Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 58.29
Liaison Justin Mog
Submission Date Feb. 6, 2013
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University of Louisville
ER-12: Sustainability Immersive Experience

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Justin Mog
Assistant to the Provost for Sustainability Initiatives
Office of the Provost
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Does the institution offer a program that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

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

The University Honors Program sponsors Woodcock Society National Seminars and Overseers International Seminars focused on topics of national and global relevance each year. Sustainability has been a central focus of Honors programs in recent years, including:
• Fall 2011: Smart Solutions for a Sustainable Society
• Summer 2011: Global Issues and Sustainability: Focusing on Biodiversity, Water Quality and Energy (trip to Taiwan)
• Spring 2011: Designing Greener; Smart Solutions For A Sustainable Society
• Fall 2010: Environmental Communications; Following The Fork

Through the intensive travel seminars, Honors students get the opportunity to explore North America and the world. Students have the chance to travel after a semester of in-depth study, with much of their expenses subsidized by UofL. Students, faculty, and Honors staff members travel, as a group, for one to two weeks to a national or international destination related to the seminar topic.

"Urban Waters" is a Woodcock Society National Seminar in which students explore sustainability considerations around water resources and urban demands on those resources throughout the semester and then travel to the Florida Everglades for an immersive experience canoeing through threatened ecosystems.

The Overseers International Seminars provide Honors students with the opportunity to travel abroad for up to two weeks as part of an international field experience. Students have traveled to the townships of South Africa, the sanctuaries of the Galapagos Islands, and explored international environmental issues in China and Taiwan.


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