An Environmental Initiative at Miami University
Global Programs
Earth Expeditions
... is a global conservation program created by Project Dragonfly at Miami University in partnership with the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. The program offers university courses in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Through field and zoo expedition courses, Earth Expeditions seeks to build an alliance of individuals with firsthand knowledge of inquiry-driven, community-based learning for the benefit of ecological communities, student achievement, and global understanding.
[Visit the Earth Expeditions website.]
Study Abroad Workshops and Field-based Courses
... are administered by LifeLong Learning at Miami University. Study Abroad Workshops are for-credit courses and many deal with environmental themes such as wildlife conservation, natural resource sustainability, environmental education, ecosystem ecology, and energy efficiency. Field-based Courses are an important component for many of the majors at Miami University. These courses provide students with practical experience and exposure to a wide range of environmental issues.
[Visit LifeLong Learning's Study Abroad website.]
Learn more about these exciting summer opportunities:
- Biodiversity of Kenya [PDF]
- Connections: Belize Ecology and Natural History [2009 PDF]
- Coral Reef Ecology [2009 PDF]
- Cultural and Ecological Diversity in Ecuador [2009 PDF]
- Culture and Environment in Brazil [2009 PDF]
- Sustainable Development and Ecotourism in the Eastern Caribbean [PDF]
- Tropical Marine Ecology of the Florida Keys, Everglades, & Bahamas [2009 PDF]
Birds without Borders
... is a program started by Miami University in conjunction with the Avian Research and Education Institute and the Autonomous University of Tamaulipas [Mexico]. Birds without Borders recognizes that researchers, citizen scientists, and government agencies from all geographic areas important in a bird's range must work in cooperation.
[Visit the Birds without Borders website.]