| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 30.98 |
| Liaison | Jennifer Bodine |
| Submission Date | Sept. 20, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Weber State University
ER-12: Sustainability Immersive Experience
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Hal
Crimmel Professor and Environmental Issues Committee Chair English Department |
Does the institution offer a program that meets the criteria for this credit?:
A brief description of the sustainability-focused immersive experience(s) offered by the institution:
English 3350/MENG 6610, “Creative Writing in the Desert”, Taught on location in Dinosaur National Monument by Dr. Hal Crimmel, May 2010. Based on Dr. Crimmel’s 2008 interdisciplinary book, Dinosaur: Four Seasons on the Green and Yampa Rivers, the week-long course takes place in the remote high deserts of eastern Utah and Western Colorado, where they develop their creative writing skills in the context of learning about the issues facing local ecosystems (e.g., oil and gas drilling, dams, invasive species) and how to maintain environmental integrity in the face of rising human demands. The course also focuses on how culture, religion, and ethics have shaped human behavior toward the natural world in this region of the country.
Psychology 4050, “Darwin and the Galapagos: Evolutionary Psychology” taught in the Galapagos Islands by Dr. Lauren Fowler, May 2012. The course takes place on location, and includes as a significant component the concept of natural limits, including the relationship between human population and lifestyle in relation to the finite capacity of natural ecosystems (including the global ecosystem) to provide for human needs.
The website URL where information about the immersive experience is available:
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