Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 75.01
Liaison Jen Crothers
Submission Date Aug. 4, 2015
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University of British Columbia
AC-5: Immersive Experience

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Jean Marcus
Associate Director, Teaching & Learning Office
UBC Sustainability Initiative
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Does the institution offer at least one immersive, sustainability-focused educational study program that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

A brief description of the sustainability-focused immersive program(s) offered by the institution:

Practicum in Sustainable Agriculture
The UBC Farm Practicum in Sustainable Agriculture is an eight-month experiential learning program designed for aspiring farmers, urban gardeners, environmental educators, and students with an interest in applying their learning about sustainable agriculture and food systems. Students bring a diversity of backgrounds and life experience to the practicum. The program graduates share a vision of livelihoods and lifestyles grounded in sustainable and community-based food systems.
http://ubcfarm.ubc.ca/teaching-learning/practicum/

Greenest City Scholars Program
This summer internship program sponsors UBC graduate students to work for three months on sustainability projects with the City of Vancouver to advance Vancouver’s greenest city goals. The Greenest City Scholars Program is open to all UBC graduate students from all academic disciplines and the projects cover the social, economic and environmental aspects of sustainability. The student cohort also meets regularly throughout the project time to present their findings, collaborate, and learn from each other.
http://sustain.ubc.ca/get-involved/students/greenest-city-scholars


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