SUSTAINABILITY AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

June 15, 2024 – June 29, 2024

SUSTAINABILITY EXPLORATION PROGRAM

Is a multi– discipline, pre-college summer program organized by the Sustainability and the Built Environment program at College of Design, Construction and Planning for high school (juniors and seniors). UF is the top public university in building green with over 96 green buildings (LEED certified).

Participants will learn about sustainability with hands on experience using University’s buildings, grounds, and systems and see sustainability in action with top and experienced faculty, field trips, and industry guest speakers. Field trips include university, city, one to historic St. Augustine to learn about sea level rise and sustainability at a coastal city, and a field trip to Disney World to learn its sustainability practices. Join us and experience life on UF campus too.

PROGRAM FEES

The $2,250 program fee for the Sustainability Exploration Program covers the program’s two weeks of instruction, on- campus housing, supplies & materials, travel expenses to St Augustine, Orlando, and other local field trips.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Program dates are June 15, 2024-June 29, 2024.

The deadline for all application materials is May 1, 2024.

To apply, please submit the following materials to the UF Sustainability and the Built Environment program:

Register online through link below and pay $25 registration fee.

Sustainability Exploration Program - Registration (ufl.edu)

E-mail below information to:

cwelch@dcp.ufl.edu and  barmagh@ufl.edu

Current copy of your academic transcript from your school

SEP Application

Personal statement (one or two pages) describing why you are interested in sustainability, status of planet, and what benefit you anticipate getting from this.

For More Information

Program Brochure

Contact:

Caroline Welch, cwelch@dcp.ufl.edu

Phone: (352) 294-1457

Bahar Armaghani, LEED Fellow

Director + Instructional Associate Professor

Sustainability and the Built Environment

barmagh@ufl.edu

Phone: (352)294-1428

Those with communication disabilities can contact UF through the Florida Relay Service (FRS), a free service facilitating communication through telecommunication devises for deaf (TDD), by calling 1-800-955-8770 (voice) or 1-800-855-8771 (TDD).