(569,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','none','<meta content=\"{filedir_5}Dorothy-Boorse.jpg\" property=\"og:image\" />\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Dorothy-Boorse.jpg\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 190px; float: right;\" />Dr. Dorothy Boorse, Professor of Biology at Gordon College, will join the Au Sable board as its newest member.</p>\n<p>\n	Boorse has been involved with Au Sable since 1985, when she attended as a student, taking classes in ornithology, land use practicum, and insect biology (her humorous additions to the insect collection remain a part of Au Sable lore). In Spring of 1987, she served as an Au Sable environmental education intern, a job that remained her favorite job of all time until her current one. &nbsp;During her PhD at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she was an Au Sable graduate fellow. She has been the Au Sable representative from Gordon College since she became a faculty member there in 1999 and has regularly contributed at the Au Sable Academic Council meetings.</p>\n<p>\n	Boorse&#39;s expertise is in aquatic ecology. She received a BS in Biology from Gordon College, MS in Entomology from Cornell University, and PhD in Oceanography and Limnology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she was a student of Cal DeWitt. Her research with students focuses on vernal pools, invasive species, and ecological restoration. Much of her scholarly activity, however, is focused on explaining environmental science to non-experts and to students, exploring the relationship between science and faith, especially care of the natural world. She was lead author on&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.nae.net/images/content/Loving_the_Least_of_These.pdf\">Loving the Least of These</a>, a report on poverty and climate change put out by the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE), and is a co-author on the textbook&nbsp;<em>Environmental Science, (ed 11 and 12)</em>&nbsp;by Wright and Boorse. Both of these reflect her drive to communicate about the natural world for both secular audiences and faith communities.</p>\n<p>\n	Boorse loves to teach, viewing each student as representing Christ and teaching as a way to serve God. She counts teaching about the natural world a double joy, because it not only serves others, but involves the study of the most wonderful world around us: the artwork of God. She also cares about increasing the success of women and minorities in the sciences.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	Boorse was raised in Pennsylvania and strongly influenced by the Mennonite tradition to care for both the creation and for those in poverty. She currently lives in Beverly, Massachusetts with her family where she is active in her local church and in a prayer group. She blogs sporadically at www.wonderofeverydaynature.com.</p>\n','none','{filedir_2}Dorothy-Boorse-2-100pxl.jpg','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,'none',0,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none'),(570,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP-Rotator-Photo-Contest-2013.jpg','xhtml','/alumni_and_grad_fellows/au_sable_photo_contest/','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,'none',0,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none'),(571,1,1,'<meta content=\"{filedir_5}Photo-Contest-Header-logo(1).jpg\" property=\"og:image\" />\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Photo-Contest-Header-logo(1).jpg\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 171px; float: left;\" /></p>\n<p>\n	Summer is in full swing at Au Sable, and we&#39;re inviting you once again to send your best photos that capture the vibrant life on Au Sable campuses! Scour your hard-drive, photo albums, and old negatives and submit your best photographs for the Friends of Au Sable Photo Contest.</p>\n<p>\n	Friends of Au Sable invites all members of the Au Sable community to submit their most memorable photos taken during their time at Au Sable for the contest (see below for how to enter), and this year holds a special request.</p>\n<p>\n	Photos can be submitted for three categories:&nbsp;<strong><em>Field&nbsp;</em></strong>(photos of nature at Au Sable),&nbsp;<strong><em>Community&nbsp;</em></strong>(photos that capture Au Sable community), and <strong><em>Place&nbsp;</em></strong>(photos that capture the interaction between the Au Sable community and the natural world). Photos will be voted on through&nbsp;<a href=\"http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001JJCbObL3DvIjqvcQZcld_4rn2Hlno12YRaarAbA0YLbDKpBMdTM57MVViWbMvi_uiytAqPeOWazlsnA0TOnhyoGbcw08OohVw4hjwCj_hjZb8uH84RhW6EwaQwRCkjyvt-Ae5Lt0EOHihWxy1EsScpcuGYmPufPZaLBiXDeUyXk1EmWxsReUQF0Fogv4EHniBt_qiOOUQjs=\" linktype=\"1\" shape=\"rect\" style=\"color: blue;\" target=\"_blank\" track=\"on\">facebook</a><span>&nbsp;and our&nbsp;</span><a href=\"http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001JJCbObL3DvIjqvcQZcld_4rn2Hlno12YRaarAbA0YLbDKpBMdTM57MVViWbMvi_uiytAqPeOWazlsnA0TOnhyrcXBx3Aa25NChiCeKpSaPcsru8o51xtcucnM-wtgJHxJHf1QOFF0fM=\" linktype=\"1\" shape=\"rect\" style=\"color: blue;\" target=\"_blank\" track=\"on\">photo contest website&nbsp;by the greater Au Sable community to win&nbsp;</a><a href=\"http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001JJCbObL3DvIjqvcQZcld_4rn2Hlno12YRaarAbA0YLbDKpBMdTM57MVViWbMvi_uiytAqPeOWazlsnA0TOnhyrcXBx3Aa25NChiCeKpSaPcsru8o51xtcucnM-wtgJHxPT7KG3OJqaLMka4cO2OcLw==\" linktype=\"1\" shape=\"rect\" style=\"color: blue;\" target=\"_blank\" track=\"on\">prizes</a><span>(see below). We also have a non-voting category, we&#39;re loving calling,&nbsp;</span><em><strong><span>Bob</span></strong></em>, for photos you have of Bob Barr on the occasion of his retirement. We have a special prize for the winner selected in this category!</p>\n<p>\n	If you&#39;d like to enter, please submit your photos, ranked in order of preference, by&nbsp;<strong>midnight on Thursday, July 25th&nbsp;</strong>to the following e-mail address (<strong><a href=\"mailto:dbouma@ausable.org\" shape=\"rect\" style=\"color: blue;\" target=\"_blank\">dbouma@ausable.org</a></strong><span>). We will post a certain number of your pictures depending on the number of submissions we receive. All photos should include:</span></p>\n<ul>\n	<li>\n		Your name</li>\n	<li>\n		Submission category (field, community, place)</li>\n	<li>\n		Year and term photo was taken</li>\n	<li>\n		Location of the photo</li>\n	<li>\n		Ranked order of preference</li>\n</ul>\n<p>\n	Our prizes include:</p>\n<ul>\n	<li>\n		<strong>The Dave Mahan</strong>: Your very own,&nbsp;newly purchased&nbsp;pair of (Dave&#39;s famous) purple biking socks and a $30 gift certificate to your favorite outdoor store</li>\n	<li>\n		<strong>The Bob Barr</strong>: Bob&#39;s analog smartphone (e.g., a notepad and pen) and a $30 gift certificate to a home repair, hardware or maintenance store for energy-efficient or green products of your choice</li>\n	<li>\n		<strong>The Paul Wiemerslage</strong>: A book of Paul&#39;s choosing for carrying in the back pocket of your jeans and a $30 gift certificate for book or other education item purchases to increase your knowledge of the natural world</li>\n	<li>\n		<strong>The Dieter Bouma</strong>: Dieter&#39;s home recipe for morning chai, including tea from the hills of South India, and a $30 gift certificate for your purchase of items to make your culinary life richer and more environmentally sustainable</li>\n	<li>\n		<strong>The Lynn Drew</strong>: Lynn&#39;s trademark hooded sweatshirt for those cold days walking the dog and a $30 gift certificate to a store that will help you better enjoy the wildlife in your life</li>\n	<li>\n		<strong>The Fred Van Dyke</strong>: A hand lens to shed light on the world&#39;s details and a $30 gift certificate to your favorite naturalist store</li>\n</ul>\n<p>\n	The grand prize, regardless of category, will be awarded by a panel of artistic, Au Sable alumni. The photo with the most votes for each category also will win one of the four prizes. Voting will last from July 26 to August 3 via our&nbsp;<a href=\"http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001JJCbObL3DvIjqvcQZcld_4rn2Hlno12YRaarAbA0YLbDKpBMdTM57MVViWbMvi_uiytAqPeOWazlsnA0TOnhyrcXBx3Aa25NChiCeKpSaPcsru8o51xtcucnM-wtgJHxJHf1QOFF0fM=\" linktype=\"link\" shape=\"rect\" style=\"color: blue;\" target=\"_blank\" track=\"on\">Photo Contest Website</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;our&nbsp;<a href=\"http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001JJCbObL3DvIjqvcQZcld_4rn2Hlno12YRaarAbA0YLbDKpBMdTM57MVViWbMvi_uiytAqPeOWazlsnA0TOnhyoGbcw08OohVw4hjwCj_hjZb8uH84RhW6EwaQwRCkjyvt-Ae5Lt0EOHihWxy1EsScpcuGYmPufPZaLBiXDeUyXk1EmWxsReUQF0Fogv4EHniBt_qiOOUQjs=\" linktype=\"link\" shape=\"rect\" style=\"color: blue;\" target=\"_blank\" track=\"on\">Facebook page</a>&nbsp;(click on either link). Vote on our photo contest website through our polling feature, or on our facebook page by simply clicking &quot;like&quot; for the photo of your choice.</p>\n<p>\n	Happy selecting!</p>\n','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,'none',0,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none',NULL,'none');

INSERT INTO `exp_channel_data` VALUES (916,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Darren-Proppe-100pxl.jpg\" style=\"cursor: default; float: left; width: 100px; height: 95px; \" />Meet Dr. Darren Proppe, affectionately nicknamed &ldquo;DProp&rdquo; by his Au Sable students, this year will be teaching Research Methods I during Summer Session I at the Great Lakes Campus. In the past Darren taught the&nbsp;Animal Ecology&nbsp;course at the Great Lakes Campus&nbsp;during Summer Session I. Darren is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Calvin College and is broadly trained in animal behavior, ecology, and conservation biology. His research interests have focused on vocal communication and the distribution of songbirds in response to anthropogenic noise, building from his Ph.D. research at the University of Alberta.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	After growing up saying, &ldquo;I will never go under the ocean or out into space,&rdquo; Dr. Darren Proppe started his research career studying coral diseases on a reef 100 miles off the coast of Texas as an undergraduate at Texas A&amp;M University. Shortly after graduation, however, a temporary position assessing populations of endangered golden-cheeked warbler in Central Texas shifted Darren&rsquo;s focus from the marine environment to terrestrial ecosystems. His interest in birds, the ecological processes that support them, and the need for conservation measures, blossomed throughout his graduate research and as an assistant professor.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Darren-Proppe-100pxl.jpg\" style=\"width: 100px; height: 95px; float: left;\" /></p>\n<p>\n	Meet Dr. Darren Proppe, affectionately&nbsp;nicknamed &quot;DProp&quot; by his Au Sable students, this year will be teaching Research Methods I during Summer Session I at the &nbsp;Great Lakes Campus. In the past, Darren taught the Animal Ecology course at the Great Lakes Campus during Summer Session I. Darren is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Calvin College and is broadly trained in animal behavior, ecology, and conservation biology. His research interests have focused on vocal communications and the distribution of songbirds in response to anthropogenic noise, building from his Ph.D. research at the University of Alberta.</p>\n<p>\n	After growing up saying, &quot;I will never go under the ocean or out into space,&quot; Dr. Darren Proppe started his research career studying coral diseases on a reef 100 miles off the coast of Texas as an undergraduate at Texas A&amp;M University. Shortly after graduation, however, a temporary position assessing populations of endangered golden-cheeked warbler in Central Texas shifted Darren&#39;s focus from the marine environment to terrestrial ecosystems. His interest in birds, the ecological processes that support them, and the need for conservation measures, blossomed throughout his graduate research and as an assistant professor.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}IMG_4074.jpg\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 133px; float: right;\" />As an educator, Darren strives for a relaxed, yet rigorous approach to learning about the natural world. He promoted applied learning through hands-on activities and example driven presentations. He is most invigorated when teaching students while immersing them in the ecosystem they are studying! Perhaps, that is because it is here that the beauty of God&#39;s Creation is most evident.</p>\n<p>\n	When not teaching or conducting research, Darren enjoys spending time with his wife, Sarah, and his two children, Elliot and Grace. He prefers to spend this time in the outdoors seeking opportunities to hike, bicycle, bird, and cross-country ski. Darren&#39;s past experiences include: being a wilderness guide in Wisconsin and British Columbia, Canada; teaching scuba diving in the Bahamas and British Virgin Islands; and teaching outdoor education in California, Oregon, and Washington State. He currently resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Despite his failure to avoid going under the ocean, he still has no immediate plans to visit space.</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	<br />\n	&nbsp;</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(917,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}FF_Darren_Proppe1.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/blog/featured_faculty_darren_proppe_research_methods_i#.V_-JnpMrJBw','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(918,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}Banner_Work_for_AuSable1.jpg','xhtml','/about/jobs/','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(919,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_CTCYL_Applied_Biodiversity_Genetics.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/blog/courses_that_change_your_life_applied_biodiversity_genetics_biol_360','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(978,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	The signs of spring are now clear at Au Sable&rsquo;s Great Lakes campus. Birds which had migrated south for a warmer winter are beginning to return and young green shoots are pushing their way up through the earth. As the markers of spring show summer is on its way, the research program will also soon begin in full force.&nbsp;</p>\n','none','<p>\n	The signs of spring are now clear at Au Sable&rsquo;s Great Lakes campus. Birds which had migrated south for a warmer winter are beginning to return and young green shoots are pushing their way up through the earth. As the markers of spring show summer is on its way, the research program will also soon begin in full force. Focusing on three areas of study, teams lead by Au Sable&rsquo;s Executive Director Dr. Fred Van Dyke and Associate Executive Director Dr. Dave Mahan and staffed by research students from throughout the country will be working on Reforestation Management, Kirtland&rsquo;s Warbler, and Boardman River studies starting in May.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}oilpad_redpine.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 188px; float: left;\" />The Reforestation team will again this year be studying which combination of tree species and management treatment supports the highest survival rate of trees on abandoned oil well pads, which normally do not reforest naturally. This study has been funded by ConocoPhillips Company and Shell Exploration and Production Company with the approval and cooperation of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. White oak, red oak, jack pine, and red pine on these pads are planted in areas treated with disking (creating soil aeration and competitor free space), fertilization (providing higher nutrient levels), disking and fertilizing (soil aeration, no competitors, and extra nutrients) and no treatment (experimental control) areas. The team of Emily Weaver (Geneva College) and Joseph Tolsma (Northwestern College, Iowa) will measure the survival and growth rates of each species in each treatment.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Kirtlands_warbler.JPG\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 134px; float: right;\" />The Kirtland&#39;s warbler team of Erin Hillman (Eastern University) and Cory Snyder (Greenville College), partnering with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources will compare the densities of Kirtland&#39;s warbler and their rate of nesting success in stands of young jack pine and red pine stands. The warbler is an Endangered Species traditionally considered an extreme jack pine specialist, using only stands of jack pine in stands five to fifteen years of age. As warbler populations have begun to increase and use new areas, they have begun to use red pine, a species more widespread in their breeding area and more economically valuable than jack pine. If this study demonstrates that red pine can be successfully used by Kirtland&#39;s warblers as breeding habitat, managers will have greater flexibility in creating habitat, and potentially increased support from the timber industry in their efforts, since red pine planted for warblers would continue to grow after the warblers cease to use it, and could then be harvested when trees are older and larger.