| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 49.13 |
| Liaison | Michael Kensler |
| Submission Date | Jan. 15, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Auburn University
ER-12: Sustainability Immersive Experience
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Nanette
Chadwick Director, Academic Sustainability Programs Biological Sciences |
Does the institution offer a program that meets the criteria for this credit?:
A brief description of the sustainability-focused immersive experience(s) offered by the institution:
The Auburn University chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB-AU) offers students immersive experiences in designing and implementing sustainable engineering projects. These experiences reflect and support the values and mission of Engineers Without Borders-USA, in that they involve partnerships with disadvantaged communities to improve their quality of life through implementation of environmentally sound and economically sustainable engineering projects, while developing internationally responsible engineering students.
Website:
http://www.eng.auburn.edu/organizations/ewb/aboutus.html
Specific information on recent immersive experience programs:
http://www.eng.auburn.edu/organizations/ewb/international.html
The Rural Studio program in Auburn University’s College of Architecture, Design, and Construction, immerses architecture students in a full-time learning and living experience in the impoverished Black Belt of Alabama. On site, they grow their own food, and design buildings and other structures that are socially and environmentally responsible, in addition to being low-cost and thus providing a model for sustainable economic development.
Websites:
http://cadc.auburn.edu/apla/pages/the_rural_studio.aspx
http://apps.cadc.auburn.edu/rural-studio/Default.aspx?path=Gallery%2fPurpose%2fObjective%2f
The Alternative Spring Breaks program at Auburn University offers to students immersive experiences in understanding pressing social issues and participating in sustainable solutions to those issues.
https://fp.auburn.edu/studentaffairs/CommunityService/AlternativeStudentBreaks/about.aspx
The current experiences offered are listed online, and include a range of environmentally, economically, and socially-oriented projects:
https://fp.auburn.edu/studentaffairs/CommunityService/AlternativeStudentBreaks/Trips.aspx
The website URL where information about the immersive experience is available:
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