Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.20
Liaison Josh Lasky
Submission Date May 14, 2014
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STARS v1.2

George Washington University
ER-12: Sustainability Immersive Experience

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Lisa Benton-Short
Director of the Sustainability Academic Program
Department of Geography

Criteria

Institution offers at least one immersive, sustainability-focused educational study program.  The program(s) may take place off-campus, overseas, or on-campus. 

For this credit, the program meets one or both of the following criteria: 

  • it concentrates on sustainability, including its social, economic, and environmental dimensions or
  • it examines an issue or topic using sustainability as a lens. 

Immersive programs offered in partnership with outside entities may count for this credit.  Programs offered exclusively by outside entities do not count for this credit.


Applicability

This credit applies to all institutions that offer immersive educational programs. 


Scoring

Institutions earn 2 points for meeting the criteria outlined above.  Partial points are not available for this credit.


Measurement

Timeframe

Programs offered during the past three years are eligible for this credit.

Sampling and Data Standards

Not applicable

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.