Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 72.61
Liaison Brandon Trelstad
Submission Date Dec. 20, 2018
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Oregon State University
AC-5: Immersive Experience

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Leticia Cavazos
Sustainability Program Specialist
Sustainability Office
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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:

Several OSU study abroad programs focus on sustainability as a core program element, and several more examine an issue using sustainability as a lens. The following is a complete listing of current offerings that include elements of sustainability:

Australia
IE3 Global: Deakin University
IE3 Global: James Cook University
CIEE Arts and Sciences Program in Perth
CIEE Biology and Ecology Field Studies in Perth
CIEE Summer Tropical Marine Ecology in Perth
IFSA- Engage Australia, University of Adelaide
IFSA- Griffith University
IFSA- University of Queensland
IFSA- University of Sydney
OSU Exchange: Macquarie University, Australia(Exchange)
SIT Study Abroad Australia: Rainforest, Reef, and Cultural Ecology

Bahamas:
SEA Semester: Marine Biodiversity & Conservation

Bhutan:
API in Thimphu, Bhutan: Direct Enrollment & Internship
The School for Field Studies – Forests in the Land of the Thunder Dragon

Bonaire:
CIEE Tropical Marine Ecology and Conservation

Botswana:
CIEE Arts and Sciences Program in Gaborone
CIEE Community Public Health Program in Gaborone
CIEE Summer Community Public Health Program in Gaborone

Cambodia:
The School for Field Studies – Conservation, Ethics, and Environmental Change

Chile:
API in Valparaiso, Chile: Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, Integrated Studies in English and Spanish
IFSA-Chilean Universities Program, Valparaíso

China:
CIEE Environmental, Cultural + Economic Sustainability Program in Beijing
Semester at Sea

Cook Islands:
SEA Semester: Sustainability in Polynesian Island Cultures & Ecosystems

Costa Rica:
OSU Faculty-Led: Issues in Natural Resources Conservation
API in San Joaquín de Flores, Costa Rica: Instituto San Joaquin de Flores (ISJF), Spanish Language & Latin American Studies
API in San Joaquin de Flores, Costa Rica: Instituto San Joaquin de Flores (ISJF), Spanish Language and Culture Summer
API in San Jose, Costa Rica: International Center for Development Studies (ICDS), Development Studies in Latin America
API in San Jose, Costa Rica: Universidad Veritas, Language & Culture
API in San Jose, Costa Rica: Universidad Veritas, Latin American Studies & Internship
CIEE Summer Tropical Ecology and Conservation in Monteverde
CIEE Sustainability and the Environment in Monteverde
CIEE Tropical Ecology and Conservation in Monteverde
IFSA- Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica Costa Rica
The School for Field Studies – Fundamentals of Sustainability Research

Czech Republic:
CIEE Central European Studies Program in Prague

Denmark:
College of Engineering: Technical University of Denmark (Exchange)

Dominican Republic:
CIEE Liberal Arts Program in Santiago, Dominican Republic
SEA Semester: Colonization to Conservation in the Caribbean

Ecuador:
IE3 Global: Galapagos Academic Institute for the Arts & Sciences (GAIAS)
IE3 Global: Universidad San Francisco de Quito
SIT Study Abroad Ecuador: Comparative Ecology and Conservation

England:
IE3 Global: University of Sheffield
IFSA- Cambridge University
IFSA- King's College London
IFSA- London School of Economics and Political Science
OSU Exchange: Bangor University, Wales(Exchange)
OSU Exchange: Lancaster University, England(Exchange)
OSU Exchange: University of Nottingham, England(Exchange)
OSU Exchange: University of Sussex, England(Exchange)

Fiji:
SEA Semester: Sustainability in Polynesian Island Cultures & Ecosystems

France:
IE3 Global: Lyon, Agroecology & Chemistry
IE3 Global: Poitiers

French Polynesia:
SEA Semester Summer: Pacific Reef Expedition
SEA Semester: Oceans & Climate

Germany:
IE3 Global: Baden-Württemberg Universitiesy

Ghana:
CIEE Arts and Sciences Program in Legon
GEO: Global Health, Development, and Service Learning in Accra
Semester at Sea

Grenada:
SEA Semester: Caribbean Reef Expedition
SEA Semester: Ocean Exploration

Ireland:
IE3 Global: Limerick
IE3 Global: University College Cork
IFSA- Trinity College Dublin

Italy:
API in Florence, Italy: Lorenzo de'Medici - The Italian International Institute, Direct Enrollment
API in Rome, Italy: Lorenzo de'Medici - The Italian International Institute, Direct Enrollment
API in Rome, Italy: Scuola Lorenzo de'Medici, Direct Enrollment summer
GEO: Italian Language and Culture in Siena

Jamaica:
SEA Semester: Colonization to Conservation in the Caribbean

Japan:
IE3 Global: Waseda University
Semester at Sea

Madagascar:
SIT Study Abroad Madagascar: Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management

Mexico:
IE3 Global: UDLA, Puebla

Mongolia:
SIT Study Abroad Mongolia: Geopolitics and the Environment

Montserrat:
SEA Semester: Caribbean Reef Expedition

Nepal:
SIT Study Abroad Nepal: Geoscience in the Himalaya

Netherlands:
CIEE Summer Contemporary Netherlands Studies in Amsterdam

New Zealand:
IFSA- Massey University
IFSA- University of Auckland
IFSA- University of Canterbury
IFSA- University of Otago
IFSA- Victoria University of Wellington
SEA Semester: Oceans & Climate
SEA Semester: Sustainability in Polynesian Island Cultures & Ecosystems
SEA Semester: The Global Ocean

Panama:
SIT Study Abroad Panama: Tropical Ecology, Marine Ecosystems, and Biodiversity Conservation
The School for Field Studies – Tropical Island Biodiversity Studies

Peru:
The School for Field Studies - Biodiversity and Development in the Amazon

Samoa:
SEA Semester Summer: Protecting the Phoenix Islands
SEA Semester: Sustainability in Polynesian Island Cultures & Ecosystems

Scotland:
IFSA- University of Edinburgh
IFSA- University of Stirling

Senegal:
CIEE Development Studies Program in Dakar
CIEE Language and Culture Program in Dakar

South Africa:
CIEE Arts and Sciences Program in Cape Town
Semester at Sea

South Korea:
IE3 Global: Yonsei University, South Korea

Spain:
API in Seville, Spain: Pablo de Olavide University, Spanish Language, Business & Applied/Social Sciences

Tanzania:
SIT Study Abroad Tanzania: Zanzibar Coastal Ecology and Natural Resource Management

Thailand:
CIEE Development and Globalization Program in Khon Kaen

Turks and Caicos Islands:
The School for Field Studies – Marine Resource Studies

U.S. Virgin Islands:
SEA Semester: Caribbean Reef Expedition
SEA Semester: Colonization to Conservation in the Caribbean

United Arab Emirates:
API in Sharjah, UAE: American University of Sharjah, Direct Enrollment

United States:
SEA Semester Summer: Pacific Reef Expedition
SEA Semester Summer: Protecting the Phoenix Islands
SEA Semester: Caribbean Reef Expedition
SEA Semester: Colonization to Conservation in the Caribbean
SEA Semester: Marine Biodiversity & Conservation
SEA Semester: Ocean Exploration
SEA Semester: Oceans & Climate
SEA Semester: Sustainability in Polynesian Island Cultures & Ecosystems
SEA Semester: The Global Ocean

Vietnam:
Semester at Sea


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