Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 70.14
Liaison Aaron Durnbaugh
Submission Date Feb. 27, 2017
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Loyola University Chicago
AC-5: Immersive Experience

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Aaron Durnbaugh
Director of Sustainability
Office of Sustainability
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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, including how each program addresses the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of sustainability:
ChinaGreen is a three-credit, four-week long environmental studies travel course that involves introductory lectures and field research in Beijing, a 3-day trip to Shanghai, and almost two weeks of travel throughout China. Students will acquire an understanding of how sustainable systems work and how the structure and function of these systems are altered by human activities.

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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
We have many other immersive experiences. One collection of experiences are the courses offered at the Retreat and Ecology Campus: http://www.luc.edu/summer/courses/lurec/

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