| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 36.11 |
| Liaison | Diane Fout |
| Submission Date | April 23, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Transylvania University
ER-12: Sustainability Immersive Experience
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Angela
Poe Sustainability Director Sustainability |
Does the institution offer a program that meets the criteria for this credit?:
A brief description of the sustainability-focused immersive experience(s) offered by the institution:
Off campus internships are available for credit and provide valuable real world experience for students.
(get examples from Susan & Michael)
Students have also held academic and uncredited internships in the sustainability office at Transylvania University. These students engage in real work advancing sustainability on campus. Activities include: leading sustainable food-related outreach on campus for a full semester, and putting in place the pieces for programming in the future; assisting in conducting greenhouse gas reports and assisting with the creation of our Climate Action Plan; and developing a bike program proposal.
There are several other academic internships that have focused on the social side of sustainability, including working with refugee families through with the Kentucky Refugee Ministries, event planning and grant writing with the United Way, helping teenage mothers graduate from high school through the Family Care Center, and working with Fayette County Public Schools on a variety of food and wellness related issues.
Community service has coordinated several sustainability-related immersive experiences in the past several years including service trips to Land Between the Lakes and a pre-orientation group focused on sustainability initiatives in Central Kentucky.
The website URL where information about the immersive experience is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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