Stellar word of mouth from close friends who are alumni led me to the Penn State DuBois Wildlife Technology program as an additional degree option. I graduated from University Park in 2012 with hopes of becoming a Wildlife Conservation Officer.
After spending much time volunteering with the Pennsylvania Game Commission nearing graduation, 我很快意识到我不是执法人员. 我发现成为一名野生生物学家, 当我进入大学时,我甚至不知道这个选择的存在, 我真正想要的是不是有点太晚了. 我没有追随自己的爱好,而是改读了一个护理学位. 我永远不会后悔获得护理执照, however I look forward to embracing a professional career in wildlife that I know I was always meant to pursue.
对我来说,在365英国上市的每一天都是我最喜欢的经历. 我在这9个星期里学到的东西比我一辈子在户外学到的还要多, 我对我正在学习的信息非常感兴趣.
As an alumni of University Park, I cannot express enough how beneficial it has been for me to have this experience on a smaller campus, 以及由此带来的丰富体验. I look forward to seeing each of my professors every day and appreciate their reliability and consistency.
I decided to attend Penn State DuBois after I toured the campus as a high school freshman. Their wildlife program has a great reputation that I wanted to be a part of. I was nervous coming to college after being homeschooled throughout my whole life, but Penn State DuBois made me feel at home and a part of the Penn State family.
Penn State DuBois has not only helped me academically but has given me the tools and knowledge needed to succeed in life. I have been able to participate in countless out-of-class opportunities which have strengthened many skills I possess, 让我与业内专业人士建立了联系, and build my resume.
My favorite memory at Penn State DuBois is when my friends and I talked about wildlife and shared our knowledge to youth at the Family Fun Night. It was a fun time connecting with the community about something we love - wildlife!
I have always had a passion for the outdoors and after attending Penn State DuBois, 我对林业的热情得到了磨练. 在获得野生动物技术的副学士学位后, I plan to obtain my bachelor's degree in forest ecosystem management at Penn State University Park. With that degree, I want to become a forester and manage Pennsylvania's eastern deciduous forests for future generations.
I am a first generation college student and I chose the Wildlife Technology program because I would like to work as a park ranger for the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR). 我喜欢和同学亲近,结交新朋友.
I am a firm believer that this program has provided me every tool I need to be a successful Wildlife professional. The incredible faculty and staff provide an ever flowing amount of opportunity for those who take it, 哪个壮举更令人印象深刻的校园规模小. 我觉得我的知识对于我所从事的职业来说是超前的, 这一切都要感谢365英国上市杜波依斯分校的野生动物技术项目.
The first of many memories that come to mind was bird banding my freshman year. 我很幸运地从网里抓到了一只罕见的尼尔森麻雀. I was less experienced at the time, so I checked the book for identification. 我很肯定这是两只稀有鸟类中的一只, 所以我告诉了我的教授兼乐队主唱艾米丽·托马斯, what I thought it was. She didn’t believe me, and my favorite memory was the elation and surprise in her face as she took the bird from the bag, 然后意识到这是一只她在20年的经验中没有绑过的鸟. That was a good day.
I am currently enrolled in my bachelor’s program at University Park for Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, so I have yet to directly use the Wildlife Technology degree to qualify for work. However, the faculty and staff of the program helped promote and prepare me for countless opportunities early in my career. 因为这个项目中所教授的课程和技巧, I have interned with Lyman Run State Park, Keystone Elk Country Alliance, 和宾夕法尼亚狩猎委员会在两年的时间里. I was hired as a seasonal avian ecologist for the University of Georgia in the summer of 2023. 该项目还为本科生提供了研究机会, which I was able to present at the North East Fish and Wildlife Conference in 2023. 通过我在项目中绑鸟的经验, I was accepted to, and am currently a board member for the Pennsylvania Society of Ornithology.
I had received a Bachelors degree in Geography and Planning in 2018 from Bloomsburg University and the Wildlife degree at Penn State DuBois pair perfectly with my bachelors degree.
我不能说这个项目有足够的好处. The professors are amazing, they make sure you receive the best possible education you can. Classes and labs are hands on as often as possible, and we were outside as often as we could be. 你可以在课堂和实验室中获得实际的实地经验. If I had to choose to do it over again or not, I would choose to do it again every time.
很难选出最喜欢的记忆或经历. The program is absolutely amazing, and the memories are ones that I will carry with me forever. If I had to choose one memory it would be traveling to the Everglades National Park over spring break in 2022. We went on hikes looking for birds, we saw alligators, we went to the beach, 我们可以在一个古老的柏树林中散步. It was an amazing week!
在2022年5月从PSUD毕业之前, I was offered, and accepted, a position as a Program Assistant working for the Natural Resource Conservation Service in the DuBois office.
当我第一次决定上大学的时候,我知道我喜欢野生动物, and the only career I could think of to work with animals was a veterinarian or zookeeper. During a Wildlife Tech visitation day I learned there are so many more career options and I decided before leaving that day I needed to be in that program.
While enrolled in the program I learned that my passion was teaching others through an experience offered within the program. From there I decided to pursue an education degree while working in the natural resource industry. 这些年来,我的职业道路发生了变化, I still use the skills and knowledge I gained from my degrees on a daily basis both professionally and personally.
