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To me, I think the spirit of our wildlife biology program
is training students who can tackle some of these really challenging
conservation and management issues that are going to come up,
but with a keen eye toward the quality of the science.
We bring our strong academics together with our amazing outdoor classroom around Missoula,
to get students out in the field, to get out among the wildlife,
and learn research techniques.
I've worked on Canada lynx here in Montana, up by Seeley Lake. I've gone to Asia to study fruit bats.
The course work, and then also the field skills I've gained as part of my research,
will all help me be more competitive in the job market.
The Wildlife Biology Program was recently named one of the Programs of National Distinction at the University of Montana.
The Program of National Distinction was designed to identify the best programs at the University
and make them even better through additional financial support.
Part of this distinction will allow us to expand the aquatics program
within the larger Wildlife Biology Program, including adding new
faculty lines and expanding the undergraduate curriculum,
allowing us to students out into the rivers and streams around Missoula
even more than we already do in our classes.
This distinction also provides a dedicated student advisor,
an individual who is completely dedicated to helping you, and guiding you in a direction
that will be of your own interest.
Undergraduate students in the Wildlife Biology Program are already very active in conducting
their own research, and then going on to present that research at state and national meetings.
With this distinction, we have more resources
to allow students to attend those meetings.
And going to a national conference is just a great opportunity for presenting my own research,
seeing what everyone else in the field is doing, getting to network, and talk to experts in the field.
I love the Wildlife Biology Program here.
The faculty are all amazing scientists,
they're rigorous researchers, they're great contacts and collaborators to have into the future.
So, yeah, I would definitely recommend the University of Montana to anyone who is considering it.
If I look at myself when I first started, I feel like a completely different person, but in a good way.
I feel like I have gained so much more than I originally thought I would.
This would be a wonderful time to come in as a wildlife biology undergrad -
just the combination of these new resources, combined with the existing strengths in the program.
We are training the next generation of wildlife biologists right now.
We've already been recognized
as one of the best places in the nation to get that training,
and with this distinction, we just got better.