SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Seven Briar Cliff
University field botany students and professors recently
completed a study tour in the Arkansas Ozarks, where they
observed a diversity of blooming plants, viewed several
waterfalls, ventured into a cave and canoed the upper Buffalo
River.
Students who made the trek were: Christopher
Lammers, Hartington, Neb.; Connor Lindquist, Albert City, Iowa;
Craig Samek, Cooperstown, N.D.; John Shea, Granville, Iowa;
Brian Souder, Rockwell City, Iowa; Logan Teut, Ute, Iowa; and
Jennifer Vrbicky, Clarkson, Neb.
“The Ozarks trip enables students to
encounter a new ecosystem,” said Brian Hazlett, Ph.D., director
of environmental science and professor of biology, who led the
study tour, which was the sixth BCU environmental science study
tour to the Ozarks in the last 10 years. “Initially they are
captivated by the scenery - the early spring wildflowers and
flowing waterfalls of Lost Valley or the high cliffs as viewed
from a canoe on the wild and scenic Buffalo River,” Dr. Hazlett
said. “Ultimately, I hope that students will remain open
to new experiences and develop a sense of place for wherever
they travel.”
For information about
BCU’s upcoming environmental science and ecology study tours,
email
brian.hazlett@briarcliff.edu.
Briar Cliff University is a Catholic
institution with an enrollment of more than 1,100 students from
24 states and four countries. Students are educated in the
Franciscan tradition of excellence in the liberal arts and
career preparation in an environment of care and compassion. For
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