Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 70.33
Liaison Neha Sood
Submission Date March 3, 2022

STARS v2.2

Rochester Institute of Technology
AC-5: Immersive Experience

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Neha Sood
Director of Sustainability
Office of the President
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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:
RIT’s Alternative Break (AB) is a 5-9 day program designed to give students the opportunity to directly collaborate with communities around the world. Through this program, they learn about problems facing communities, perform short-term projects with various agencies, and interact with community leaders.

Topics Include:
Food justice and accountability
Safe and equitable housing
Environmental preservation
Sustainable community development
Education and youth development

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Website URL where information about the institution’s immersive education programs is available:
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