Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 47.53
Liaison Kirsten Gabrielsen
Submission Date Jan. 14, 2019
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STARS v2.1

Orange County Community College
AC-5: Immersive Experience

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Kirsten Gabrielsen
Sustainability Coordinator
Biology
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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:
Examples: Biology for Today: Students spend most of the course designing projects that promoted sustainability on campus (e.g., composting, use of environmentally-safe cleaning products, etc.). Honor's Capstone courses: Some students have used this 2-semester course of independent study to research sustainability topics. Engineering Dept: Students have designed and constructed a solar-powered car and a solar-powered boat. Architectural Technology Dept: Students have participated in the Habitat for Humanity building program, and have designed a solar-powered bus stop. Design II students create art displays for Earth Day.

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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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