Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 40.97
Liaison Sherri Mason
Submission Date June 30, 2020
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STARS v2.1

Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
AC-5: Immersive Experience

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Sherri Mason
Director of Sustainability
School of Science
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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, including how each program addresses the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of sustainability:
The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) club at Penn State Behrend construct vehicles that employ innovative technologies to reduce greenhouse emissions and petroleum consumption while maintaining consumer acceptability and usability. During the AY 2018-2019 the Behrend team won the SAE International Supermileage Challenge, traveling 2,420 miles on a single gallon of gas. The team also won the event in the prior AY.

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