| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 47.43 |
| Liaison | Michael Iversen |
| Submission Date | Aug. 28, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
St. Lawrence University
ER-T2-8: Themed Semester or Year
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.25 / 0.25 |
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Has the institution chosen a sustainability-related theme for its themed semester, year, or first-year experience during the past three years?:
Yes
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A brief description of the themed semester, year, or first-year experience:
The Sustainability Semester is an off-campus living–learning program that encourages students to examine sustainability as a way of life that promotes living well without degrading the ecological, social and economic systems on which future generations will rely. Students spend the semester living a materially simplistic life in a local farmhouse, as they consider the most serious challenges facing their communities and the world and, by collaborating with community partners, gain experience with sustainable agriculture, green building, alternative energy, and the living arts.
The Adirondack Semester enables students to study nature and human relationships with nature through academic classes enriched by direct experience. Important elements of the semester include understanding of critical environmental issues; living in a materially simple, close-knit community and in close connection to wild nature; learning the skills to recreate safely and pleasurably in wild nature; understanding elements and interrelationships of the natural world; and reflecting critically and creatively on the experiences of the semester and the many questions it raises.
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The sustainability-related book that was chosen, if applicable:
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The website URL where information about the theme is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
http://www.stlawu.edu/academics/experience/adirondack-semester
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