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Boardman_River.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 133px; float: left;\" />The Boardman team will be reexamining the response of the aquatic macroinvertebrates to removal of the Brown Bridge Dam in Michigan&rsquo;s Boardman River.&nbsp;Funded by the Adams Chapter of Trout Unlimited, and the Boardman Dam Removal Implementation Team, work over the past few years has demonstrated that the macroinvertebrate community below the dam was initially reduced due to the disturbance of the removal.&nbsp; However, results from last summer confirmed a strong recovery of most of the organisms.&nbsp;Analysis of these organisms in 2016 should indicate whether or not the community recovery has continued. Research students Jessica Tinklenberg (Taylor University) and Alison Goetz (Thomas Edison State College) will be working with Dr. Mahan on this project.</p>\n<p>\n	Au Sable is happy to have the 2016 research teams on board this summer and be able to engage with the local community and ecosystems through research. We&rsquo;re honored to be partners with the US Fish &amp; Wildlife Service, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Trout Unlimited and private industry to begin and continue investigations that will serve protect and restore God&rsquo;s earth. The teams look forward to a fruitful and busy season in the field.</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(970,1,1,'<h1>\n	Participating Institutions</h1>\n<p>\n	Au Sable welcomes Christian college students from all across North America to participate in our academic, research, and internship programs. Over the years, particular schools have created long-standing connections with Au Sable and are part of our Sustaining Partner Colleges or Participating Colleges for our academic program. Each of these colleges has a designated faculty member who serves as an Au Sable Faculty Representative on campus to provide information about Au Sable, answer questions, and help students with choosing and registering for courses. Students from our Participating Colleges are eligible for Au Sable&rsquo;s regular&nbsp;<a href=\"{filedir_11}courses/costs_and_financial_aid/\">fellowships and grant-in-aid</a>&nbsp;programs. Students at our Sustaining Partner Colleges are eligible for additional scholarships, grants, and&nbsp;<a href=\"{filedir_11}courses/summer_research/\">research</a>&nbsp;opportunities.</p>\n<p>\n	<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"350\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=216549943788602478178.0004c2ec25a5dcf55d271&amp;msa=0&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=h&amp;ll=42.032974,-97.207031&amp;spn=45.136123,96.503906&amp;z=3&amp;output=embed\" width=\"550\"></iframe><br />\n	<small>View&nbsp;<a href=\"https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=216549943788602478178.0004c2ec25a5dcf55d271&amp;msa=0&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=h&amp;ll=42.032974,-97.207031&amp;spn=45.136123,96.503906&amp;z=3&amp;source=embed\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255);\">Au Sable Institute Participating Colleges</a>&nbsp;in a larger map</small></p>\n<p>\n	Below is a listing of our Sustaining Partner and Participating Colleges, including contact information for our Au Sable Faculty Representative at each school:</p>\n<h2>\n	Sustaining Partners</h2>\n<div class=\"columns\">\n	<p>\n		<strong><a href=\"http://www.bethel.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">Bethel University</a>&nbsp;(Minnesota)</strong><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Jeff Port<br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:jport@bethel.edu\">jport</a><a href=\"mailto:youcar@bethel.edu\">@bethel.edu</a></p>\n	<p>\n		<a href=\"http://www.calvin.edu/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Calvin College</strong></a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. David Warners<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:dwarners@calvin.edu\">dwarners@calvin.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(616) 526-6820</p>\n	<p>\n		<a href=\"http://www.cedarville.edu/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cedarville University</strong></a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dr. Mark Gathany<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:mgathany@cedarville.edu\">mgathany@cedarville.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (937) 766-3823</p>\n	<p class=\"dontsplit\">\n		<a href=\"http://www.cornerstone.edu/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cornerstone University</strong></a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Rob Keyes&nbsp;<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:rob.keys@cornerstone.edu\">rob.keys@cornerstone.edu</a>;<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(616) 949-5300</p>\n	<p class=\"dontsplit\">\n		<a href=\"http://www.covenant.edu/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Covenant College</strong></a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Heath Garris<br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href=\"mailto:wenger@covenant.edu\">heath.garris@covenant.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(706) 419-1258&nbsp;</p>\n	<p class=\"dontsplit\">\n		<strong><a href=\"https://www.northpark.edu/\">North Park University</a></strong><br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Linda Vick<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:lvick@northpark.edu\">&nbsp;lvick@northpark.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp;(773) 244-5660</p>\n	<p class=\"dontsplit\">\n		<strong><a href=\"http://www.redeemer.ca/\" target=\"_blank\">Redeemer University College</a></strong><br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp; Dr. Edward Berkelaar<br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:eberkel@redeemer.ca\">eberkel@redeemer.ca</a><br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp; (905) 648-2131 x4401</p>\n	<p class=\"dontsplit\">\n		<strong><a href=\"http://www.kingsu.ca/\">The King&#39;s University College</a></strong><br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Vern Peters<br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:vern.peters@kingsu.ca\">vern.peters@kingsu.ca</a><br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp;(780) 465-3500 x8127</p>\n	<p class=\"dontsplit\">\n		<a href=\"https://www.twu.ca/\"><strong><u>Trinity Western University</u></strong></a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. David Clements &amp; Ms. Karen Steensma<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:clements@twu.ca\">clements@twu.ca</a>;<a href=\"mailto:steensma@twu.ca\">&nbsp;steensma@twu.ca</a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(604) 888-7511 x3280; (604) 888-7511</p>\n</div>\n<h2>\n	Participating Colleges</h2>\n<div class=\"columns\">\n	<p>\n		Abilene Christian University<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Thomas Lee<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:lee@biology.acu.edu\">lee@biology.acu.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(325) 674-2574</p>\n	<p>\n		Anderson University<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Dan Ippolito<br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp; dfippolito<a href=\"mailto:dbjanutolo@anderson.edu\">@anderson.edu</a></p>\n	<p>\n		Azusa Pacific University<br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Scott Kinnes<br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:skinnes@apu.edu\">skinnes@apu.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp;(626) 969-3434 x3362</p>\n	<p>\n		Bethel College (Indiana)<br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Vicki DeBolt<br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp;(574) 807-7047</p>\n	<p>\n		Biola University<br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp; (vacant)</p>\n	<p>\n		Dordt College<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Rob De Haan<br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:jploegstra@dordt.edu\">Robert.DeHaan@dordt.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(712) 722-6220</p>\n	<p>\n		Eastern University<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Dave Unander<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:dunander@eastern.edu\">dunander@eastern.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(610) 341-5860</p>\n	<p>\n		Geneva College<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Marjie Tobias<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:dunander@eastern.edu\">mctobias@geneva.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(724) 847-6726</p>\n	<p>\n		Gordon College<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Dorothy Boorse<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:dboorse@gordon.edu\">dboorse@gordon.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(978) 927-2300</p>\n	<p>\n		Goshen College<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. John Mischler<br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href=\"mailto:jamischler@goshen.edu\">jamischler@goshen.edu</a></p>\n	<p>\n		Grace College<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Nate Bosch<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:boschns@grace.edu\">boschns@grace.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(574) 372-5100 x6447</p>\n	<p>\n		Greenville College<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Andrea Nord<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:andrea.nord@greenville.edu\">andrea.nord@greenville.edu</a></p>\n	<p>\n		Hardin-Simmons University<br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp; Dr. Rick Hammer<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:rhammer@hsutx.edu\">rhammer@hsutx.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp; (325) 670-1390</p>\n	<p>\n		Houghton College<br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. James Wolfe<br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:james.wolfe@houghton.edu\">james.wolfe@houghton.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp;(585) 567-9297</p>\n	<p>\n		Huntington University<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. F. Collin Hobbs<br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:chobbs@huntington.edu\">chobbs@huntington.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(260) 359-4201</p>\n	<p>\n		Indiana Wesleyan University<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Steve Conrad<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:stephen.conrad@indwes.edu\">stephen.conrad@indwes.edu</a></p>\n	<p>\n		John Brown University<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Timothy Wakefield<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:twakefie@jbu.edu\">twakefie@jbu.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(479) 524-7248</p>\n	<p>\n		Judson University<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Lanette Poteete-Young<br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href=\"mailto:Lpoteete-young@judsonu.edu\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;\" target=\"_blank\">Lpoteete-young@judsonu.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(847) 628-1097</p>\n	<p>\n		King University<br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Professor Joshua Rudd<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:hanchuanong@king.edu\">jarudd@king.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(423) 652-4810</p>\n	<p>\n		Lee University<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Michael Freake<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:mfreake@leeuniversity.edu\">mfreake@leeuniversity.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(423) 614-8282</p>\n	<p>\n		Malone University<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Jason Courter<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:ccarmichael@malone.edu\">jcourter@malone.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(330) 471-8168</p>\n	<p>\n		Messiah College<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. David Foster<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:dfoster@messiah.edu\">dfoster@messiah.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(717) 766-2511 x6860</p>\n	<p>\n		&nbsp;</p>\n	<p>\n		&nbsp;</p>\n	<p>\n		Montreat College<br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Mark Lassiter<br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:mlassiter@montreat.edu\">mlassiter@montreat.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp;(828) 669-3303</p>\n	<p>\n		North Greenville University<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Jeff French<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Jeffrey.French@ngu.edu\">Jeffrey.French@ngu.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(864) 977-7132</p>\n	<p>\n		Northwest Nazarene University<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. John Cossel&nbsp;<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:jocossel@nnu.edu\">jocossel@nnu.edu</a>&nbsp;<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(208) 467-8893</p>\n	<p>\n		Northwest University<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Eric Steinkamp<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:eric.steinkamp@northwestu.edu\">eric.steinkamp@northwestu.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(425) 889-7780</p>\n	<p>\n		Northwestern College (Iowa)<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Laurie Furlong&nbsp;<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:lfurlong@nwciowa.edu\">lfurlong@nwciowa.edu</a>;<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(712) 707-7008</p>\n	<p>\n		Oral Roberts University<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Hal Reed<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:hreed@oru.edu\">hreed@oru.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(918) 495-6945</p>\n	<p>\n		Palm Beach Atlantic University<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Robert Hegna<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(561) 803-2276</p>\n	<p>\n		Point Loma Nazarene University<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Michael Mooring<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:mmooring@pointloma.edu\">mmooring@pointloma.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(619) 849-2719</p>\n	<p>\n		Roberts Wesleyan College<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Rachel Graham<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Graham_Rachel@roberts.edu\">Graham_Rachel@roberts.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(585) 594-6573</p>\n	<p>\n		Simpson University<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr.Shani Golovay<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:jefgriff@snu.edu\">sgolovay@simpsonu.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(530) 226-4196</p>\n	<p>\n		Southern Nazarene University<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. David Hoekman<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:jefgriff@snu.edu\">dhoekman@mail.snu.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(405) 491-6657</p>\n	<p>\n		Spring Arbor University<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Katie Weakland<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:chris.newhouse@arbor.edu\">ca</a><a href=\"mailto:cathy.weakland@arbor.edu\">thy.weakland@arbor.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(517) 750-6379</p>\n	<p>\n		Taylor University<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Jeff Regier<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:jfregier@taylor.edu\">jfregier@taylor.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(765) 998-4893</p>\n	<p>\n		The Master&rsquo;s College<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Matt Ingle<br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:mingle@masters.edu\">mingle@masters.edu</a></p>\n	<p>\n		Trinity Christian College<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Abigail Schrotenboer<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:abbie.schrotenboer@trnty.edu\">abbie.schrotenboer@trnty.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(708) 293-4619</p>\n	<p>\n		Trinity International University<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Prof. Angelo Rentas<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:arentas@tiu.edu\">arentas@tiu.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(847) 371-4181 x7175</p>\n	<p>\n		Union University<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Michael Schiebout<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:mbolyard@uu.edu\">mschiebout@uu.