| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 48.98 |
| Liaison | Kevin Miller |
| Submission Date | Feb. 3, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Goshen College
AC-5: Immersive Experience
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Does the institution offer at least one immersive, sustainability-focused educational study program that meets the criteria for this credit?:
A brief description of the sustainability-focused immersive program(s) offered by the institution:
The Sustainability Semester in Residence is an undergraduate immersion program offered by SEED. This is a fall semester program focused on sustainability and regeneration. A cohort of students spends the semester in full-time residence at Merry Lea's Rieth Village, where they are immersed in the issues they are studying. Students closely evaluate day-to-day decisions and make sustainable living choices concerning both personal lifestyle and community life. They study ecosystems and their functions at Merry Lea and in the surrounding region. The Sustainability Semester in Residence (SSR) is a problem-based learning experience in which students engage in solving real issues of local concern. The learning community provides an opportunity for students and faculty with a wide range of backgrounds and expertise to contribute to the process of understanding these problems and looking for solutions. Students interact with people from the local community who are faced with real environmental issues and learn the complexity of and interdisciplinary nature of possible solutions.
The website URL where information about the immersive program(s) is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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