What unites people of all majors? Food. Whether it's growing, eating, making or looking at the effects of food, it can bring people together. Abbe Ehlers, senior instructor of hospitality leadership, knows this firsthand. She took 10 students to Florence and Siena, Italy to experience the cuisine and tourism of Tuscany. Her students included hospitality … [Read more...] about Eat your way through Tuscany
In today's society, we rarely get to unplug. Even if we are with our loved ones, we keep our phones on, just in case. Ana Estrella, assistant professor of biology at Missouri State-West Plains, made sure that for one week, phones were off. How did she do it? She took one West Plains and eight Missouri State Springfield students to Costa Rica. About the trip Red … [Read more...] about More than science: Costa Rica 2018
Looking at one rock isn't going to help a budding geologist learn. That's why geology, geography and planning (GGP) make it a point to study as many geologic settings as possible—even if that means trips to other states. "GGP has a long history — over 40 years — in the department of packing up students and faculty and going somewhere to see different rocks than one can see … [Read more...] about Don’t hide under a rock
Typical college credit can consist of lecture in a classroom or even field trips to local areas. However, the biology department knows that it can look different. For Emily Milton, college credit looks like penguins. Over the summer, she went to Tasmania, an island state in southern Australia, to study their habits and hopefully take them away from the verge of … [Read more...] about MSU biology student studies penguins in Tasmania
At the end of July, some students were dreading the beginning of the fall semester. Some were eagerly packing for the move to Springfield. Others were on their way to Chile to study volcanoes. Dr. Gary Michelfelder, assistant professor of geology, and nine students took at two-week short-term study away trip to San Pedro de Atacama and Calama, Chile. "We were able to get … [Read more...] about Chile, not chili