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(731) 661-6599</p>\n	<p>\n		University of Northwestern - St. Paul<br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Dale Genry<br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:djgentry@unwsp.edu\">djgentry@unwsp.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp; (651) 631-5245</p>\n	<p>\n		Wayland Baptist University<br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Matthew Allen<br />\n		&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:kasnera@wbu.edu\">matthew.allen@wbu.edu</a></p>\n	<p>\n		Westmont College<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Jeffrey Schloss<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:schloss@westmont.edu\">schloss@westmont.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(805) 565-6118</p>\n	<p>\n		Wheaton College<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Kristen Page<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:fred.g.vandyke@wheaton.edu\">kristen.page@wheaton.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(630) 752-7042</p>\n	<p>\n		Whitworth College<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Dr. Grant Casady<br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:ctsuchida@whitworth.edu\">gcassady@whitworth.edu</a><br />\n		&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (509) 777-4597</p>\n</div>\n','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1038,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_FOS_FredVanDyke.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/blog/faces_of_service_dr_fred_van_dyke_executive_director#.WCDwOeErJBw','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(955,1,11,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','none','mingle@masters.edu','none','The Master\'s College','none','(661) 362-2727','none','<p>\n	Dr. Matthew Ingle teaches the <a href=\"/courses/course_information/summer_session_i/animal_ecology_biol_321/\">Animal Ecology</a> course during Summer Session I at the Great Lakes Campus. Matt has served on the faculty at Cedarville University, Biola University, and now is an Associate Professor at The Master&rsquo;s College in California. He specializes in parasitology and animal ecology, and teaches courses in both molecular biology and ecology.</p>\n','none','{filedir_9}Ingle.jpg','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'0036','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	Matt received his Ph.D. in Biology from Loma Linda University, where he studied the relationship between raccoon ecology and parasitism from raccoon roundworm. While he studied parasitology, he developed expertise in both molecular biology and ecological principles. Matt&rsquo;s research provided models for predicting where disease is most prevalent, and how parasites are transmitted. Matt&rsquo;s publications have appeared in the <em>International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife</em>, and the conference proceedings of the <em>American Society of Mammalogists </em>and the <em>American Society of Parasitologists</em>.</p>\n<p>\n	While not in the classroom or lab, Matt enjoys camping with his family. He and his wife, Jordan, have three children, Reagan, Liam, and Madison. The Ingles currently live in southern California, and enjoy all of the various ecosystems to explore within hiking distance.</p>\n','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(920,1,11,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','none','dieter@ausable.org','none','','none','','none','<p>\n	Dieter Bouma M.S., M.P.P. teaches our Conservation &amp; Development in the Indian Tropics course at the India Campus during our May Session.&nbsp;A recipient of not one but two graduate degrees, Dieter holds a Master of Science from the University of Michigan&rsquo;s School of Natural Resources and Environment as well as a Master of Public Policy from U of M&rsquo;s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.&nbsp;</p>\n','none','{filedir_9}Dieter_Bouma.jpg','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'0034','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	His graduate research focused on community-based conservation in Nepal, home of the Himalayas and a border country with India. &nbsp;Through an international forestry research program and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), he researched community-based conservation, specifically how rural communities in Nepal sustainably manage their forests. &nbsp;The work required interdisciplinary study of forest ecology, social organization, cultural practices, and policy prescriptions and&nbsp;Dieter bring this interdisciplinary lens to studies in the Indian subtropics.</p>\n','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(921,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','none','<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}IMGP4610.JPG\" style=\"float: right; width: 200px; height: 134px; \" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The endangered Kirtland&rsquo;s warbler, one of North America&rsquo;s rarest songbirds whose populations are concentrated in northern lower Michigan, has long been considered an extreme habitat specialist, using only 5-15 year old jack pines in dense stands as suitable nest habitat. As its populations have grown and recovered in the last decade, it has shown ability to reproduce successfully in red pine stands in other parts of its range. A new research effort, partnering the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) and the Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies, will compare nesting frequency and reproductive success of Kirtland&rsquo;s warblers in both jack pine and red pine stands of similar age and density. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Working with scientific reviewers examining research ideas for the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act (GLFWRA) Program, Fred Van Dyke, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Au Sable Institute, developed an experimental design for comparing the density of nesting Kirtland&rsquo;s warblers and their success at raising young in experimentally planted jack pine and red pine stands. The reviewers encouraged Van Dyke and biologists of the MDNR, who had applied for funding to create more habitat for the warbler, to create a collaborative proposal, one in which the MDNR would take the lead role in creating appropriately placed jack pine and red pine habitat for the Kirtland&rsquo;s warbler, while Van Dyke and his research assistants at the Au Sable Institute would handle monitoring and experimental analysis of nesting density and breeding success in the different habitat types. A new combined proposal, created by MDNR biologist Dan Kennedy, received approval and funding from the GLFWRA Proposal Review Committee, and the new study will begin in the spring of 2016.</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}KW_treeplanter.jpg\" style=\"float: left; width: 200px; height: 150px; \" />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recognizing the potential of the new study in determining if the Kirtland&rsquo;s warbler can use a broader array of forest habitats, Dan Kennedy noted, &ldquo;With the likely delisting of the Kirtland&rsquo;s warbler as an endangered species in the near future, the need to broaden management approaches and their support from multiple sources becomes more important.&rdquo; Fred Van Dyke, considering the opportunities for and potential value of such research said, &ldquo;Determining whether the warbler can use more than one type of forest habitat is a first step in finding out if the land base for creating Kirtland warbler&rsquo;s habitat, and the role of the forestry industry in supporting creation of new habitat, can be increased.&rdquo; &nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The new study will provide opportunity for two students in Au Sable&rsquo;s Undergraduate Research Program to gain experience in a direct scientific investigation of an endangered species, and in a way that may have direct benefit to that species&rsquo; conservation. Au Sable is honored to partner with the MDNR in this important new study in conservation research.</p>\n','none','{filedir_1}kirtlands_news_thumb.jpg','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(922,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_Kirtlands_Warbler.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/au_sable_mdnr_and_fws_team_to_begin_new_research_on_kirtlands_warbler#.Viais9YjftY','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(923,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Dieter_Bouma.JPG\" style=\"float: left; width: 200px; height: 133px; \" /><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; \">Dieter Bouma, professor of &ldquo;Conservation &amp; Development in the Indian Tropics&rdquo; has a long and enduring history with Au Sable Institute. First visiting Au Sable as a child when his father Rolf Bouma began teaching Environmental Ethics in 1992, Dieter grew into many different roles at the Institute over the years, from seasonal worker to student, staff member to now faculty. &ldquo;Au Sable has been a formative part of my life, and I thank God for every faculty, staff member and student who played a role in directing my passion for caring for God&rsquo;s earth,&rdquo; says Dieter.</span></p>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; \">A recipient of not one but two graduate degrees, Bouma holds a Master of Science from the University of Michigan&rsquo;s School of Natural Resources and Environment as well as a Master of Public Policy from U of M&rsquo;s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. His graduate research focused on community-based conservation in Nepal, home of the Himalayas and a border country with India. &nbsp;Through an international forestry research program and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), he researched community-based conservation, specifically how rural communities in Nepal sustainably manage their forests. &nbsp;The work required interdisciplinary study of forest ecology, social organization, cultural practices, and policy prescriptions and&nbsp;Dieter brings this interdisciplinary lens to studies in the Indian subtropics.</span></p>\n','none','<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Dieter_Bouma.JPG\" style=\"cursor: default; float: left; width: 200px; height: 133px; \" /><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; \">Dieter Bouma, professor of &ldquo;Conservation &amp; Development in the Indian Tropics&rdquo; has a long and enduring history with Au Sable Institute. First visiting Au Sable as a child when his father Rolf Bouma began teaching Environmental Ethics in 1992, Dieter grew into many different roles at the Institute over the years, from seasonal worker to student, staff member to now faculty. &ldquo;Au Sable has been a formative part of my life, and I thank God for every faculty, staff member and student who played a role in directing my passion for caring for God&rsquo;s earth,&rdquo; says Dieter.</span></p>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; \">A recipient of not one but two graduate degrees, Bouma holds a Master of Science from the University of Michigan&rsquo;s School of Natural Resources and Environment as well as a Master of Public Policy from U of M&rsquo;s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. His graduate research focused on community-based conservation in Nepal, home of the Himalayas and a border country with India. &nbsp;Through an international forestry research program and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), he researched community-based conservation, specifically how rural communities in Nepal sustainably manage their forests. &nbsp;The work required interdisciplinary study of forest ecology, social organization, cultural practices, and policy prescriptions and&nbsp;Dieter brings this interdisciplinary lens to studies in the Indian subtropics.</span></p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}DSC_0322.JPG\" style=\"cursor: default; float: right; width: 200px; height: 133px; font-family: Georgia, serif; \" /></p>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; \">Professor Bouma&rsquo;s passion for and inspiration to work and teach in India has come from the people and places he has encountered there. A country of immense diversity, cultural and biological, &ldquo;India is forging its&nbsp;economic, social, and ecological future which makes it the perfect setting for exploring issues in conservation and development,&rdquo; states Bouma. Executive Director Fred Van Dyke noted, &ldquo;Dieter brings interdisciplinary education and experience to a course that integrates the science of conservation biology, the legal and political framework of environmental policy, and the social context of Indian culture to accomplish its learning goals. Having actually lived, worked and studied in this part of the world, he can show students the significance and subtleties of these interactions in ways they might otherwise miss.&rdquo;&nbsp;</span></p>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; \">In addition to his graduate studies, Bouma gained experience in environmental conservation while working as a watershed specialist for the Huron River Watershed Council and the City of Ann Arbor. He was a student of the Institute in 2004 and 2005, crediting his courses in &lsquo;Tropical Agriculture and Missions,&rsquo; &lsquo;Stream Ecology,&rsquo; and &lsquo;Woody Plants&rsquo; with preparing him for his graduate studies in Nepal. &nbsp;He was also a member of the Au Sable Graduate Fellows Program from 2007 to 2010.</span></p>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; \">Outside of his work with Au Sable, Dieter, his wife Deena and their new son Shalom enjoy spending time with family and friends here in Michigan and Kerala, India; both being places they call home. Dieter likes to spend as much time as possible in the outdoors, most recently building a garden and tending to the natural spaces that surround his home. In his spare time Dieter is learning Malayalam, the state language of Kerala, and honing his Indian cooking skills.</span></p>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; \">For interested students there is still time to apply for Professor Dieter Bouma&rsquo;s January course &ldquo;Conservation &amp; Development in the Indian Tropics,&rdquo; </span></p>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; \">learn more here: <a href=\"{filedir_11}courses/campuses/india/\">{filedir_11}courses/campuses/india/</a></span></p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(924,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_FF_Dieter_Bouma2017.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/blog/featured_faculty_dieter_bouma_conservation_development_in_the_indian_tropic#.VifretYj','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(925,1,1,'<h1 style=\"text-align: center; \">\n	Environmental Law and Policy (Envr 310)</h1>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center; \">\n	<em><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \">Great Lakes Campus - May Session</span></em></h4>\n<h2>\n	&nbsp;</h2>\n<h2>\n	Course Description</h2>\n<p>\n	Analysis of the policy-making process at local, national, and international scales with examination of environmental policy challenges including climate change, resource management, and energy development. Students will interact with regional policy-makers and land managers in the field to consider linkages between policy and science and ways for science to inform the policy-making process. Environmental ethics, environmental justice, and environmental advocacy will also be considered. (4-credits) <em>Field, Interdisciplinary.</em></p>\n<p>\n	<strong>Professor:</strong>&nbsp;Rachel Lamb<br />\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; \">\n	<a class=\"shinyBtn\" href=\"{filedir_11}courses/register/\" style=\"text-align: center; \">Register now!</a></p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; \">\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>\n	Interested in learning more about Environmental Law and Policy, and Professor Lamb?</h2>\n<p>\n	Check out these blogs!</p>\n<p>\n	<a href=\"{filedir_11}news_and_resources/blog/courses_that_change_your_life_environmental_law_and_policy_envr_310#.WfyFyhOPLUI\"><strong>Courses That Change Your Life: Environmental Law and Policy</strong></a></p>\n<p>\n	<a href=\"{filedir_11}news_and_resources/blog/featured_faculty_rachel_lamb_environmental_law_and_policy#.WfyGCBOPLUI\"><strong>Featured Faculty: Rachel Lamb</strong></a></p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}EnviroLaw&amp;Policy2016-min.JPG\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 188px;\" /></p>\n','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(926,1,1,'<h1 style=\"text-align: center; \">\n	Insect Ecology of Streams, Forests, and Fields (Biol 365)</h1>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center; \">\n	<span style=\"font-size: 14px; \"><em>Great Lakes Campus - May Session</em></span></h4>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>\n	Course Description</h2>\n<p>\n	Life history, behavior, and ecology of terrestrial and aquatic insects and their roles in pollination, herbivory, predation, agroecosystems, disease and vector epidemiology, invasion ecology, soil ecology, biodiversity and freshwater ecology. Practical applications include study of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approaches to reduce negative impacts of pest species in agricultural, structural, and medical settings while preserving biodiversity and ecosystem functionality. (4-credits) <em>Field, Applied.