| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.91 |
| Liaison | Elizabeth MacKenzie |
| Submission Date | June 25, 2024 |
University of Iowa
AC-5: Immersive Experience
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Brinda
Shetty Program Manager Office of Sustainability and the Environment |
Does the institution offer at least one immersive, sustainability-focused educational study program that is one week or more in length?:
A brief description of the sustainability-focused immersive program(s) offered by the institution:
The India Winterim is an intensive field-based program that provides students with the opportunity to learn and find solutions to real world problems. Each section is led by one or more UI faculty and has its own disciplinary perspective inlcuding biodiversity and sustainability, art and architecture, cultural exploration, social justice, renewable energy, water resources, healthcare, education and other development issues. Students work with various non-profit organizations, employing a variety of techniques to address social issues. Specific courses vary each year and is open for undergraduate, graduate students and community members. Students also visit various significant historical, cultural and environmental sites within India during the program. https://study-abroad.international.uiowa.edu/programs/details/index.php?crse=197
The University of Iowa’s School of Planning and Public Affairs is committed to providing students with unique, real-world experiences that help address complex challenges across the state of Iowa. Engaged-learning not only gives our students a higher sense of purpose during their educational experience, but also provides a competitive advantage as they enter the job market and helps communities become more economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable. The Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities (IISC), housed in SPPA, is the premier community-engagement program at the University of Iowa, connecting Iowa community partners to faculty, staff, and students in departments across campus. Each year, IISC selects two partnering communities, which benefit from 15-20 student-led projects and more than 10,000 hours of work. A recent example is the creation of a Jackson County Clean Energy Plan: https://iisc.uiowa.edu/projects/jackson-county-clean-energy-plan
Website URL where information about the institution’s immersive education programs is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The two courses listed are meant to serve as examples, not an exhaustive list. For more information regarding the India Winterim Program, please see- https://study-abroad.international.uiowa.edu/programs/details/index.php?crse=197 For more information regarding Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities, please see - https://iisc.uiowa.edu/about-iisc
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