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  • Proposal Type(s)*
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  • Department*
  • Prefix*
    ENV
    ENV
    Number*
    240
    240
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  • Course Name*
    Internship in Community Food Systems
    Internship in Community Food Systems
  • Catalog Description*

    An internship course for students gaining experience in farming and food systems work, this course focuses on guiding experiential learning and professional development through internship placements with farms, food justice, or other food-related organizations.

    This will appear exactly as entered in the catalog. Limit to 60 words, ensure entire description is in present tense.
  • Originator*
    Jared Beeton
    Jared Beeton
  • Instructor(s)*
    Elicia Whittlesey
    Elicia Whittlesey
    Please list all Faculty who will teach this course
  • Proposal Description & Rationale*

    Per Cheryl Nixon, these courses, originally approved as special topics, need to be launched as permanent course offerings.

    This Farmer In Training program has 8 courses total and had a successful first year. The program is in its second year as a collaboration between the Old Fort and the Environment & Sustainability Department. Based on the first year (2022), the program is successful and benefits students for the following reasons:

    1) an immersive and experiential summer experience that allows them to gain college credit that is stackable with the existing Regenerative Foods System Certificate. 

    2) provides students with a paid summer job and field work.

    3) connects students with the regional farming community and off-campus community

    4) supports retention by keeping students active in college courses over the summer

    5) potentially creates a bridge to college for high school graduates and members of the community

    6) provides students with a fun, supportive, and outdoor summer experience that builds friendships 

    7) prepares students for careers as farmers and for careers in food systems more generally

    Previous description:

    This is the second summer of the Farmer In Training program. These 1-credit special topics courses are taught at the Old Fort and will be developed into regular courses next year. 

    Why are you proposing this? Be concise, but thorough. IF you are proposing a special topics course, how many times has the topic been offered? (Topics can only be offered twice before needing approval as a standalone course)
  • This Change*
    Is *non-substantive* if you are only changing prereqs, coreqs, concurrent enrollment, instructional format, cross-listing, course title, or creating a new special topics course. All other changes are substantive.
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  • Credits*
    1-4
    1-4
  • Clock Hours*
    0-50
    0-50
    Format (X-Y) X=Weekly Lecture Hours Y=Weekly Lab Hours. No spaces, inside parenthesis, separate hours with a hyphen. E.gs (3-0) (3-3) (0-9)
  • Instructional Format*
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  • Notes
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  • Hours

    50 hours are the equivalent of one credit hour.

    IF the course is an internship or practicum-based.
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  • Program Restriction
  • Repeatable
    If yes, what is the maximum number of credits attainable through repetition? If topics must be different, say, "provided topics are different" after the maximum number of credit hours.
  • Cross Listed
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  • Blanket Exceptions
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