</em></p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	<strong>Professor:</strong>&nbsp;Dr. David Hoekman<br />\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; \">\n	<a class=\"shinyBtn\" href=\"{filedir_11}courses/register/\" style=\"text-align: center; \">Register now!</a></p>\n<h2>\n	Knowledge Gained</h2>\n<ul>\n	<li>\n		Appreciate the phenomenal breadth of insect taxonomy and know the major orders and representative examples</li>\n	<li>\n		Communicate the importance of insects as selective, stabilizing and potentially destructive components of ecosystems</li>\n	<li>\n		Know the basic anatomy and physiology of insects</li>\n	<li>\n		Comprehend ecological concepts/principles at the physiological, population, community and ecosystem levels.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>\n	Skills Developed</h2>\n<ul>\n	<li>\n		Learning to recognize a wide variety of insect Orders and Families</li>\n	<li>\n		Sampling techniques for insects in aquatic and terrestrial settings</li>\n	<li>\n		Microscope proficiency and insect identification</li>\n	<li>\n		Familiarity with field biology</li>\n	<li>\n		Use of waders and aquatic sampling equipment</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>\n	Field Experiences</h2>\n<ul>\n	<li>\n		Au Sable campus</li>\n	<li>\n		Hartwick Pines State Park</li>\n	<li>\n		Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore</li>\n	<li>\n		Pickerel Lake</li>\n	<li>\n		Grass River Nature Area</li>\n	<li>\n		Arcadia Dunes</li>\n	<li>\n		Jordan River Valley</li>\n	<li>\n		Au Sable River</li>\n	<li>\n		Manistee River</li>\n	<li>\n		Lost Lake</li>\n	<li>\n		Bear Lake Bog</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>\n	&nbsp;</h3>\n<h2>\n	Interested in learning more about Insect Ecology, and Dr. Hoekman?</h2>\n<p>\n	Check out these blogs!</p>\n<p>\n	<strong><a href=\"{filedir_11}news_and_resources/blog/courses_that_change_your_life_insect_ecology_of_streams_forests_and_fields#.Wfx_0ROPLUI\">Courses That Change Your Life: Insect Ecology of Streams, Forests, and Fields</a></strong></p>\n<p>\n	<strong><a href=\"{filedir_11}news_and_resources/blog/featured_faculty_david_hoekman_insect_ecology_of_streams_forests_and_fields#.WfyB0xOPLUI\">Featured Faculty: Dr. David Hoekman</a></strong></p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}AS_Day1_HighRes-064.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 200px; float: left;\" /><img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}InsectEcology2016_small.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 225px;\" /></p>\n','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(932,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_Dan_Ippolito1.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/blog/faculty_profile_dan_ippolito_aquatic_biology','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(927,1,1,'<h1 style=\"text-align: center; \">\n	Forest Ecology (Biol 368)</h1>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center; \">\n	<em><span style=\"font-size: 14px; \">Pacific Rim Campus - Summer Session II</span></em></h4>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>\n	Course Description</h2>\n<p>\n	The Pacific Northwest is home to towering lowland temperate rain forests, montane forests on the slopes of the Cascades, and sub alpine parkland near treeline in the Olympics. Join us as we study the abiotic environment, species interactions, and ecosystem processes in these contrasting forest ecosystems. Research approaches relevant to forest systems will be introduced. Quantitative skills including data collection, management, and basic analysis will be emphasized. Prerequisite: one year of biology. (4-credits) <em>Field, Applied, Interdisciplinary.</em></p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	<strong>Professor:</strong>&nbsp;Dr. Andrea Nord &amp; Dr. Eric Nord<br />\n	<strong>Meets:</strong>&nbsp;Monday &amp; Thursday</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; \">\n	<a class=\"shinyBtn\" href=\"{filedir_11}courses/register/\" style=\"text-align: center; \">Register now!</a></p>\n','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(933,1,3,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'Food Services Manager and Support Services Associate','none','john@ausable.org','none','','none','231-587-8686','none','<p>\n	John Farrell is the Food Service Manager and Support Service Associate at Au Sable Insitute&#39;s Great Lakes Campus. He studied educational ministry and biology at Wheaton College. His experience studying the natural world compels him to seek to help people encounter God through immersion in wild spaces.</p>\n','none','{filedir_2}john_farrell_staff.png','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'0040','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>John worked with Wheaton College&#39;s wilderness learning program, called Highroad, seasonally over the span of 12 years before stumbling into the food service industry. He enjoys being hospitable and giving students the opportunity to &#39;TASTE and see that the Lord is good.&#39; He believes food culture is an important area where we can care for God&#39;s creation and foster health and well-being. John enjoys being active outside, being creative in a variety of art forms, reading and hanging out with interesting people</p>\n','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(928,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP-Rotator-Ben-VanEe.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/blog/faculty_profiles_ben_vanee_applied_biodiversity_genetics','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(929,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_RonVos.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/blog/faculty_profiles_ron_vos_ecological_agriculture','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(930,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Sign.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 188px; float: left;\" />As the environmental field becomes increasingly diversified and continues to grow, so then must our skills and knowledge. A multi-disciplinary approach to conservation and caring for God&#39;s world has never been more necessary. Law and policy are the structures which undergird and inform most environmental work today, and so, it is important to understand the world of law and policy on both national and international levels in order to be fully effective in the environmental sector. In Au Sable&rsquo;s Environmental Law and Policy (ENVR 310) course, students will learn about the policy making process, explore current environmental challenges in policy, and gain experience interacting with regional policy-makers.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Sign.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 188px; float: left;\" />As the environmental field becomes increasingly diversified and continues to grow, so then must our skills and knowledge. A multi-disciplinary approach to conservation and caring for God&#39;s world has never been more necessary. Law and policy are the structures which undergird and inform most environmental work today, and so, it is important to understand the world of law and policy on both national and international levels in order to be effective in the environmental sector. In Au Sable&rsquo;s Environmental Law and Policy (ENVR 310) course, students will learn about the policy making process, explore current environmental challenges in policy, and gain experience interacting with regional policy-makers.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}rachelchampionsofchangepanel.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 187px; float: right;\" />Instructed by Rachel Lamb, M.S., M.P.P, who carries out advocacy work in D.C. and served as the National Organizer and Spokesperson for Young Evangelicals for Climate Action, Au Sable&rsquo;s Environmental Law and Policy course benefits greatly from her expertise. Having worked in both tribal and state government settings and with environmental organizations in both the States and abroad, concepts in the classroom will be well supported by her experience. &ldquo;The environmental law and policy course highlights the vital points of connection between good public policy and the scientific study that informs it. By studying the stages of the policy process, students will be able to recognize the roles of ethics, science and analytical tools such as economics, and how their own vocations can positively contribute towards addressing significant environmental policy challenges,&rdquo; says Rachel.</p>\n<p>\n	By studying law and policy through the lenses of faith and science, students will gain a more holistic perspective in other environmental disciplines. All other courses taught at Au Sable inform and are informed by policy, making this May term course a fitting complement to any of the Summer Session courses offered by Au Sable. A good foundational course for both American and Canadian students alike, themes and details of environmental policy common to Canada and the United States will be explored.</p>\n<p>\n	Coming out of this class able to thoughtfully consider the role Christians play in transforming environmental policies as well as being able to navigate both the scientific and humanities-based worlds of environmental stewardship will give students a valuable advantage and is what makes this a course that can change your life!&nbsp;</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(931,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_CTCYL_EnvironmentalLawandPolicy.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/blog/courses_that_change_your_life_environmental_law_and_policy_envr_310#.VkTdnd-rRBz','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(934,1,3,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'Food Services Manager and Support Services Associate','none','john@ausable.org','none','','none','231-587-8686','none','<p>\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">John Farrell is the Food Service Manager and Support Service Associate at AuSable Institute Great Lakes campus. Having studied educational ministry and biology at Wheaton College, his experience learning about the natural world is what compels him to help people encounter God through immersion in wild spaces.</span></p>\n','none','{filedir_2}john_farrell_staff.png','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'0041','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	John worked with Wheaton College&rsquo;s wilderness learning program, called Highroad, seasonally over the span of 12 years before stumbling into the food service industry. He enjoys being hospitable and giving students the opportunity to &lsquo;TASTE and see that the Lord is good&rsquo;.&nbsp; He believes food culture is an important area where we can care for God&rsquo;s creation and foster health and well-being.&nbsp; John enjoys being active outside, being creative in a variety of art forms, reading and hanging out with interesting people.&nbsp;</p>\n','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(935,1,3,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'Food Services Manager and Support Services Associate','none','john@ausable.org','none','','none','231-587-8686','none','<p>\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">John Farrell is the Food Service Manager and Support Service Associate at AuSable Institute Great Lakes campus. Having studied educational ministry and biology at Wheaton College, his experience learning about the natural world is what compels him to help people encounter God through immersion in wild spaces.</span></p>\n','none','{filedir_2}john_farrell_staff.png','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'0042','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	John worked with Wheaton College&rsquo;s wilderness learning program, called Highroad, seasonally over the span of 12 years before stumbling into the food service industry. He enjoys being hospitable and giving students the opportunity to &lsquo;TASTE and see that the Lord is good&rsquo;.&nbsp; He believes food culture is an important area where we can care for God&rsquo;s creation and foster health and well-being.&nbsp; John enjoys being active outside, being creative in a variety of art forms, reading and hanging out with interesting people.&nbsp;</p>\n','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(936,1,3,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'Food Services Manager and Support Services Associate','none','john@ausable.org','none','','none','231-587-8686','none','<p>\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">John Farrell is the Food Service Manager and Support Service Associate at AuSable Institute Great Lakes campus. Having studied educational ministry and biology at Wheaton College, his experience learning about the natural world is what compels him to help people encounter God through immersion in wild spaces.</span></p>\n','none','{filedir_2}john_farrell_staff.png','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'0043','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	John worked with Wheaton College&rsquo;s wilderness learning program, called Highroad, seasonally over the span of 12 years before stumbling into the food service industry. He enjoys being hospitable and giving students the opportunity to &lsquo;TASTE and see that the Lord is good&rsquo;.&nbsp; He believes food culture is an important area where we can care for God&rsquo;s creation and foster health and well-being.&nbsp; John enjoys being active outside, being creative in a variety of art forms, reading and hanging out with interesting people.&nbsp;</p>\n','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(937,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}ELI_Leaves.jpg\" style=\"width: 188px; height: 250px; float: right;\" />Fall is once again upon us. The days are getting shorter and we begrudgingly pack away our swimsuits and pull out warm coats and mittens. Even though the joys of summer are past for the year, the arrival of fall brings many treasured traditions. From picking apples in the cool crisp autumn air and warming up afterwards with a cup of hot apple cider and spiced doughnuts, to watching the salmon charge upstream. But perhaps one of the most cherished traditions, in which we partake, is viewing the changing colors of the leaves.</p>\n<p>\n	Each year we keep our eyes on the trees as they transition from the luscious greens of summer to the rusty reds and browns of oaks, the bright yellows of birches, and the vibrant oranges and reds of maples. We love to celebrate the beautiful colors of autumn so much that we have scenic routes which people can drive in order to take in as many colors as possible. It is true we love our leaves.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}ELI_Leaves(1).jpg\" style=\"width: 188px; height: 250px; float: right;\" />Fall is once again upon us. The days are getting shorter and we begrudgingly pack away our swimsuits and pull out warm coats and mittens. Even though the joys of summer are past for the year, the arrival of fall brings many treasured traditions. From picking apples in the cool crisp autumn air and warming up afterwards with a cup of hot apple cider and spiced doughnuts, to watching the salmon charge upstream. But perhaps one of the most cherished traditions, in which we partake, is viewing the changing colors of the leaves.</p>\n<p>\n	Each year we keep our eyes on the trees as they transition from the luscious greens of summer to the rusty reds and browns of oaks, the bright yellows of birches, and the vibrant oranges and reds of maples. We love to celebrate the beautiful colors of autumn so much that we have scenic routes which people can drive in order to take in as many colors as possible. It is true we love our leaves.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Eli_Mushroom.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 188px; float: left;\" />During my first few weeks at Au Sable it is evident to me that no matter a person&rsquo;s age we all marvel at the changing colors. Every single one of the groups, which I have taken onto Au Sable&rsquo;s trails, have pointed out the colors above them, and I love sharing that wonder with them. But I was reminded that when we find ourselves staring into the treetops we are missing a whole world of wonders at our feet.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Eli_Mushroom2.