| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 54.65 |
| Liaison | Kelly Nowicki |
| Submission Date | May 20, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
AC-5: Immersive Experience
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Rob
Tyser Professor Biology |
Does the institution offer at least one immersive, sustainability-focused educational study program that meets the criteria for this credit?:
A brief description of the sustainability-focused immersive program(s) offered by the institution:
UW-L offers several sustainability-focused international education courses including:
• MGT 400 and IB 499: Sustainable Business in Australia/New Zealand (J-Term)
• ANT 339 & INS 360: Organic Farming in Dominican Republic (Spring Break)
• INS 450: Service Learning in Ecuador (J-Term)
We also have an active off-campus internship program. A number of our internship experiences have a strong sustainability focus, including:
• Conference Planning Intern, Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association, East Troy, WI
• Water Quality Intern, Davy Laboratories, La Crosse, WI (several interns)
• GIS Intern, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, US Geological Survey, La Crosse, WI (several interns)
• Summer Arboretum Intern, Urban Ecology Center, Milwaukee, WI
• Planning Intern, Mississippi River Regional Planning Commission, La Crosse, WI
• Vermicompost Intern, Hillview Urban Agricultural Center, La Crosse, WI
• Management Intern, Dynamic Recycling, La Crosse, WI
• GIS Intern, Vernon County Land and Water Conservation Department, Viroqua, WI
• Intern, Village of Deerfield Water Reclamation Facility, Deerfield, IL
• Community Engagement Intern, CROPP/Organic Valley, Westby, WI
• Sustainability Intern, UW-Extension Solid and Hazardous Waste Education Center, Madison, WI
• Conservation Intern, Mississippi Valley Conservancy, La Crosse, WI
• Environmental Consulting Assistant, METCO, La Crosse, WI
• Summer Intern, US Army Corps of Engineers, DeSoto, WI
• Field Assistant, Green Lake Sanitary District, Green Lake, WI
• Planning Engineer Intern, Dairyland Power Cooperative, La Crosse, WI
• Research Intern, La Crosse County Solid Waste Department, La Crosse, WI
The website URL where information about the immersive program(s) is available:
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