Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 60.60
Liaison Jay Price
Submission Date March 2, 2018
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STARS v2.1

University of Tennessee at Knoxville
AC-5: Immersive Experience

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Preston Jacobsen
Sustainability Manager
Facilities Services
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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, including how each program addresses the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of sustainability:

UTK CASNR Jamaica Study Tour Jamaica: The Jamaica study tour offers students an opportunity to see Jamaican agriculture and natural resources through the eyes of Jamaicans

UTK Smart Infrastructure and Sustainability Engineering in China: Smart Infrastructure and Sustainability Engineering in China Sustainability is a grand challenge to our societies. Sustainable engineering is the design of human and industrial systems to ensure that humankind's use of natural resource

UTK Sustainability in Germany: Students will focus on research, (political) programs and strategies, as well as the implementation of plans that are aimed at dealing with sustainability, the environment, climate change, and energy production & consumption.

UTK Tropical Ecology, Conservation and Field Methods in Belize: Explore new wildlife and ecosystems, experience different cultures, and learn about conservation issues in Belize!

*UTK Waters and Civilizations in Dominican Republic: Study Waters and Civilizations in the Dominican Republic Santiago is the second largest city in the Dominican Republic and the economic center of the fertile Cibao Valley.

UTK Wildlife Medicine: Conservation and Policy: This course is an intensive introduction to key topics in wildlife medicine and conservation issues in the neo-tropics. Students learn about wildlife medical issues and approaches, the role of the veterinarian in wildlife conservation, zoo medicine, and wildlife rescue & rehabilitation.


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