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 188px; float: right;\" />Fall is the prime time for fungi to produce their fruiting bodies. As their hyphae take hold of decomposing matter on the forest floor their caps burst forth like colorful rockets working to carry their millions of spores to the sky. Upon my arrival at Au Sable one of the first things that I noticed was the abundance and beauty of the fungi throughout the campus. On my initial treks into the woods I found myself scouring the ground for mushrooms, not to eat mind you, but merely to appreciate the intricacy and beauty with which our creator endowed them. My particular favorite being the many branched coral fungus, which looks surprisingly like its namesake. Even now several weeks into my time here I still find myself stopping to peer into the leaf litter to spot colorful caps emerging from the ground everywhere.</p>\n<p>\n	So this fall as you wander creation and appreciate the colors that our creator blessed autumn with, take a moment every once in a while to look down. Look to the rotting logs, the ancient stumps, and the leaves littering the forest floor and I promise that you will be amazed at what you find!</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(938,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Eli_2.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 188px; float: right;\" />If you grew up in Michigan, or any of the great lakes states, you know that water, by virtue of its shear abundance, is an extremely important resource. Every season of the year people are interacting with Michigan&rsquo;s plentiful freshwater in different ways. From the long days of summer spent lounging in the lake to the frigid days of fall casting to silvery specters in the stream. It is true that we Midwesterners love our bodies of water. But during my time as an intern at Au Sable I came across another way to interact with the wet world that we love that is educational, fun, and beneficial for the environment. It is called the volunteer stream-monitoring program!</p>\n<p>\n	For several years now Au Sable has been participating in the MiCorps volunteer stream-monitoring program. Working in partnership with the DEQ, local municipalities, and several non-profit organizations, Au Sable&rsquo;s stream monitoring program works to collect important water quality data on the Upper Manistee River through the help of volunteers. This is a lot of work and it would be very difficult to get done if they didn&rsquo;t have the help of many volunteers from all walks of life.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Eli_2(1).jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 188px; float: right;\" />If you grew up in Michigan, or any of the great lakes states, you know that water, by virtue of its shear abundance, is an extremely important resource. Every season of the year people are interacting with Michigan&rsquo;s plentiful freshwater in different ways. From the long days of summer spent lounging in the lake to the frigid days of fall casting to silvery specters in the stream. It is true that we Midwesterners love our bodies of water. But during my time as an intern at Au Sable I came across another way to interact with the wet world that we love that is educational, fun, and beneficial for the environment. It is called the volunteer stream-monitoring program!</p>\n<p>\n	For several years now Au Sable has been participating in the MiCorps volunteer stream-monitoring program. Working in partnership with the DEQ, local municipalities, and several non-profit organizations, Au Sable&rsquo;s stream monitoring program works to collect important water quality data on the Upper Manistee River through the help of volunteers. This is a lot of work and it would be very difficult to get done if they didn&rsquo;t have the help of many volunteers from all walks of life.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Eli_Hellgrammite.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 188px; float: left;\" />Each year during the fall and spring volunteers visit select locations within the upper Manistee River watershed to collect insects from the stream. The bugs collected vary from tiny midges to the infamous dobsonfly larvae or hellgrammite. Stream health is determined by the diversity and abundance of the critters collected within the stream. Once the insects are collected, the group completes an assessment of the site&rsquo;s habitat before heading back to Au Sable for some lunch.</p>\n<p>\n	As an intern I had the privilege of going on several of these collection trips and each time I had a blast! Now I will admit that, as a fly fisherman, I am a bit predisposed to being interested in the life in a stream, but I would wager that I would have been amazed at the variety of life we found even if I had never set foot in a stream in my life. So often we see the beautiful rivers and streams that our creator gave us as just a piece of the scenery, but through this program we are challenged to see the stream as a home for a huge variety of critters as well.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Eli_1.jpg\" style=\"width: 188px; height: 250px; float: right;\" /></p>\n<p>\n	While I loved being able to wade through the stream picking up rocks and logs in search of these tiny inhabitants, the most enjoyable part was getting to know my fellow volunteers. I was impressed by the fact that none of them worked specifically in conservation or had any prior experience in stream monitoring. Rather, they were people who were interested in learning about and helping to protect their local environment. I loved to be able to spend the day in the river with a group of likeminded individuals engaged in learning and general science-ing.</p>\n<p>\n	Au Sable&rsquo;s stream monitoring program is an amazing opportunity for people, of all ages and walks of life to learn more about stream ecology and how to care for their local waterways. And for those fishermen out there it is a great way to learn where the fish are and what they are eating!</p>\n<p>\n	You can find out more about Au Sable&#39;s volunteer stream monitoring program by contacting Project Manager, Paul Wiemerslage by phone (231) 587-8686 or email paul.w@ausable.org. &nbsp;More information is also available on Au Sable&#39;s&nbsp;<a href=\"{filedir_11}research/stream_monitoring_program/\">website</a>.</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(939,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Colten_1.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 188px; float: right;\" />The internship has been an absolute blast! The last three days have been devoted to teaching about Michigan&rsquo;s history and I have been playing the part of a French fur trader from the year 1800. This gives me the opportunity to dress as a voyageur and teach the children about what life was like before Michigan&rsquo;s statehood.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s also a great opportunity to start a conversation with the students about conservation and natural resource use.&nbsp; Conversely this results in the children teaching me about the joys of technology and the inventions they are familiar with which have made many of the tasks I end up showing them obsolete.&nbsp; Like candle making for example.&nbsp; They say, &ldquo;Where we come from we don&rsquo;t use candles anymore.&rdquo;&nbsp; At that point the hardest part of the day is remembering to act confused when they attempt to explain how light bulbs work for the tenth time!&nbsp; It is such a joy to watch them connect the dots as they work through the steps of explaining to me the miracle of electricity.&nbsp;</p>\n','none','<p>\n	The internship has been an absolute blast! The last three days have been devoted to teaching about Michigan&rsquo;s history and I have been playing the part of a French fur trader from the year 1800. This gives me the opportunity to dress as a voyageur and teach the children about what life was like before Michigan&rsquo;s statehood.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s also a great opportunity to start a conversation with the students about conservation and natural resource use.&nbsp; Conversely this results in the children teaching me about the joys of technology and the inventions they are familiar with which have made many of the tasks I end up showing them obsolete.&nbsp; Like candle making for example.&nbsp; They say, &ldquo;Where we come from we don&rsquo;t use candles anymore.&rdquo;&nbsp; At that point the hardest part of the day is remembering to act confused when they attempt to explain how light bulbs work for the tenth time!&nbsp; It is such a joy to watch them connect the dots as they work through the steps of explaining to me the miracle of electricity.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Colten_1(1).jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 188px; float: right;\" />After I make candles with the students, we venture to the wigwam. Once inside, we all sit down and I begin telling the kids about the Ottawa people and how they worked in close synchrony with the environment and how they made the most of the earth&rsquo;s seasonal provisions.&nbsp; Fall, winter, spring and summer all bring a different routine and responsibility to the Ottawa way of life.&nbsp; I am amazed at the calming effect the wigwam has on each group.&nbsp; It is as if they enter a new world and time.&nbsp; Their senses are heightened as they make observations about everything they see and touch.&nbsp; They especially sympathize with the difficulties the Ottawa experienced during the winter months.</p>\n<p>\n	Finally, I tell the kids about how the Ottawa use a bow drill to create fire. Despite the fact that getting a fire started from a bow drill is difficult even for an adult, they approach the activity with unwavering optimism.&nbsp; With some practice, and time, they will eventually see smoke rise from their spindle.&nbsp; Smiles and excitement don their faces, as is often the result when informal awareness meets first hand experience.&nbsp; Two key ingredients for good memory making.</p>\n<p>\n	Eventually Eli, my co-instructor, will interject and inform the group that it is time to go.&nbsp; He will take my group to learn about other aspects of Michigan&rsquo;s history, like the logging era and the lumberjacks that roamed our northwoods long ago.&nbsp; As for me, the departure of one group means the arrival of another and the process begins again.&nbsp; Rain, snow, or shine we will teach, just as the voyageurs would.</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(940,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Matt_1.jpg\" style=\"width: 188px; height: 250px; float: right;\" />Three weeks into my internship, I am thoroughly glad I chose to come back to Au Sable. Taking classes here was beneficial and enjoyable, but I would say that I have enjoyed my internship experience more. Not only have I had the opportunity to share everything from Michigan history to pond ecology with young and enthusiastic students, I explored some of the most beautiful places in Michigan.</p>\n<p>\n	Not having taught before, I was initially apprehensive about my ability to effectively connect and communicate with children. While I am still learning the best ways to maximize an energetic child&rsquo;s meager attention span, I have found that they generally do not lack enthusiasm about the things we teach here at Au Sable. While this enthusiasm can lead to excessive talking or disruptive behavior, I believe it also makes it infinitely easier for children to learn. This makes my job as a teacher easier as well.&nbsp;</p>\n','none','<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Matt_1(1).jpg\" style=\"width: 188px; height: 250px; float: right;\" /></p>\n<p>\n	Three weeks into my internship, I am thoroughly glad I chose to come back to Au Sable. Taking classes here was beneficial and enjoyable, but I would say that I have enjoyed my internship experience more. Not only have I had the opportunity to share everything from Michigan history to pond ecology with young and enthusiastic students, I explored some of the most beautiful places in Michigan.</p>\n<p>\n	Not having taught before, I was initially apprehensive about my ability to effectively connect and communicate with children. While I am still learning the best ways to maximize an energetic child&rsquo;s meager attention span, I have found that they generally do not lack enthusiasm about the things we teach here at Au Sable. While this enthusiasm can lead to excessive talking or disruptive behavior, I believe it also makes it infinitely easier for children to learn. This makes my job as a teacher easier as well.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Matt_2.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 188px; float: left;\" />We remember those things that interest us. I still recall science factoids that interested me during my early elementary years. One of my fellow interns told me that a parent of a third-grader remembered the technique for a flint and steel fire from her visit to Au Sable as a child. This is the beauty of environmental education and outdoor education in general. It is a setting where enthusiasm is abundant and long term learning is abundant as a consequence. This does, however, mean that those who teach in an EE setting have a delicate line to tread. We must simultaneously entertain and inform. If we entertain only, we have lost a unique opportunity to teach children things they are much more likely to remember than those things learned on an average class day. These opportunities are not common for children and must be taken advantage of when they present themselves. Conversely, if we only inform and do not entertain or inspire enthusiasm and interest, then we lose the benefit of teaching in our unique setting and our lessons become no more memorable than an average day in the classroom.&nbsp;</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(941,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Matt_3.jpg\" style=\"width: 188px; height: 250px; float: right;\" />Now that I have almost completed the Au Sable Environmental Education Internship, I have an opportunity to reflect on the way my perceptions of kids and teaching have changed over the last six weeks. I have found that while it is important to teach children facts and concepts, it is equally necessary to teach them to be interested in these facts and concepts. This has required learning what kids are interested in these days and how to make things that aren&rsquo;t interesting become interesting.</p>\n<p>\n	The problem is not everything they should know will be of interest to them.&nbsp; And therein lies the teacher&rsquo;s predicament.&nbsp; Determining what is necessary for the students to learn, and what methods will result in the greatest learning potential. In my short time teaching, I have found that environmental education with its emphasis on experiential learning is an extremely beneficial teaching practice.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Matt_3(1).jpg\" style=\"width: 188px; height: 250px; float: right;\" />Now that I have almost completed the Au Sable Environmental Education Internship, I have an opportunity to reflect on the way my perceptions of kids and teaching have changed over the last six weeks. I have found that while it is important to teach children facts and concepts, it is equally necessary to teach them to be interested in these facts and concepts. This has required learning what kids are interested in these days and how to make things that aren&rsquo;t interesting become interesting.</p>\n<p>\n	The problem is not everything they should know will be of interest to them.&nbsp; And therein lies the teacher&rsquo;s predicament.&nbsp; Determining what is necessary for the students to learn, and what methods will result in the greatest learning potential. In my short time teaching, I have found that environmental education with its emphasis on experiential learning is an extremely beneficial teaching practice.</p>\n<p>\n	I have learned that younger children are more likely to be enthusiastic, but also tend to loose their focus more readily. Generally, this enthusiasm is akin to nuclear power. It provides kids with the energy to have a productive day of learning, but if it is not properly controlled, catastrophe and property damage are likely to ensue. For the sake of brevity, the rest of the important lessons I have learned about children are presented in bullet form.</p>\n<p>\n	&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Children love fungi. Especially mushrooms and they often attempt to express this love by violently destroying them.</p>\n<p>\n	&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Children also love to lead. They know they are to stay behind their leaders, so they walk well in front of them so that they will be in the correct place should their leader decide to do a spontaneous 180. You have to admire their foresight.