我最喜欢的经历是所有动手活动的高潮, skills, 以及作为我在365英国上市经历的一部分而提供的实验室. 我从来不是一个能从讲课中学到东西的学生. I, and many of my fellow classmates, learn best when we are living the experience and putting it all into practice like we did in the Penn State DuBois Wildlife Technology Program.
The relationships built in this program are long lasting, and the network of alumni is great. I am still very close to classmates, 我在项目期间遇到的校友以及导师. 在这个节目中,你是一个有想法和知识的人,而不是一个数字.
Penn State DuBois was close to home and offered one of the best wildlife majors in the area. I didn't plan on going to DuBois, however, until I went to the Wildlife visitation day. 那天我离开时告诉父亲,‘如果我不去这里,我会哭的.'
The wildlife program at Penn State DuBois will offer some of the most amazing hands-on experiences that you cannot experience anywhere else in Pennsylvania.
在我完成了野生动物技术的副学士学位之后, 我决定继续攻读学士学位. 在我攻读学位的这些年里, I got some awesome internships with places like Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. 我是一名流域实习生,帮助溪流栖息地和健康. 我曾在DCNR实习在金祖亚桥州立公园, where I was able to educate the public on the wildlife in the area and interact with hundreds of people daily. That internship allowed me to interact with people from around the world who came to see the tragedy of the Kinzua Viaduct.
My favorite experience at Penn State DuBois is honestly the friends that I made. 我们中的许多人一起在大学公园,还在创造更多的回忆, while others graduate and share their experiences with us through social media. It is incredible the different backgrounds we came from, but we all became friends.
I came to Penn State DuBois in the early 1980's for the Wildlife Technology program and absolutely loved it. One of my favorite memories is an overnight population study of deer in the Quehanna area and finding rattlesnakes there.
I continued my education at Lock Haven University with Bachelor's degrees in Biology and Secondary Education and completed a Masters of Science Education from Clarion University.
I am a retired teacher who used my degree as a volunteer in the ornithology area. 我是一名鸟类爱好者,也是PSO的总裁. I am currently using it full time as an environmental consultant for Western EcoSystems Technologies, Inc.
我认识现在这个项目中的两位教育工作者,而PSU是最好的, more caring people in those positions. Keely and Emily are top notch.
The Wildlife Technology Program at Penn State DuBois is highly regarded and was close to home. It is TOP NOTCH, 我向所有对户外运动感兴趣的人推荐, every chance I get. 教职员工绝对是令人难以置信和充满激情的教育者, and I can’t give them enough credit for making my time at Penn State DuBois such a beneficially challenging experience that shaped me into the professional I am today.
The hands-on labs, 我们能够参加户外活动的机会, as well as outside of class), and the network of individuals in the field I was able to meet and keep connections with in my professional career were amazing.
I continued on to complete my Bachelor of Science in Wildlife and Fisheries Science also.
My professional career has included serving as the General Manager for Wilds Sonshine Factory in Kane, PA, 哪个是酿酒厂/活动场地/礼品店/农业教育中心, all focused around PA Natural Recourses/Plants/Trees/ Wildlife and Agriculture. I have also been a Wildlife and Habitat Specialist for Greendale Farms in Kane, PA. It is a farming operation/ Wildlife Feed and Forage company that offers habitat consultation (wildlife management plans, forage plot installation, etc.).
I came to Penn State DuBois because it's the only Wildlife Technology program in the state and after receiving my Associate degree in Wildlife Technology, 我继续完成了野生动物和渔业科学的学士学位.
The professors I had went above and beyond to help educate and make sure the information was being understood for future field work. The lab sessions were very helpful and I loved the hands-on experience I received with my classes.
I am now a Wildlife biologist where I work in a military installation and my focus is butterflies.
I’ve always had a passion for the outdoors and wildlife and love Penn State. The wildlife visitation day prior to enrolling gave me a warm welcome and the people were great. All of the hands on learning we got to do as well as exciting volunteer opportunities such as owl banding, hawk trapping, working the Mosquito Creek Coyote hunt, etc., were excelelnt. I think this is a fantastic program that can lead to many exciting career opportunities.
After graduating, I continued on at University Park and got a Bachelor’s degree in Forest Ecosystem Management. This career path led me to an internship with the PA Game Commission during my time in school. 这最终让我在毕业后找到了一份全职的森林技术员工作. I am now a forester for the Game Commission and love that I get to manage forests for wildlife habitat.
The Wildlife Technology program at Penn State DuBois set me up for the career that I wanted. I use all of the practical skills that I learned throughout the program in my position. 作为课程的一部分,我也非常喜欢所有的实地考察.
在完成野生动物技术副学士学位后, 我继续获得野生动物和渔业科学学士学位. I currently work for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game as a Senior Wildlife Technician.
获得PSU学位后,我觉得自己为从事野生动物工作做好了充分的准备. 我在杜波依斯大学的经历为我在大学公园的学习做了充分的准备, 我每天都在使用在杜波依斯学到的技能和知识. There are too many favorites to list, but the bonding experiences during the labs are at the top.
I work as a research associate for Wilkes University and manage an animal behavior and forest ecology research lab. 我们主要研究动物介导的种子传播和种子化学.
I also serve as the University’s Vivarium manager and coordinate our IACUC and all USDA protocols. In addition, 我是“动态科学”项目的主任, supplying STEM support to local teachers.