Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 72.08 |
Liaison | Aaron Klemm |
Submission Date | March 6, 2020 |
San Jose State University
AC-5: Immersive Experience
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Susie
Morris Director of Study Abroad and Away College of Professional and Global Education |
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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:
n Summer 2018, study abroad program titled, Costa Rica: How not to draw a straight line was first offered. The program has been offered on an annual basis since 2018. SJSU Art students were given the opportunity to explore how Costa Rican Environmental laws, high costs and high taxation on imported materials have forced artists in Costa Rica to be creative and think outside the box in terms of how they produce their art sourcing local renewable materials. Costa Rica has set aside over 20% of its land as parks or natural sanctuaries. It set a goal of 100% clean energy by 2020, Costa Ricans achieved this goal five years ahead of their timeline. In this program our students get to learn alongside local artists and students about how to approach art sustainably, learning about the interdependence of ecological, social, and economic systems as a driver to identify and move towards the use of environmentally safe materials to produce art.
In January 2020, Gordon Douglas, professor of Urban Planning led a group of graduate students to Mexico City to explore how a megacity of 21 million people address urban growth and planning. Megacities, like Mexico City, have experienced human and environmental change at a massive scale from ancient settlement through colonial planning to every design movement of 20th and 21st Century urbanism. SJSU students explored these issues and themes through meetings with local planners, architects, and other experts, and a rigorous exploration of Mexico City and surrounding historic sites. The Mexico: Megacity Megadvcenture – Resilience in Mexico City program had a special emphasis on resilience and adaptation in all its forms, and included hands on service learning work with a local water project and met with experts working the sustainability and environmental considerations necessary in further development of transportation, economic development, and emergency preparedness in Mexico City.
In January 2020, Gordon Douglas, professor of Urban Planning led a group of graduate students to Mexico City to explore how a megacity of 21 million people address urban growth and planning. Megacities, like Mexico City, have experienced human and environmental change at a massive scale from ancient settlement through colonial planning to every design movement of 20th and 21st Century urbanism. SJSU students explored these issues and themes through meetings with local planners, architects, and other experts, and a rigorous exploration of Mexico City and surrounding historic sites. The Mexico: Megacity Megadvcenture – Resilience in Mexico City program had a special emphasis on resilience and adaptation in all its forms, and included hands on service learning work with a local water project and met with experts working the sustainability and environmental considerations necessary in further development of transportation, economic development, and emergency preparedness in Mexico City.
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Additional study abroad programs that are sustainability focused:
Sp 2017
Canada: Native Knowledge: Sustainability and Indigenous Peoples
Su2027
France: From Farm to Fork
Greece/Italy: The Changing Face of Europe
Grenada: Health Partnerships in Action
Guatemala: Guat’s up Guatemala
Puerto Rico: A taste of Paradise
Thailand: Hands on Thailand (HoT)
Salzburg, Austria: Salzburg Global Citizenship Program
Wi18
Brazil: Brazilian Urbanism: Past, Present & Future
New Zealand: Kiwi Power! Knowledge, Innovation, Wisdom, Inspiration
Su18
Costa Rica: How not to draw a straight line
Finland: Eternal Sun and Creative Fun (Focus on Global Health and Refugee crises)
France: Culture Through Science & Innovation
Greece/Italy: The Changing Face of Europe
Grenada: Health Partnerships in Action
Spain: A taste of Spain
Rwanda: Let’s Rwanda around
Thailand: Hands on Thailand (HoT)
Wi19
Brazil: Brazilian Urbanism: Past, Present & Future
India: Bridging Cultures, Changing Lives
Spain: A taste of Spain
Sp19
Canada: Native Knowledge: Sustainability and Indigenous Peoples
Alternative Spring Break: Puerto Rico Service and Culture
Su19
China: Community Service in Guilin
Costa Rica: How not to draw a straight line
France: Culture Through Science & Innovation
Greece/Italy: The Changing Face of Europe
Grenada: Health Partnerships in Action
Italy: Seaside in Sorrento
Japan: The Art of Japanese Cuisine
Rwanda: Let’s Rwanda around
Spain: A taste of Spain
Thailand: Hands on Thailand (HoT)
Wi20
Spain: A taste of Spain
Vietnam: Steps for Change
Mexico: Megacity Megadventure - Resilience in Mexico City (Prof. Gordon Douglas)
Sp 2017
Canada: Native Knowledge: Sustainability and Indigenous Peoples
Su2027
France: From Farm to Fork
Greece/Italy: The Changing Face of Europe
Grenada: Health Partnerships in Action
Guatemala: Guat’s up Guatemala
Puerto Rico: A taste of Paradise
Thailand: Hands on Thailand (HoT)
Salzburg, Austria: Salzburg Global Citizenship Program
Wi18
Brazil: Brazilian Urbanism: Past, Present & Future
New Zealand: Kiwi Power! Knowledge, Innovation, Wisdom, Inspiration
Su18
Costa Rica: How not to draw a straight line
Finland: Eternal Sun and Creative Fun (Focus on Global Health and Refugee crises)
France: Culture Through Science & Innovation
Greece/Italy: The Changing Face of Europe
Grenada: Health Partnerships in Action
Spain: A taste of Spain
Rwanda: Let’s Rwanda around
Thailand: Hands on Thailand (HoT)
Wi19
Brazil: Brazilian Urbanism: Past, Present & Future
India: Bridging Cultures, Changing Lives
Spain: A taste of Spain
Sp19
Canada: Native Knowledge: Sustainability and Indigenous Peoples
Alternative Spring Break: Puerto Rico Service and Culture
Su19
China: Community Service in Guilin
Costa Rica: How not to draw a straight line
France: Culture Through Science & Innovation
Greece/Italy: The Changing Face of Europe
Grenada: Health Partnerships in Action
Italy: Seaside in Sorrento
Japan: The Art of Japanese Cuisine
Rwanda: Let’s Rwanda around
Spain: A taste of Spain
Thailand: Hands on Thailand (HoT)
Wi20
Spain: A taste of Spain
Vietnam: Steps for Change
Mexico: Megacity Megadventure - Resilience in Mexico City (Prof. Gordon Douglas)
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