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Sustainability in Study Abroad (In Progress)

Description

Study abroad programs are an integral part of the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign’s education, allowing students to gain experience in a variety of fields. The integration of sustainability into the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign’s study abroad programs will allow students to gain firsthand experience with sustainability concepts and apply their learning in their respective fields. The University of Illinois Urbana Champaign has established the Illinois Abroad Council Steering Committee (IACSC) to integrate sustainability into the study abroad curriculum. The IACSC includes representatives from the Grainger College of Engineering, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences who are responsible for managing their respective colleges’ study abroad programs as well as representatives from Illinois Abroad and Global Exchange and the Institute of Sustainability Energy and Environment (iSEE). The overall charge of the IACSC is to develop the best policies and practices for faculty-led courses and study abroad programs that incorporate community engagement and environmental awareness and education during travel. This charge also includes communication of the importance of the climate crisis in alignment with the iCAP and development of a system to track study abroad programs carbon emissions and related offset/educational activities for iCAP scope 3 reporting.

Background

The iCAP 2020 objective 6.1 is to broaden the availability of sustainability education across the entire curriculum beginning with first-year student orientation and continuing through commencement. iSEE is working to achieve this objective by integrating sustainability education into the University’s various study abroad programs.

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Project Team

  • Primary Contact:

    Stephanie Lage

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