Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 73.27
Liaison Brandon Trelstad
Submission Date March 4, 2016
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Oregon State University
AC-5: Immersive Experience

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Brandon Trelstad
Sustainability Coordinator
Sustainability Office
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Does the institution offer at least one immersive, sustainability-focused educational study program that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

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A brief description of the sustainability-focused immersive program(s) offered by the institution:
Several OSU study abroad programs focus on sustainability as a core program element, and several more examine an issue using sustainability as a lens. These programs include: CIEE: Bonaire, Southern Caribbean (Tropical Marine Ecology & Conservation) CIEE Australia: Ecology, Conservation & sustainability CIEE Brazil: Sustanability in Brazil ( Environmental & sustainability sciences) CIEE China: Sustainability in China (Environmental, cultural & Economic Sustainability) CIEE Costa Rica: Sustainability in Costa Rica (sustainability & the environment) CIEE South Africa: Sustainability in South Africa (sustainability & community) FOR: Managing Forest Resources & Ecosystem Services in Australia and New Zealand OSU: Antarctica - Ecotourism and Marine Life OSU: Chile, Chillán (Agricultural and Natural Resources in Chile) SIT: Australia, Rainforest, Reef and Cultural Ecology, Queensland SIT Brazil: Amazon Resource Management and Human Ecology SIT Brazil: Public Health, Race, and Human Rights SIT Panama: Tropical Ecology, Marine Ecosystems, and Biodiversity Conservation SIT Tanzania: Wildlife Conservation and Political Ecology SIT Tanzania: Zanzibar - Coastal Ecology and Natural Resource Management SIT Brazil: Social Justice and Sustainable Development SIT Ecology and Community-based Natural Resource Management SIT Madagascar: Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management SFS Costa Rica: Sustainable Development Studies SFS Australia: Tropical Rainforest Studies SFS panama: Tropical Island Biodiversity and Conservation Studies SFS Turks & Caicos: Marine Resource Management Studies The following is a complete listing of current offerings that include elements of sustainability: *Multiple Countries SEA Semester IE3 Global: Production of Housing in Alpine Europe - Innovation, Conservation and Design with Natural Resources Australia CIEE: Australia, Perth - Murdoch University OSU: Australia, New South Wales - Charles Sturt University (Exchange) IFSA-Butler: Australia, Brisbane - University of Queensland IE3 Global: Australia, Queensland - James Cook University IFSA-Butler: Australia, Sydney - University of Sydney Austria IE3 Global: Production of Housing in Alpine Europe - Innovation, Conservation and Design with Natural Resources Botswana CIEE: Botswana, Gaborone Brazil CIEE: Brazil, Sao Paulo SIT: Brazil, Fortaleza Chile OSU Faculty-led: Agricultural and Natural Resources in Chile China CIEE: China, Shanghai CIEE: China, Beijing Costa Rica CIEE: Costa Rica, Monteverde IFSA-Butler: Costa Rica, Heredia - Universidad Nacional API: Costa Rica, San Jose SFS: Costa Rica, Atenas France OSU Faculty-Led: French Food, Feed and Farm Fauna Germany CIEE: Germany, Berlin Guatemala OSU Faculty-led: Household Energy in Guatemala - Technology, Environment & Society Italy API: Italy, Florence - Lorenzo de Medici IE3 Global: Production of Housing in Alpine Europe - Innovation, Conservation and Design with Natural Resources Japan IE3 Global: Resilient Rural Communities: PBL in Oregon and Japan Mexico IE3 Global: Mexico, Querétaro Netherlands CIEE: Netherlands, Amsterdam New Zealand IFSA-Butler: New Zealand, Christchurch - University of Canterbury Panama SFS: Panama, Bocas del Toro Peru SFS: Peru, Andes-Amazon region Senegal CIEE: Senegal, Dakar Slovenia IE3 Global: Production of Housing in Alpine Europe - Innovation, Conservation and Design with Natural Resources South Africa CIEE: South Africa, Stellenbosch - Stellenbosch University Spain API: Spain, Barcelona Sweden CIEE: Sweden, Uppsala Switzerland SIT: Switzerland, Geneva IE3 Global: Production of Housing in Alpine Europe - Innovation, Conservation and Design with Natural Resources Tanzania SIT: Tanzania, Zanzibar CIEE: Tanzania, Iringa SFS: Tanzania Thailand CIEE: Thailand, Khon Kaen Turks and Caicos SFS: Turks and Caicos Islands Uganda SIT: Uganda, Kampala United Kingdom IFSA-Butler: Scotland, Edinburgh - University of Edinburgh OSU: Wales, Bangor (Exchange) IFSA-Butler: Northern Ireland, Belfast - Queen's University Belfast

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