Michelle Sigler receives master's degree from Miami University through Project Dragonfly and Chicago Zoological Society--Brookfield Zoo

2014 Dec 8

On Friday, Dec. 12, 2014, Tinley Park, Ill. resident Michelle Sigler will graduate with a Master of Arts in Biology from Miami University through Project Dragonfly and Chicago Zoological Society--Brookfield Zoo's Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP).

Since joining the AIP master's in 2012, Sigler has explored conservation and education in Belize, while also conducting projects that have made a difference in the Tinley Park area. Sigler works as a science teacher at Columbia Central Middle School.

The AIP, a groundbreaking graduate degree focused on inquiry-driven learning and social change, combines coursework at Chicago Zoological Society--Brookfield Zoo and seven other U.S. partner institutions with collaborative work in Dragonfly's web-based learning communities.

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 1,700 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 about the Advanced Inquiry Program master's degree is located at http://aip.miamioh.edu/.

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