Overall Rating | Gold |
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Overall Score | 68.64 |
Liaison | Kimberly Post |
Submission Date | Feb. 22, 2022 |
Saint Joseph's College - ME
AC-5: Immersive Experience
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Greg
Teegarden Professor Natural Sciences |
Does the institution offer at least one immersive, sustainability-focused educational study program that is one week or more in length?:
A brief description of the sustainability-focused immersive program(s) offered by the institution:
2. SJC Science Scholars Program. In 2017, Saint Joseph’s College was awarded a $647,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund the Saint Joseph’s College Science Scholars Program. This program encourages academically-talented students who have demonstrated need of financial assistance to enter into and succeed in a community of young scientists. The grant provides up to $7,200 per year, for each of the recipient’s four years in college. The new group of Saint Joseph’s College Science Scholars was selected from first-year students entering in the fall of 2021 who are committed to pursuing a range of science fields, including: chemistry, biology, environmental science, biochemistry, and marine science. The selected Saint Joseph’s College Science Scholars benefit from receiving: Four years of scholarship support at levels generally ranging from $5,000 to $7,200 each of four years; A field experience prior to the freshman fall; Science Scholar seminars, conferences, and research experiences; Support from faculty and upperclassmen mentors; Use of a mac airbook laptop for four years.
Website URL where information about the institution’s immersive education programs is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
2. Science Scholars: https://www.sjcme.edu/admissions/oncampus/applying-to-sjc/science-scholars-program/
1. A video synopsis of the ESS, including mention of the sustainability focus is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQz-zKUM5xE
2. Science Scholars: https://www.sjcme.edu/admissions/oncampus/applying-to-sjc/science-scholars-program/
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