Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 74.27
Liaison Konrad Schlarbaum
Submission Date Feb. 15, 2018
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University of Colorado Colorado Springs
AC-5: Immersive Experience

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 David Havlick
Asst Professor/ Director Sustainable Development Minor
Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
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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:
Community Development in East Africa/Rwanda/Uganda, Africa UCCS, in collaboration with Global Livingston Institute (GLI), are offering 3 credits over winter break to travel to Uganda and Rwanda and experience international development through sustainable agriculture and public health. Students will meet with local leaders and community organizations and learn how communities in Uganda and Rwanda mobilize local resources to chart new development paths. As a student, you will have the opportunity to grow from the powerful mutual impact of cultural interchange and discover new perspectives on globalization and the complexities of international development.

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