</p>\n<p>\n	&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Children do not have trains of thought. Trains have to stay on the rails. Children have ATV&rsquo;s of thought.</p>\n<p>\n	&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Children understand the transience of life. For this reason, they know that they darn well better be line leader today because tomorrow may never happen.</p>\n<p>\n	&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Children do not understand how to sort recycling. &ldquo;Do the tattered remains of my turkey sandwich go with cans or plastic?&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Children love to be helpful. To them, the smallest task is a weighty responsibility tantamount to carrying the One Ring to Mordor. Clipboards, buckets, and bug nets are borne with the solemn dignity of flags at a war hero&rsquo;s funeral. As a leader, this can be a powerful bargaining tool.</p>\n<p>\n	Working with children has been both edifying and entertaining. While my career goals do not include teaching, I am glad that I had the opportunity to do it before entering my own career in the sciences. I hope that my love of the natural world came through in contagious ways for the students that I taught and interacted with and that their experience was positive and memorable.</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(942,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Shelter Blog_1.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 188px; float: right;\" />Prior to taking over Au Sable&rsquo;s environmental education program I had spent 2 years working for the North Cascades Institute in Washington State.&nbsp;&nbsp; North Cascades Institute is located at the base of the cascade crest, which meant that we literally worked and taught in a rain forest.&nbsp; Wet weather brought about inherent challenges in keeping the children warm and all of our teaching materials dry.&nbsp; Aside from perpetually wrapping everything in plastic (students included), the Institute designed a trail system that included strategic placement of a handful of shelters along the pathway allowing for respite from the elements.&nbsp; These teaching shelters did more than provide cover from the wind and rain, they also provided a familiar setting for learning and the fort-like qualities generated a unique excitement in the children.&nbsp; As a result, despite the wet cold conditions, we were able to deliver remarkable learning programs, which provided the children with positive outdoor experiences when often the situation presented significant challenges to anything outdoors affirming.&nbsp;</p>\n','none','<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Shelter Blog_1(1).jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 188px; float: right;\" />Prior to taking over Au Sable&rsquo;s environmental education program I had spent 2 years working for the North Cascades Institute in Washington State.&nbsp;&nbsp; North Cascades Institute is located at the base of the cascade crest, which meant that we literally worked and taught in a rain forest.&nbsp; Wet weather brought about inherent challenges in keeping the children warm and all of our teaching materials dry.&nbsp; Aside from perpetually wrapping everything in plastic (students included), the Institute designed a trail system that included strategic placement of a handful of shelters along the pathway allowing for respite from the elements.&nbsp; These teaching shelters did more than provide cover from the wind and rain, they also provided a familiar setting for learning and the fort-like qualities generated a unique excitement in the children.&nbsp; As a result, despite the wet cold conditions, we were able to deliver remarkable learning programs, which provided the children with positive outdoor experiences when often the situation presented significant challenges to anything outdoors affirming.</p>\n<p>\n	Upon returning to Au Sable, I quickly recognized the potential for us to create a similar system on our grounds.&nbsp; I began dreaming up a shelter system that would make the best use of Au Sable&rsquo;s unique natural features and allow us to maximize outdoor time with student groups.&nbsp; With plenty of planning help from Institute staff and financial support from the Worthington Family Foundation we brought the idea to fruition this past summer as we completed construction on five teaching shelters, a bird blind, and two new trails.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Trail Map(1).png\" style=\"width: 550px; height: 606px;\" /></p>\n<p>\n	We are excited for the opportunities these teaching shelters will provide and the new experiences that await participants.&nbsp; We would like to thank Jim Jewell Construction and Will Rowland of Log Home Specialists for their help advising and constructing the shelters.&nbsp; Gerry Cook for his inspiration for the design of the shelters, which he created for North Cascades National Park and which serve as the baseplate for Au Sable&rsquo;s shelters. Thanks also to United Way of Northern Michigan&rsquo;s Day of Caring and ITW of Kalkaska for their generous help laboring in cold rainy conditions to complete work on the beaver pond and bird trails.&nbsp; And thanks as well to everyone else who helped in any way small or large, through prayer, manual labor, or through financial support of the program.&nbsp; We couldn&rsquo;t have done it without you!&nbsp; We are excited to move forward educating and inspiring local students and future interns in new and exciting ways.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Shelter Mosiac.png\" style=\"width: 550px; height: 679px;\" /></p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(966,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	The face and work of creation care is changing. This means that people working or planning to work in the field of environmental conservation are going to need new arrays of knowledge and skills to further the work of Au Sable serving, protecting, and restoring God&#39;s earth. To better prepare students to be effective earthkeepers, the Au Sable Institute is adding new courses this summer to reflect both the changing needs of environmental stewardship and its new opportunities.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	The face and work of creation care is changing. This means that people working or planning to work in the field of environmental conservation are going to need new arrays of knowledge and skills to further the work of Au Sable serving, protecting, and restoring God&#39;s earth. To better prepare students to be effective earthkeepers, the Au Sable Institute is adding new courses this summer to reflect both the changing needs of environmental stewardship and its new opportunities.</p>\n<p>\n	<em>Environmental Law and Policy</em> (ENVR 310) will be offered in 2016 May Term at Au Sable&#39;s Great Lakes Campus by Rachel Lamb M.S., M.P.P., National Organizer and Spokesperson for Young Evangelicals for Climate Action. Experienced in advocacy work through her efforts with congressional representatives and heads of federal agencies in Washington D.C., Rachel will teach students about the policy making process, environmental, political and legal challenges to effective policy formation, and how to gain experience and effectively interact with regional, national, and global policy makers. Taught from the perspectives of both faith and science, students will learn to engage both the Canadian and American environmental policy process, and Rachel will share her perspectives on global policy gained through her overseas experience. Rachel explains, &quot;<em>The Environmental Law and Policy</em> course highlights the vital points of connection between good public policy and the scientific study that informs it...students will be able to recognize the roles of ethics, science and analytical tools such as economics, and how their own vocations can positively contribute towards addressing significant environmental policy changes.&quot;</p>\n<p>\n	Many people do not yet realize that a knowledge of the ecology, identification, and management of insects represents one of the most useful and employable skill sets in the field of biology today. <em>Insect Ecology of Streams, Forests and Fields</em> (BIOL 365), also offered during May Session at the Great Lakes Campus, will be taught by Dr. David Hoekman of Southern Nazarene University. Holding a Ph.D. in Ecology from Notre Dame and having extensive research experience as an Ecologist in Colorado and Iceland, David&#39;s expertise will serve students well. Dr. Hoekman says, &quot;Insects are very important for the functioning of virtually every ecosystem and food web on earth. They are also absolutely beautiful...Once you learn even a little bit about insects, they are a wonderful way to learn about the systems in which they interact. They are a window into the world of biology.&quot; In <em>Insect Ecology of Streams, Forests, and Fields</em>, students will explore the life history, behavior, and ecology of terrestrial and aquatic insects and learn how to apply techniques in the growing field of Integrated Pest Management (IPM). A valuable array of practical knowledge and skills will be the result of this field-based course.</p>\n<p>\n	<em>Plant Ecology</em> (BIOL 368), taught by Dr. Andrea Nord and Dr. Eric Nord, will be offered at the Pacific Rim Campus on Whidbey Island of Washington State during Summer Session II. Andrea and Eric will be the first ever wife and husband team on Au Sable&#39;s faculty, both currently working as professors in the Department of Biology at Greenville College (Illinois, USA) with Ph.D.s in Ecology. <em>Plant Ecology </em>will be a truly modern, cutting edge ecology course, with valuable instruction on experimental design, data organization, and statistical analysis of ecological information, as well as studying how plants interact with both their abiotic environment and other organisms in it. This interdisciplinary course will provide students with opportunities to learn both in the field and in the classroom, and field trips will allow students to examine various physiological adaptations and population processes of local plant species in the beautiful, unique and diverse plant communities of the US Pacific Northwest.</p>\n<p>\n	Intellectually challenging and engaging, as well as offering a wealth of employable knowledge and skills, Au Sable&#39;s new course offerings in 2016 will allow students to gain specialized knowledge in new areas of study to further the work of creation care. These initial offerings of <em>Environmental Law and Policy</em>, <em>Insect Ecology</em>, and <em>Plant Ecology</em> begin a new phase of Au Sable&#39;s educational program for students in participating colleges throughout the US and Canada. Hope to see you in class!</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(956,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	<u>A Life and Legacy: Au Sable Prepares for Departure of Dave Mahan, Associate Executive Director since 1985</u></p>\n<p>\n	Thirty years. Thirty years of service, influence, leadership and stewardship. Three decades of Au Sable&rsquo;s history have been indelibly marked, and blessed, by the work of Dr. David C. Mahan, Associate Executive Director of the Institute since 1985.</p>\n<p>\n	Inspired by a childhood spent exploring the outdoors of rural mid-Michigan, and blessed with the luck of the Irish through his ethnic background, Dave Mahan received his graduate training in stream ecology, earning an M.S. and Ph.D. in that field from Michigan State University. Prior to coming to Au Sable, Dave served on the faculty of Western Michigan University and as Land Steward for the Michigan Field Office of The Nature Conservancy. His passion for God&rsquo;s creation, God&rsquo;s people, and higher education led Dave through the doors of Au Sable in 1985, where he became and has continued to be a source of great blessing and leadership as Au Sable&rsquo;s Associate Executive Director.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	Thirty years. Thirty years of service, influence, leadership and stewardship. Three decades of Au Sable&rsquo;s history have been indelibly marked, and blessed, by the work of Dr. David C. Mahan, Associate Executive Director of the Institute since 1985.</p>\n<p>\n	Inspired by a childhood spent exploring the outdoors of rural mid-Michigan, and blessed with the luck of the Irish through his ethnic background, Dave Mahan received his graduate training in stream ecology, earning an M.S. and Ph.D. in that field from Michigan State University. Prior to coming to Au Sable, Dave served on the faculty of Western Michigan University and as Land Steward for the Michigan Field Office of The Nature Conservancy. His passion for God&rsquo;s creation, God&rsquo;s people, and higher education led Dave through the doors of Au Sable in 1985, where he became and has continued to be a source of great blessing and leadership as Au Sable&rsquo;s Associate Executive Director.</p>\n<p>\n	Throughout his years at the Institute, staff, students, and faculty have been blessed by Dave&rsquo;s presence. Testimonies affirming his invaluable guidance, professional mentorship, and genuine friendship are not hard to find among the hundreds of lives transformed by Dave&rsquo;s influence.</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<blockquote>\n	<p style=\"margin-left:.5in;\">\n		&quot;I met Dave when he was first hired and I was a Calvin student doing a January term at Au Sable. I remember that his signature trait was the ability to communicate joy in his work - a joy that as I got to know him I learned stems for the personal joy he takes in his outdoor recreation and his commitment to Christian environmental stewardship and to education. As an enthusiastic outdoors person, I wanted that and in that sense Dave was a model to emulate. We reconnected roughly&nbsp;20 years later&nbsp;when I was asked to teach at Au Sable and the joy that Dave personified was still there despite, as I learned later, some very difficult personal and professional circumstances. Dave so much set the tone for Au Sable as I knew it, a joyful sense of purpose and of service. He has a ready laugh and a dopey but disarming sense of humor and it carries his commitment to students and his commitment to stewardship. He greets me as &quot;brother&quot; when I see him now and I cherish it.&rdquo; &nbsp;</p>\n	<p style=\"margin-left:.5in;\">\n		&nbsp;&ndash; Dr. Tim Van Deelen, <em>Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison</em></p>\n</blockquote>\n<p style=\"margin-left:.5in;\">\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<blockquote>\n	<p style=\"margin-left:.5in;\">\n		&ldquo;Dave has a way of seeing potential in people and places. When I met Dave, I was a sophomore at Bethel University and knew I wanted to do something in the aquatic sciences, but wasn&rsquo;t sure how to leverage a liberal arts education to do that. Dave and I had numerous conversations about how to get where I wanted to go professionally, and he entrusted me with a research project that would set my trajectory to become the aquatic biologist I am today. I was not the best student, but he saw potential and passion and nurtured that. I think that the same could be said of Dave&rsquo;s relationship with Au Sable. He has always seen the potential it has and worked to nurture and protect it. My time at Au Sable was extremely formative professionally and personally, due in large part to Dave&rsquo;s mentorship and friendship.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>\n	<p style=\"margin-left:.5in;\">\n		&ndash; Nathan Sather <em>former student, Stream Invertebrate Biologist, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency</em></p>\n</blockquote>\n<p style=\"margin-left:.5in;\">\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<blockquote>\n	<p style=\"margin-left:.5in;\">\n		&ldquo;David Mahan [like George Washington] is a name we will not forget.&nbsp; Both George and David nurtured organizations through youth and adulthood so that they would be able to carry on successfully.&nbsp; Fortunately, I&nbsp;have been able to know Dave through these many years.&nbsp; His friendship has made my life richer.&nbsp; His leadership and guidance to hundreds of young people is a legacy&nbsp;which is enviable.&nbsp; Thankfully Dave is still with us [though George we&nbsp;can only read about].&nbsp; We expect Dave to continue to be available for consultation and periodic visits [while we can only look at George&#39;s picture]. Thank you David for being such a large part of so many of our lives.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\n	<p style=\"margin-left:.5in;\">\n		&ndash;Dr. Harold Snyder<em>Founder of the Au Sable Institute</em></p>\n	<p style=\"margin-left:.5in;\">\n		&nbsp;</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Throughout his career at the Au Sable Institute, Dr. Mahan has worn many hats while acting as the Associate Executive Director. Teaching courses, beginning and coordinating the Institute&rsquo;s Undergraduate Research Program, recruiting students, creating the Sustaining Partners initiative, spearheading development programs, and managing various aspects of the office and staff has filled Dave&rsquo;s days and years at Au Sable. Published author of many academic papers and co-author of <em>Redeeming Creation: The Biblical Basis for Environmental Stewardship,</em> Dr. Mahan&rsquo;s influence is deeply embedded throughout the Christian environmental movement.