger hunt in Seoul, a walking tour of Songdo, a lecture at a startup, a tour of Nami Island, and company visits to Parsons Brinckerhoff, Samsung Innovation Center and Kia. Highlights from a week in Japan included a scavenger hunt in Tokyo, social hour with local Japanese students, a guest lecture by Dr. Okada on corporate social responsibility, and company visits to NTT Docomo HQ, Minato Incineration Plant and NEC Showroom.
On this AB immersion, you’ll get to have conversations with different speakers, grassroots organization leaders, rural community members, and youth groups. Participants learn about and humanize immigration and its root causes, climate change and the impact it his having in the Central American region, economic and social inequalities, women's rights, human rights, historic memory, the civil war and post-era, and nonviolence and its importance in how one carries out dialogues and actions about issues affecting our societies.
Alternative Break - Arizona - No Poverty / Zero Hunger / Good Health & Well-Being / Sustainable Cities and Communities / Life On Land
On this AB immersion, you’ll get to serve and sweat with Apache farmers on White Mountain in the historic Fort Apache reservation of Arizona while working with the Highland Support Project on an Indigenously-led intercultural exchange. Learn about wild and native foods while working on projects such as canal clearing, greenhouse construction and fence mending. HSP has partnered with Indigenous communities across the Americas to facilitate transformational experiences and projects for all those involved for over 30 years.
Alternative Break - Guatemala - Good Health & Well-being, Quality Education, and Reduced Inequalities
On this AB immersion, students get to experience Guatemala's hospitality firsthand and engage directly with Guatemalans who have different perspectives on education, health, and wellbeing. You will also get to visit community partners to learn about land tenure, sustainable agriculture, (im)migration, and a range of economic and educational development initiatives. Students learn about Guatemala's rich history and how it shapes the current social-political situation. Students also learn how the Mayan cosmovision frames health and well-being and will have an opportunity to observe/participate in a Mayan ceremony.
There are also numerous other study abroad programs, and trips including alternative breaks, etc.
The LMU Semester in Bonn Science Program is for science majors in primarily their sophomore or junior year. The Bonn Science Program allows students to progress in their science major and core curriculum courses in a country that has a long history of significant scientific achievement as well as one at the cutting edge of creating sustainable communities. Through class and program excursions and special presentations, students will gain exposure to important scientific work being carried out in Germany and the European Union in the fields of biology, chemistry and biochemistry, environmental science, and health and human science while also experiencing and learning about German lifestyle and culture.
The Center for Asian Business organizes a course each summer called “Global Sustainability: Challenges and Prospects in East Asia” that takes a close look at what’s happening in business strategy today through the ‘lens’ of sustainability. Management Professor Ivan Montiel and Center for Asian Business Director Yongsun Paik accompanied 25 juniors and seniors to Seoul, Korea and Tokyo, Japan from May 10 – 25 to learn about environmental and sustainability practices in East Asia. The course explored corporate sustainability challenges and opportunities in a global context with a particular emphasis on East Asian countries. Twenty-four hours of instruction was taught during the spring semester before students traveled overseas. Highlights from a week in Korea included a scavenger hunt in Seoul, a walking tour of Songdo, a lecture at a startup, a tour of Nami Island, and company visits to Parsons Brinckerhoff, Samsung Innovation Center and Kia. Highlights from a week in Japan included a scavenger hunt in Tokyo, social hour with local Japanese students, a guest lecture by Dr. Okada on corporate social responsibility, and company visits to NTT Docomo HQ, Minato Incineration Plant and NEC Showroom.
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