Fleximester 2010: Serengeti Safari
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Travel to northern Tanzania to study the animals of the famous game parks of the Serengeti Plains. Study first-hand the behavior of the large mammals of the area: elephants, lions, Cape buffalo, giraffes, wildebeest, zebras, etc. Study sites include Serengeti, Ngorongoro, and Tarangire National Parks. Experience the diverse culture and history of Tanzania. Visit agricultural Bantu and semi-nomadic Maasai villages as well as the urban environment of Arusha. In addition, explore the origin of modern humans with a visit to Oldavai Gorge.
Fleximester 2009: The Galapagos Islands and the Amazon River.
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The FlexiCourse 2009 (Maymester 2009), with Dr. Wetzel, Dr. Rischbieter, Dr. Nash and Dr. Stidham. We will spend time in the Galapagos Islands, the highlands of Ecuador, including an incredible trainride down the Devil's Nose, and an exploration of the Ecuadorian Amazon River.
Fleximester 2008: The Great Western Fossil Extravaganza!!
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The FlexiCourse 2007 (Maymester 2007), with Dr. Inman and Dr. Rischbieter as your guides, you will be taken on a fossil collecting, time travel extravaganza, beginning in Denver, Colorado, and will include stops at such well known fossil sites as: the Oligocene Florissant Formation; the Eocene Green River Formation, the Jurassic Morrison Formation, including stops at Dinosaur National Monument in Utah, Como Bluff in Wyoming, and the Dinosuar Museum in Thermopolis; the Eocene-Oligocene White River Badlands of Wyoming, Nebraska, and South Dakota. You will also be intorduced to the rich Native American history that this area of the United States is so well known for. Important tribes such as the Lakota Sioux, Arapaho, Pawnee, Cheyenne, and a number of others will be a part of our study. We will also see the famous Hudson-Meng bison kill site, the scene of a paleo-Indian bison-fest!
Fleximester 2007: The Natural History of Costa Rica
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The FlexiCourse 2007 (Maymester 2007), was led by Dr. Ellis and Dr. Wetzel.
Fleximester 2006: The Natural History of the Galapagos Islands
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The FlexiCourse 2006 (Maymester 2006), to be led by Dr. Rischbieter, Dr. Nash and Dr. Wetzel, will explore the Natural History of the Galapagos Islands and ecosystems surround ing Quito, Ecuador (including Bellavista Cloudforest).
Fleximester 2005: The Natural History of the Florida Coastline
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Fleximester 2005:The Natural History of the Florida Coastline; course being co-taught by Dr. Troy Nash and Dr. Mike Rischbieter. we looked at the botany, invertebrates, and ecology of the Florida coastline, from Ft. Pierce/Stuart to the Keys, to Tampa Bay and finally St. Joseph Bay.
Fleximester 2004: The Natural History of Australia
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Fleximester 2004: Course co-taught by Dr. Stidham and Dr. Wetzel.
Fleximester 2003: The Natural History of the Colorado Plateau
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The FlexiCourse 2003 (Maymester 2003), led by Dr. Zimmerman and Dr. Rischbieter, explored the Natural History of the Colorado Plateau.
Fleximester 2001: Paleobiology of the Southeastern U.S
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Participants: Joe Stillwell (Clearwater, Fl., graduated senior--major Theatre Arts, minor Biology), Essie Buxton (Johnson City, Tn., rising sophomore-major Biology), Dr. Rischbieter. To view some photos and a cost estimate, please click here for the PDF document (6 pages, 2.21MB), or click here the Powerpoint presentation (6 slides, 5.48MB). Click here to see Dr. Rischbieter's report (PDF, 7pages, 1.23MB).