Elon's study abroad program was the subject of a feature story in the Monday, Feb. 2 edition of USA Today. The story, which ran on the cover of the LIFE section, focused on the Winter Term course, Field Biology in Belize. Details...
The course, led by faculty members Nancy Harris and Janet MacFall,
included 19 students. USA Today higher education reporter Mary Beth Marklein spent eight days with the group, participating in every aspect of the course. Activities included studying plants, animals and insects
in the rain forest, visiting communities in Belize, exploring Mayan architectural sites and conducting studies on the coral reef at Ambergris Caye.
Marklein also interviewed Bill Rich, dean of international programs, for the story.
In addition to Harris, MacFall and Rich, Marklein quoted students Chrissie Edwards, Matt Dawson, Courtney Smith, Ben Johnson, Matt Gannon, Shane Kelly, Amy Jo Jenkins and Monica Van Dongen.
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Photos by University Relations director Dan Anderson accompanied the story. Click here to view a slide show of Anderson’s photos. (Quicktime plug-in required)
The students who spent three weeks traveling Belize and getting an intensive academic experience in field biology included the following:
Meg Caldwell Whitney Connolly Matt Dawson Chrissie Edwards Matt Gannon Mike Graves Lisa Grever Amy Jo Jenkins Ben Johnson Shane Kelly Jennifer Lane Kate McManus Mike Merritt Bill Noble Courtney Smith Jon Stover Sakeenah Thompson Jessica Townsend Monica Van Dongen |
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USA Today is the nation’s largest-circulation newspaper, with an average daily readership of 5.6 million readers. This story ran in both the national and international editions of the newspaper as well as on the USA Today Web site.