Marni Friedman receives master's degree through Miami University's Project Dragonfly

2013 Dec 2

Charleston, S.C. resident Marni Friedman will graduate with a Master of Arts in Zoology from Miami University Dec. 13, 2013, as a member of the most recent class of graduates from the Global Field Program. Friedman works at Adventure Harbor Tours.

The Global Field Program (GFP) from Miami University's Project Dragonfly brings together master's degree candidates, scientists, educators and community leaders at key conservation sites across the globe for firsthand experience with inquiry-driven education, environmental stewardship and global understanding.

Since joining the master's program in 2011, Friedman has explored conservation and education in Belize, Namibia and Borneo, while also conducting projects that have made a difference in the Charleston area.

The deadline to apply to the next GFP master's cohort is Jan. 28, 2014. The global courses, which count toward the GFP master's or can be taken for graduate credit, are designed for educators and other professionals from all disciplines and settings interested in making a difference in human and ecological communities. Applicants can be from anywhere in the United States or abroad.

Project Dragonfly reaches millions of people each year through inquiry-driven learning media, public exhibits and graduate programs worldwide. Since 2004 Dragonfly's Earth Expeditions program has engaged more than 1,600 people in firsthand educational and scientific research at critical conservation field sites in Africa, Australia, Asia and the Americas. 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.

More information is located at http://gfp.miamioh.edu/.

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