The Greenway Center for Equity and Sustainability
A Unique Engineering Educational Experience
Welcome to a groundbreaking partnership between Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania and Greenway Institute in Vermont. Together, we offer you a one-of-a-kind engineering education that focuses on equity and sustainability.
Elizabethtown College and Greenway Institute in Vermont have partnered to launch the Greenway Center for Equity and Sustainability in Engineering (GCES). Here, you have the opportunity to harness your talents to create a more equitable and sustainable future. Whether you opt for a semester away or choose to begin your journey in Vermont, we are confident that you will discover a path that aligns with your goals and aspirations.
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Option One: First-Year Program
Starting College at GCES
Our hands-on, team-based first-year engineering program focuses on enhancing your building and fabrication skills, boosting your confidence in math and physics for engineering, and igniting your sense of mission and purpose. This program is an excellent fit if you:
- Thrive in a hands-on learning environment for math and physics.
- Seek to strengthen your building and fabrication skills.
- Value collaboration and teamwork with faculty and fellow students.
- Want to explore college and engineering closer to home before transferring to Pennsylvania.
Seamless Transition
Earn credits for the same courses as a first-year engineer at Etown, but in a unique, hands-on, team-based, and sustainability-focused program. After your Vermont experience, you can effortlessly transition to Elizabethtown College's Pennsylvania campus or explore options for transferring credits to other engineering schools.
Option Two: Semester Away Program
Spend a Semester Studying at GCES
Immerse yourself in sustainable engineering at GCES in Montpelier, Vermont. At GCES, you won't just learn about engineering; you'll experience it firsthand through real-world, hands-on projects. These projects are carefully curated to support your learning and give you the chance to design and build a sustainable future. This unique Elizabethtown College program is supported by Greenway and operates as an "innovation center" for Etown's engineering program.
Reimagining Engineering Education
Our program redefines engineering education by placing equity and sustainability at its core. We use an integrated approach that incorporates the best educational practices, setting us apart from traditional institutions. GCES fosters a supportive community, providing relevant, participative, hands-on, and mastery-assessed instruction to ensure every student gains the confidence, competence, and connections needed to thrive in engineering.
Course Offerings
Courses at GCES align seamlessly with Elizabethtown College's second-year engineering program requirements. All courses focus on hands-on projects, enabling you to apply your knowledge to real-world and community applications.
For Etown students, successful completion of GCES courses ensures you stay on track for graduation as if you were on the main campus. Students who successfully complete GCES courses will graduate on par with those on the main campus. Visiting students are enrolled and earn credits at Elizabethtown College, which boasts a top-ranked ABET-accredited engineering program.
About Greenway Institute
Greenway Institute is a project-based learning and entrepreneurship community where members study topics within sustainable engineering. Everything we do – how we teach and operate – is guided by the principles of sustainability and equity. We strive to create a world that preserves the environment, strengthens the economy and fosters inclusive, welcoming communities. Greenway sets a precedent for a new educational and societal approach where people, technology, business, and the environment mesh seamlessly to improve our world for all.
Greenway uses real-world, 100% hands-on challenges to help students learn the principles of sustainable engineering and entrepreneurship. Our academic systems and structures are designed to support all types of motivated learners, providing multiple means of expression, engagement, and representation.
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