</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<blockquote>\n	<p style=\"margin-left:.5in;\">\n		&quot;Dave&#39;s signature strength over these 30 years at Au Sable is his unwavering determination to always do good to and for everyone. I have never known another individual whom I could trust so thoroughly and so constantly in this regard, whose actions and advice were, I knew, always intended to be in my best interest. Dave has done this with everyone, and that is why Au Sable has so many friends in the world today.&quot;</p>\n	<p style=\"margin-left:.5in;\">\n		-Dr. Fred Van Dyke <em>Executive Director of Au Sable Institute</em></p>\n	<p style=\"margin-left:.5in;\">\n		&nbsp;</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Although the Au Sable Institute will dearly miss Dave as he transitions into his retirement, his legacy here leaves the Institute supported and blessed.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	A hearty congratulations to you, Dave, as you begin a new chapter in your life!</p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n	<em>&ldquo;The Lord bless you </em></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n	<em>and keep you;</em></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n	&nbsp;<em>the Lord make his face shine on you </em></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n	<em>and be gracious to you;</em></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n	<em>the Lord turn his face toward you </em></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n	<em>and give you peace.&rdquo;</em></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n	-Numbers 6:24-26</div>\n<p align=\"center\">\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n	<em>May the road rise up to meet you.</em></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n	<em>May the wind be always at your back.</em></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n	<em>May the sun shine warm upon your face;</em></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n	<em>The rains fall soft upon your fields</em></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n	<em>And until we meet again,</em></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n	<em>May God hold you in the palm of His hand.&nbsp;</em></div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n	-traditional Irish blessing</div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n	&nbsp;</div>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(943,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','none','<p>\n	<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>A Giving Community: Institute Sets New Records in Donor Giving as Alumni and Friends Reconnect with Au Sable</strong></span></p>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong><img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Alumni_reunion_2014-2.jpg\" style=\"width: 550px; height: 367px; float: left;\" /></strong></span></p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a remarkable development,&rdquo; says Dr. Fred Van Dyke, Executive Director of the Au Sable Institute. &ldquo;For most of its institutional life, Au Sable never asked its alumni and friends to help in supporting Au Sable&rsquo;s work, and, as a result, the Institute rarely received significant contributions. That weakened our ability to mutually support and admire one another in our work in creation care. But in recent years, Au Sable has been making a stronger effort to connect with this community. To do so, we created the Au Sable Professional Network (ASPN), began an Annual Alumni and Friends Reunion, and started distributing an annual report. And we have begun to ask alumni and friends to contribute financially to Au Sable&rsquo;s work. Each year they have done so, each year they have given more, and in this last fiscal year (FY 2015), they gave more than ever.&rdquo;Nearly $103,000 in designated and undesignated donations, to be precise. People from all walks of life, and all kinds of ministries in creation care, are now giving generously to the Institute.</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bert and Mae Froysland have been an integral part of the Au Sable Institute since its beginning. In many ways responsible; with Au Sable&rsquo;s Founder Dr. Harold Snyder, for the growth and success of Au Sable in its early years, the Froyslands continue to be donors to this day. &ldquo;Mae and I have been part of Au Sable since 1963. Little did we know that we would, literally, spend the rest of our lives investing our energy and our resources in the Au Sable Institute. We continue to support the Institute financially for two reasons. First, we believe the mission, &lsquo;To inspire and educate people to serve, protect, and restore God&#39;s earth,&rsquo;is Scriptural. We read in the book of Genesis that when God looked upon what he had created, He &lsquo;saw all that He had made and it was very good.&rsquo; In Psalm 24:1 we read that &lsquo;The earth is the Lord&#39;s and everything in it.&rsquo; Second, we have been able to observe how successfully we have carried out the mission of inspiring and educating people, especially the students from our many participating colleges. Our alumni are engaged in creation care around the world as teachers, missionaries, government workers, and concerned citizens. Going forward, to carry on and expand Au Sable&#39;s programs and to make necessary improvements to the physical plant is going to require significant funding. Given our long and close relationship to the Institute, Mae and I can verify that it is worthy of support.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Au Sable alum Dorothy Boorse, Professor of Biology at Gordon College (MA), told us, &ldquo;I love Au Sable. It enhances creation care through the lives of the students who come through its programs and go on to become advocates for creation care and become scientists who are equipped to be both stewards of the environment and study it. I am such a person who has benefitted from the institution. Now is my chance to give back. Au Sable is a community of people who care for God, the natural world and each other.&rdquo; Dr. Boorse, a former Au Sable student who now serves on the Institute&rsquo;s Board of Trustees, notes, &ldquo;My donations have a clear impact on students, on stewardship and on science. &rdquo;Dorothy&rsquo;s life has been powerfully shaped by the Au Sable Institute, a story not uncommon amongst its alumni and friends.</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Brook and Emily Wilke are another example of faithful donors to the Institute. Now married with a family, and running a farm at their home in Michigan, Brook was a former Grad Fellow and Emily both a former student and Grad Fellow of Au Sable. &ldquo;Au Sable has impacted us both, the Institute contributed greatly to the direction we chose for our lives. We donate because as students we benefited from the unique community of Christians with a passion for creation care that is found at Au Sable and we want college students today to have the same transformational experience we had&rdquo; says Emily.</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With countless testimonies echoing the sentiments above, it is evident that Au Sable&rsquo;s impact, reach and reputation will continue to grow in the years ahead. With a rich history of influence and fond memories amongst its alumni and friends, Au Sable is now benefiting greatly from the contributions of its giving community, gifts which enable the Institute to provide more aid to students, strengthen the services provided by its staff, and reduce dependence on other income streams. For these gifts of finances, of service, and of heartfelt affection, we at Au Sable give thanks to our giving community and to God. We look forward to employing the contributions of our alumni and friends in increasingly effective work to serve, protect, and restore God&rsquo;s earth in the year ahead.</p>\n','none','{filedir_8}Alumni_reunion_2014.jpg','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(944,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_1}HP_Rotator_Giving_Community_news.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/a_giving_community#.VmGrr-MrJBw','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(994,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Jessi_kramer.JPG\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 150px; float: right;\" /><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">Tiny stones. I stopped, gazed down at them curiously.&nbsp;</span></p>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">We&#39;ve all been there.</span></div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">Walking along that life path--</span></div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">Then all of a sudden, the lie settles down and makes itself comfortable in our minds and we think,</span></div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">Why am I so <em>small</em>?</span></div>\n','none','<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">Tiny stones. I stopped, gazed down at them curiously.&nbsp;</span></div>\n<div>\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Jessi_kramer.JPG\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 180px; float: right;\" />We&rsquo;ve all been there.</span></div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">Walking along that life path--</span></div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">Then all of a sudden, the lie settles down and makes itself comfortable in our minds and we think,</span></div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">Why am I so <em>small</em>?</span></div>\n<div>\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">It can take different forms:</span></div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">I am not enough.</span></div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">I don&rsquo;t have what it takes.</span></div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">I can never measure up.</span></div>\n<div>\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">These thoughts jarred my peaceful evening stroll. I was overwhelmed and confused by my &ldquo;littleness&rdquo;, staring downward, dully, at my feet, too self-absorbed to lift my eyes upward and around, too burdened to cultivate awareness and childlike wonder.</span></div>\n<div>\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">Then--</span></div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">Tiny stones on the road.</span></div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">Just bits of gravel, really.</span></div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">Probably thousands of them.</span></div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">Thousands of macroscopic manifestations of tiny mineral components.</span></div>\n<div>\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">How is it that everything big owes it all to things that are small?</span></div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">Without the small, there would be no big.</span></div>\n<div>\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Jessi_kramer2.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 300px; float: left;\" />We don&rsquo;t like the small. At least, we&rsquo;re taught not to like it. Sure, small spring flowers, small songbirds, even small microbes in the soil--some people, increasingly fewer people, enjoy those. But &ldquo;small&rdquo; houses, &ldquo;small&rdquo; salaries, &ldquo;small&rdquo; goals and ambition, &ldquo;small&rdquo; careers, &ldquo;small&rdquo; talents or a &ldquo;small&rdquo; social life--those are frowned upon. We are afraid to admit--discouraged from admitting--that we just want to do well with that which is simple, that which is &ldquo;small&rdquo;. That we want more &ldquo;be-ing&rdquo; and less &ldquo;do-ing&rdquo;--or at least less of the do-ing that doesn&rsquo;t flow true from the be-ing. But the world shouts at us, and we cower.</span></div>\n<div>\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">So we strive. And if we don&rsquo;t, we feel like something may be wrong with us. We strive for more. To be &ldquo;enough&rdquo;. To do &ldquo;enough&rdquo;. To have &ldquo;enough&rdquo;--and &ldquo;enough&rdquo; has very flexible, mostly expanding contours.*&nbsp; Enough, though it implies a boundary, rarely has a stopping point in our world.</span></div>\n<div>\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">And by believing the lie, our relationships with God&hellip;others&hellip;ourselves&hellip;the natural world...are distorted, tainted.</span></div>\n<div>\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">The rocks want to teach us something. God hides lessons everywhere in His created world. His lessons are as grand and as subtle as His seemingly paradoxical nature, as countless as He is limitless.</span></div>\n<div>\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">I have not mentioned yet why I stopped upon glimpsing the little bits of gravel.</span></div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">It was not because there were thousands of them. And to my unaided eye, they weren&rsquo;t very pretty either--not sparkly, no obvious patterns or interesting colors.</span></div>\n<div>\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">It was because of their shadows.</span></div>\n<div>\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">These stones had shadows much larger than themselves, incredible shadows, jutting out from beneath them onto that winding country road among the pines.</span></div>\n<div>\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">The rocks were very insignificant in and of themselves--tiny, easy to miss, a bit boring to be honest. And yet, by simply being in the light of the setting sun, not by struggling or striving or grasping for a &ldquo;bigger&rdquo; identity, they made a most striking image. They were striking enough that I--a person who struggles to cultivate wonder at an age when apathy easily creeps in and pure childlike imagination is mostly lost--paused, knowing something was there that I was not supposed to miss.</span></div>\n<div>\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">If the stones were not exactly as they were, in the puzzling glory of their smallness, I may not have stopped. It was partly because they were so small that I was so impressed. How could such a tiny, seemingly insignificant, seemingly purposeless thing play a role in creating such beauty? If those stones, easily glanced-over by many eyes, had not been there, I wouldn&rsquo;t have stopped at that particular place on that old country road. My life would be different. It would lack something. No stones, no striking shadows.</span></div>\n<div>\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">Without the small, there would be no big.</span></div>\n<div>\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">The rocks cry out--can you hear them?</span></div>\n<div>\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">The little rocks simply were. They were be-ing.</span></div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">And the sun was.</span></div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">And you, being, are. And He is.</span></div>\n<div>\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div>\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div>\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">&nbsp;*Powers, W. (2010). <em>Twelve by twelve: A one-room cabin off the grid &amp; beyond the American dream.</em> Novato, CA: New World Library.</span></div>\n<div>\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div>\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div>\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">To read more from Au Sable&#39;s Environmental Education Interns, check out our eMagazine&nbsp;<a href=\"{filedir_5}SFATP_spring-summer_2016_compressed.pdf\">here</a>!</span></div>\n<div>\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div>\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div>\n	&nbsp;</div>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(992,1,3,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'Office Manager','none','shirley@ausable.org','none','','none','231-587-8686','none','<p>\n	Shirley Shane serves Au Sable Institute in the Business Office of the Great Lakes Campus.&nbsp; She is responsible for day-to-day office functions, as well as student admissions and record-keeping, bookkeeping and financial reporting, and human resources duties. &nbsp;</p>\n','none','{filedir_2}Shirley_Shane100px.jpg','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'0050','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	Shirley Shane serves Au Sable Institute in the Business Office of the Great Lakes Campus.