| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 72.62 |
| Liaison | Lisa Kilgore |
| Submission Date | March 7, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Cornell University
ER-12: Sustainability Immersive Experience
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Lauren
Chambliss Communications Director Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future |
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 AguaClara Project at Cornell provides students with hands-on experience in the research, design, implementation, and promotion of small-scale, ecologically and economically sustainable technologies for drinking water treatment systems that can operate without an external power source and be maintained by rural communities in the Global South.
Thus far, students have helped construct eight water plants, serving more than 32,000 people in Honduras. Course credit and internships are available.
In 2012 AguaClara was tapped by the newly formed Tata-Cornell Initiative in Agriculture and Nutrition (TACO-AN) to improve the lives of villagers in remote parts of India, as well.
The website URL where information about the immersive experience is available:
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