Applications open for 2023 ADK Semester: LEED for Communities in the Lake Placid Olympic RegionApply Here : Recording below!
Info Session Dates:
- Recorded info session HERE!
- We will also be tabling in the Student Center on Feb 28th from 11-1:30 to answer any questions
2023 Research Project:
The New York Olympic Region (NYOR) is seeking to re-certify their community using the US Green Building Council’s LEED for Communities rating system. The NYOR consists of the Village of Lake Placid, the Town of North Elba, the Lake Placid Central School District (LPCSD), and the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA). This effort will follow from the 2018 ADK Semester effort that resulted in a Gold level certification of the community in the fall of 2019. To accomplish recertification, NYOR will need to track where it has been on the numerous metrics established from the first certification and then develop plans and additional metrics that align with the updated version of the LEED for Communities rating system as well as the desires of the community. ADK semester students will be integral to this effort while also supporting research in the area of Sustainable Holistic Planning Systems.
Overview of Courses
| Course Title | Credits/KAs |
| EV 314: Adirondack Integrated Research Project: LEED for Communities in the Lake Placid Olympic Region | Two communication units, Contemporary and Global Issues Science, Technology and Society, University Course |
| EV 322: A sense of Place of the Adirondacks | Cultures and Societies, Imaginative Arts, University Course |
| EV/SS 320: Social and Political Issues in the Adirondacks | Two communication units, Cultures and Societies |
| CE301: ADK Geographical Information Systems | Technology Credit |
| EV/BY 312: Adirondack Ecology and Environmental Science | Science technology credit, Lab Credit |
Professional Experience
With your department’s approval, the Integrated Research Project (IRP) may count towards your professional experience. The Fall 2023 cohort will be interfacing with municipal and state government leaders from the Lake Placid region to deliver specific objectives. As an example of how a department may allow professional experience, the CEE department will allow the ADK Semester research project to count towards professional experience requirements if a student forgoes the 3 credits associated with the project. In this case the students will earn 12 credits + professional experience instead of 15 credits.
Nearly Earn a Minor in One Semester
After the ADK Semester, you will have fulfilled 5 out of the 7 courses that are required for either an Environmental Science minor or an Environmental Policy minor. Two additional science courses are needed for an Environmental Science minor and two policy courses for environmental policy.
Questions?
Please reach out to adksemester@clarkson.edu. Alex French, Professor Bird, or one of our many ADK Semester alumni will be happy to chat and answer any questions you may have about Clarkson’s ADK Semester program located at the beautiful Paul Smith’s College campus.
