Lily Ulmer earns master's degree from Miami University through Project Dragonfly

2017 Jun 19

Seattle, Wash., resident Lily Ulmer has earned a Master of Arts in Teaching degree in the Biological Sciences from Miami University through Project Dragonfly's Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP). As an AIP student, Ulmer completed web-based graduate courses through Miami University with face-to-face experiential and field study through Woodland Park Zoo.

Since being accepted to the AIP master's degree in 2013, Ulmer has explored conservation and education in Guyana, while also conducting projects that have made a difference in the Seattle area. Ulmer is a teacher at Lawton Elementary School.

The AIP is a groundbreaking master's degree that combines Miami web-based coursework with experiential learning and community engagement at and in communities near zoos in Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Denver, New York, Phoenix, San Diego and Seattle.

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.

Learn more about the AIP at http://AIP.MiamiOH.edu.

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