| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.20 |
| Liaison | Denice Koljonen |
| Submission Date | Feb. 17, 2022 |
Boston College
AC-5: Immersive Experience
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Tara
Pisani Assistant Professor Earth and Envronment |
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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:
International Programs
I. Arrupe International Immersion Program
The Arrupe International Immersion Program empowers Boston College students to build intentional life- and faith-sharing communities through which they are able to:
Learn about the complex realities of people from another country who struggle in poverty from a historical, social, economic, political and religious perspective.
Humbly encounter, hear, and respect the stories of people from this country in their own words.
Develop a sense of compassion and responsibility for those who suffer, both in the country visited and all throughout the world.
Deepen their faith — by tapping the wisdom of Catholic Social Teaching and Ignatian Spirituality, especially as it relates to engaging the world in agapic love through service and social justice — and in the process, deepen their understanding of themselves and discern their life’s vocation(s).
Translate their learning into action by developing a commitment, a capacity, and the accountability necessary to freely and authentically give their passions, talents, and abilities joyfully to a world in need.
Domestic Programs
II. The Appalachia Volunteers Program
The Appalachia Volunteers program – more commonly called “Appa” – committed to working with the poor and marginalized in the United States. The heart of Appa's work is spent in community, when students travel to 40 different cities and towns during spring break, living in solidarity alongside the families that they serve. What started with one van to Kentucky is now the University’s largest service-immersion program. More than 500 students travel coast-to-coast with Appa each year, encountering community and service in both urban areas (New Orleans, Detroit, etc.) and rural areas (throughout the South and the Appalachian regions).Appa students meet biweekly throughout the school year to learn about the structural and social realities that leave some people marginalized, and draw on Boston College’s Jesuit tradition in considering how faith might ask us to respond to social injustices.
III. Living and Learning Community - Sustainability
The Sustainability Living & Learning Community in Reservoir Apartments is a community dedicated to rising sophomores interested in exploring the broad topic of sustainability, engaging in service, and being part of a new opportunity to promote environmental awareness. While no prior experience is necessary, an interest in and commitment to living in an intentional community around the issues of sustainability is necessary. The LLC is sponsored by Dining Services, the Office of Sustainability and the Biology Department.
I. Arrupe International Immersion Program
The Arrupe International Immersion Program empowers Boston College students to build intentional life- and faith-sharing communities through which they are able to:
Learn about the complex realities of people from another country who struggle in poverty from a historical, social, economic, political and religious perspective.
Humbly encounter, hear, and respect the stories of people from this country in their own words.
Develop a sense of compassion and responsibility for those who suffer, both in the country visited and all throughout the world.
Deepen their faith — by tapping the wisdom of Catholic Social Teaching and Ignatian Spirituality, especially as it relates to engaging the world in agapic love through service and social justice — and in the process, deepen their understanding of themselves and discern their life’s vocation(s).
Translate their learning into action by developing a commitment, a capacity, and the accountability necessary to freely and authentically give their passions, talents, and abilities joyfully to a world in need.
Domestic Programs
II. The Appalachia Volunteers Program
The Appalachia Volunteers program – more commonly called “Appa” – committed to working with the poor and marginalized in the United States. The heart of Appa's work is spent in community, when students travel to 40 different cities and towns during spring break, living in solidarity alongside the families that they serve. What started with one van to Kentucky is now the University’s largest service-immersion program. More than 500 students travel coast-to-coast with Appa each year, encountering community and service in both urban areas (New Orleans, Detroit, etc.) and rural areas (throughout the South and the Appalachian regions).Appa students meet biweekly throughout the school year to learn about the structural and social realities that leave some people marginalized, and draw on Boston College’s Jesuit tradition in considering how faith might ask us to respond to social injustices.
III. Living and Learning Community - Sustainability
The Sustainability Living & Learning Community in Reservoir Apartments is a community dedicated to rising sophomores interested in exploring the broad topic of sustainability, engaging in service, and being part of a new opportunity to promote environmental awareness. While no prior experience is necessary, an interest in and commitment to living in an intentional community around the issues of sustainability is necessary. The LLC is sponsored by Dining Services, the Office of Sustainability and the Biology Department.
Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Appa Program:
https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/offices/mission-ministry/sites/campus-ministry/service/appa.html
https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/offices/mission-ministry/sites/campus-ministry/service/appa.html
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