Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 48.92
Liaison Leslie North
Submission Date Aug. 15, 2012
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Western Kentucky University
ER-12: Sustainability Immersive Experience

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00
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Does the institution offer a program that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

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A brief description of the sustainability-focused immersive experience(s) offered by the institution:
WKU offers a great number of international programs including several immersive courses that focus on sustainability themes. These include, e.g., The Sustainability and Community program , offered in South Africa (the web site url is http://www.ciee.org/study-abroad/south-africa/stellenbosch/sustainability-community/#1rightForYou; Explore Ghana Service Learning Project, Environmental and Sustainability Studies in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and Agricultural Development issues in Highlands and Amazonian Ecuador Additional opportunities may be viewed at the Active WKU Programs web page; the url is http://www.wku.edu/studyabroad/programs/programs.php

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The website URL where information about the immersive experience is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Trip To Brazil - http://www.ciee.org/study-abroad/brazil/rio-de-janeiro/environmental-sustainability-studies/#1rightForYou

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