Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 72.47
Liaison Daryl Pierson
Submission Date March 30, 2018
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STARS v2.1

Portland State University
AC-5: Immersive Experience

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Beth Lloyd-Pool
Program Administrator
Institute for Sustainable Solutions
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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:
Portland State University offers a number of sustainability immersive experiences, ranging from international studies programs, to general education requirement capstone programs, and internships. Example programs include the following: * Environmental, Cultural + Economic Sustainability Program in Beijing, China https://vikingsabroad.pdx.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=10102 * Sustainability and the Environment in Monteverde, Costa Rica https://vikingsabroad.pdx.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=10166 * Living Systems Immersion: Sustainability & PDC in the Peruvian Andes https://vikingsabroad.pdx.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=10282

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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
http://www.pdx.edu/ed-abroad//

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