Lily Ulmer making a difference in human and ecological communities

2015 Mar 20

Seattle, Wash. resident Lily Ulmer, a graduate student in the Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP) from Miami University's Project Dragonfly and Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle), has been awarded a Community Engagement badge from the university for making a difference in human and ecological communities. As part of the AIP, students like Ulmer apply the tools of conservation science and advance the tenets central to the master's degree: inquiry, community and voice.

Through her Conservation Science & Community course project entitled "Final CEL," Ulmer determined what factors are limiting the number of field trips, to pinpoint and communicate rich learning experiences within walking distance, and develop supports that teachers need to take advantage of these experiences for their students . Ulmer is a teacher at Lawton Elementary School.

Project Dragonfly offers the Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP) master's degree in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Chicago, Denver, New York, Phoenix, San Diego and Seattle. The community-based AIP degree is co-delivered with Miami's Dragonfly and premier learning institutions accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). Courses take place in web-based learning communities and on-site at zoos in those locations. To learn more about the AIP, visit http://aip.miamioh.edu/.

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