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
... are administered by LifeLong Learning at Miami University. A significant number of these for-credit courses deal with environmental themes such as wildlife conservation, natural resource sustainability, environmental education, ecosystem ecology, and energy efficiency.
[Visit LifeLong Learning's Study Abroad website.]
Learn more about opportunities such as these summer 2008 courses and workshops:
Field-based Courses
... are an important component for many of the majors at Miami University. Many of these courses provide students with real-world experience that cannot be gained from classroom-only exposure to environmental issues. Two exciting summer 2008 field course opportunities, for example, are:
- Tropical Ecosystems of Costa Rica [PDF]
- Tropical Marine Ecology of the Bahamas and Florida Keys [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.]