Faith Hilterbrand earns Miami University master's degree with coursework through Project Dragonfly and Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

2016 Jan 11

Hilliard, Ohio, resident Faith Hilterbrand has earned a Master of Arts degree in Biology from Miami University with coursework through Project Dragonfly and Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden.

Since being accepted to the Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP) master's degree in 2013, Hilterbrand has explored conservation and education in Mongolia, while also conducting projects that have made a difference in the Hilliard area. Hilterbrand is a former science teacher at Mechanicsburg School.

The AIP, a groundbreaking graduate degree focused on inquiry-driven learning and social change, combines coursework at Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden with collaborative work in Dragonfly's web-based learning communities.

Since 2004 Dragonfly and its U.S. and international partner institutions have engaged more than 1,850 people in firsthand education and conservation research in communities and zoos throughout the country and at critical field sites in Africa, Australia, Asia and the Americas.

Project Dragonfly reaches millions of people each year through inquiry-driven learning media, public exhibits and graduate programs worldwide. Dragonfly is based in the department of biology at Miami University, a state university in Oxford, Ohio. Miami was established in 1809 and is listed as one of the eight original Public Ivies.

The AIP is accepting applications for the 2016 cohort until Feb. 28, 2016, at http://AIP.MiamiOH.edu. Like Project Dragonfly on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PrjDragonfly.