&nbsp; She is responsible for day-to-day office functions, as well as student admissions and record-keeping, bookkeeping and financial reporting, and human resources duties.&nbsp; Shirley&rsquo;s affiliation with Au Sable began quite some years ago when she joined the Pathway Community Church family and came here as part of various church fellowship gatheirngs.&nbsp; She is currently pursuing a bachelors&rsquo; degree in Anthropology.</p>\n','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(993,1,3,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'Office Manager','none','shirley@ausable.org','none','','none','231-587-8686','none','<p>\n	Shirley Shane serves Au Sable Institute in the Business Office of the Great Lakes Campus.&nbsp; She is responsible for day-to-day office functions, as well as student admissions and record-keeping, bookkeeping and financial reporting, and human resources duties. &nbsp;</p>\n','none','{filedir_2}Shirley_Shane100px.jpg','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'0051','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	Shirley&rsquo;s affiliation with Au Sable began quite some years ago when she joined the Pathway Community Church family and came here as part of various church fellowship gatheirngs.&nbsp; She is currently pursuing a bachelors&rsquo; degree in Anthropology.</p>\n','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(991,1,3,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'Office Manager','none','shirley@ausable.org','none','','none','231-587-8686','none','<p>\n	Shirley Shane serves Au Sable Institute in the Business Office of the Great Lakes Campus.&nbsp; She is responsible for day-to-day office functions, as well as student admissions and record-keeping, bookkeeping and financial reporting, and human resources duties. &nbsp;</p>\n','none','{filedir_2}Shirley_Shane100px.jpg','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'0049','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	Shirley Shane serves Au Sable Institute in the Business Office of the Great Lakes Campus.&nbsp; She is responsible for day-to-day office functions, as well as student admissions and record-keeping, bookkeeping and financial reporting, and human resources duties.&nbsp; Shirley&rsquo;s affiliation with Au Sable began quite some years ago when she joined the Pathway Community Church family and came here as part of various church fellowship gatheirngs.&nbsp; She is currently pursuing a bachelors&rsquo; degree in Anthropology.</p>\n','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(989,1,3,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'Office Manager','none','shirley@ausable.org','none','','none','231-587-8686','none','<p>\n	Shirley Shane serves Au Sable Institute in the Business Office of the Great Lakes Campus.&nbsp; She is responsible for day-to-day office functions, as well as student admissions and record-keeping, bookkeeping and financial reporting, and human resources duties. &nbsp;</p>\n','none','{filedir_2}Shirley_Shane100px.jpg','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'0048','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	Shirley&rsquo;s affiliation with Au Sable began quite some years ago when she joined the Pathway Community Church family and came here as part of various church fellowship gatheirngs.&nbsp; She is currently pursuing a bachelors&rsquo; degree in Anthropology.</p>\n','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(990,1,3,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'Office Manager','none','shirley@ausable.org','none','','none','231-587-8686','none','<p>\n	Shirley Shane serves Au Sable Institute in the Business Office of the Great Lakes Campus.&nbsp; She is responsible for day-to-day office functions, as well as student admissions and record-keeping, bookkeeping and financial reporting, and human resources duties. &nbsp;</p>\n','none','{filedir_2}Shirley_Shane100px.jpg','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'0048','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	Shirley&rsquo;s affiliation with Au Sable began quite some years ago when she joined the Pathway Community Church family and came here as part of various church fellowship gatheirngs.&nbsp; She is currently pursuing a bachelors&rsquo; degree in Anthropology.</p>\n','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(950,1,3,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'Scientific Technician','none','lindsay@ausable.org','none','','none','231-587-8686','none','<p>\n	Lindsay Barden serves as the Scientific Technician at Au Sable. Her work supports the courses and research that run at Au Sable through documenting and communicating them to stakeholders and the public. She also directly assists Dr. Fred Van Dyke in research and associated grant writing and publication.</p>\n','none','{filedir_2}2014-06-17_0962.jpg','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'0047','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	Before coming to Au Sable she earned a B.Sc. in Environmental Studies from Redeemer University College in Ontario and a graduate certificate in Environmental Visual Communication from Fleming College through the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. After finishing school, Lindsay worked in marketing for a Toronto based LED lighting company, then volunteered for a shorebird research project on the sub-arctic James Bay coast of Ontario with the Canadian Wildlife Service.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	During her undergrad, Lindsay studied with the Creation Care Study Program in Belize for a semester where she discovered her love for photography and was inspired to pursue a more sustainable lifestyle.</p>\n<p>\n	In her spare time, Lindsay enjoys rock climbing, running, reading, photography/videography and any other kind of creative endeavor. She can almost always be found listening to music with a cup of coffee or tea nearby, and as a Canadian, Lindsay has a deep affinity for a good ol&#39; double-double from Tim Hortons.</p>\n','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(952,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_FF_David_Hoekman2018.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/blog/featured_faculty_david_hoekman_insect_ecology_of_streams_forests_and_fields#.VnrXYpMrJBw','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(961,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_new_faculty_2016.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/a_warm_welcome_to_au_sables_new_faculty_for_2016#.Vrn7cZMrJBw','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(967,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Micorps 1.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 188px; float: right;\" />When I was little, my neighborhood friends and I would sneak away from our houses just after lunch, traverse down the wooded bluffs and spend the afternoon exploring the nooks and crannies of the nearby Willow River. Barefoot and sunburned, we would wade up the stream in search of wildlife.&nbsp; In all of our rumpus and commotion we didn&rsquo;t usually see much and as the sun&rsquo;s angle neared the tree tops, we would let the current deliver us back to our starting point and rush to be home before dinner.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Micorps 1(1).jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 188px; float: left;\" />When I was little, my neighborhood friends and I would sneak away from our houses just after lunch, traverse down the wooded bluffs and spend the afternoon exploring the nooks and crannies of the nearby Willow River. Barefoot and sunburned, we would wade up the stream in search of wildlife. In all of our rumpus and commotion we didn&rsquo;t usually see much and as the sun&rsquo;s angle neared the tree tops, we would let the current deliver us back to our starting point and rush to be home before dinner. It wasn&rsquo;t until years later, during a stream ecology class in college that I realize how much life our bare feet and toes were coming into contact with below the water&rsquo;s surface.&nbsp; The diversity and abundance of insect and macro-invertebrate life is astonishing, as is the number that has crawled across my toes unaware.</p>\n<p>\n	When training in new volunteers to join the ranks of our stream monitoring team, I often steal a page out of Dr. Paul Steen&rsquo;s playbook and ask participants to recall their fondest water memories.&nbsp; The story above is one of mine and as I near the end of the story I will show the audience a large dragonfly nymph or say, a hellgrammite.&nbsp; The initial reaction from the audience is usually one of minor repulsion with several laughs from commiserating fellows.&nbsp; These are the critters that were crawling across my feet.&nbsp; With that, the intrigue; whether positively or negatively associated, is fixed.&nbsp; Participants want to learn more and we dive into the work of identifying insects.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Micorps 3.jpg\" style=\"width: 188px; height: 250px; float: right;\" /></p>\n<p>\n	In 2013 my organization, the Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies, was awarded a start-up grant and began monitoring portions of the upper Manistee River. A year later we received a full project grant.&nbsp; We&rsquo;ve enjoyed engaging new volunteers and audiences through the program and contributing to new knowledge about the health of portions of the upper Manistee River and its tributaries.&nbsp; What we couldn&rsquo;t have predicted were the ways in which the MiCorps program and protocol would be applicable in our other outreach and educational programs.</p>\n<p>\n	Our K-12 environmental education program uses MiCorps training presentations to teach aquatic insect identification and diversity to middle school students.&nbsp; College students in our Aquatic Biology class participated in our MiCorps training to practice collection methods and learn about broad scope citizen science efforts.&nbsp; And just last year, one of our undergraduate research teams conducted a study of the slimy and mottled sculpin as a potential indicator species of high water quality.&nbsp; Along with other parameters, they used the MiCorps collection protocol and SQI as comparative benchmarks.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Micorps 4.jpg\" style=\"width: 188px; height: 250px; float: left;\" />One of the overarching goals of the MiCorps program is to educate the public on water quality issues and this education begins with developing awareness.&nbsp; As an avid fly-fisherman with a background in biology, aquatic insects have been on my radar for a long time.&nbsp; As an educator, I appreciate the convenience their abundance affords.&nbsp; No other animal is as readily accessible to study or observe as insects.&nbsp; Think about it, if I am teaching about dragonflies, I can take participants down to the pond and within minutes I can be holding a nymph in my hand.&nbsp; Try that with bears.</p>\n<p>\n	If in the end, participants leave our trainings or collection events with nothing more than a greater awareness of river ecosystems through studying insects; we will, I suppose, have helped in some small way. It&rsquo;s important to remember that even bite-sized pieces, can have a large positive affect when multiplied.&nbsp; I am reminded of a friend who worked decades for the National Park Service.&nbsp; His answer to individuals inquiring about large environmental problems was simple.&nbsp; &ldquo;You can&rsquo;t change the world, but you can change the world around you.&rdquo;&nbsp; I hold this seemingly contradictive statement close to my heart.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s too overwhelming to think about how to solve all of the world&rsquo;s environmental problems.&nbsp; But we need reminding that we can experience very real, positive change in our home communities and work out from there.&nbsp; <img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Micorps2.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 188px; float: right;\" />MiCorps is a wonderful example of this.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s empowering to be a part of a program that collectively results in thousands more individuals becoming aware of the dynamics of stream life and taking ownership for the protection of their home watersheds.&nbsp; We are fortunate as an organization to have multiple outlets and audiences, which can benefit from our MiCorps partnership. &nbsp;We look forward to continuing to inform people about the important function macroinvertebrates play in aquatic ecosystems and their instrumental role helping us monitor the waterways, which belong to us all. &nbsp;</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(968,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p style=\"margin-left:.5in;\">\n	<em><img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Winter Creek Pano.jpg\" style=\"width: 188px; height: 250px; float: right;\" />I wonder how long it would take you to notice the regular recurrence of the seasons if you were the first man on earth.&nbsp; What would it be like to live in open-ended time broken only by days and nights?&nbsp; You could say, &ldquo;it&rsquo;s cold again; it was cold before,&rdquo; but you couldn&rsquo;t make the key connection and say, &ldquo;it was cold this time last year,&rdquo; because the notion of &ldquo;year&rdquo; is precisely the one you lack.&nbsp; Assuming that you hadn&rsquo;t yet noticed any orderly progression of heavenly bodies, how long would you have to live on earth before you could feel with any assurance that any one particular long period of cold would, in fact, end?</em></p>\n<p>\n	This excerpt from Annie Dillard&rsquo;s classic <em>Pilgrim at Tinker Creek</em>, always comes to mind this time of year as winter persists.&nbsp; I think of the animals, those hibernating eager to emerge from their dormancy unaware (mostly) of what their animal brethren have been up to the for the previous 4 months.&nbsp; I think too of those hearty critters that brave the winter head on staying active.&nbsp; How terrifyingly difficult it would be to survive day in and day out with scant resources.&nbsp; All the while knowing that, even if you survive this winter, you&rsquo;ll have to do it again the following year, and the year after that.&nbsp; How many winters could you last? How long could you endure? &nbsp;</p>\n','none','<p style=\"margin-left:.5in;\">\n	<em><img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Winter Creek Pano(1).jpg\" style=\"width: 188px; height: 250px; float: right;\" />I wonder how long it would take you to notice the regular recurrence of the seasons if you were the first man on earth.&nbsp; What would it be like to live in open-ended time broken only by days and nights?&nbsp; You could say, &ldquo;it&rsquo;s cold again; it was cold before,&rdquo; but you couldn&rsquo;t make the key connection and say, &ldquo;it was cold this time last year,&rdquo; because the notion of &ldquo;year&rdquo; is precisely the one you lack.&nbsp; Assuming that you hadn&rsquo;t yet noticed any orderly progression of heavenly bodies, how long would you have to live on earth before you could feel with any assurance that any one particular long period of cold would, in fact, end?</em></p>\n<p>\n	This excerpt from Annie Dillard&rsquo;s classic <em>Pilgrim at Tinker Creek</em>, always comes to mind this time of year as winter persists.&nbsp; I think of the animals, those hibernating eager to emerge from their dormancy unaware (mostly) of what their animal brethren have been up to the for the previous 4 months.&nbsp; I think too of those hearty critters that brave the winter head on staying active.&nbsp; How terrifyingly difficult it would be to survive day in and day out with scant resources.&nbsp; All the while knowing that, even if you survive this winter, you&rsquo;ll have to do it again the following year, and the year after that.&nbsp; How many winters could you last? How long could you endure?&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Ice Flows LT.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 188px; float: left;\" />Of course it isn&rsquo;t scientific to anthropomorphize, but it is fun, and important to do so. Much can be learned contemplating the wonders of the natural world and our relationship to it.&nbsp; God knows this and reminds us of it time and again (Psalm 19:1-4, Romans 1:20, Isaiah 6:3). The problem is, reading bible verses or learning about the natural world through textbooks isn&rsquo;t enough.&nbsp; Caring for our planet requires that we establish a connection to it that goes beyond words.&nbsp; In effect we must feel something for creation.&nbsp; If you are finding it difficult to do so, go outside and spend an entire day outdoors in the winter (this point may be lost on our southern friends).&nbsp; Feel your fingers start to sting, then go numb, then sting again, and finally throb like the beat of a drum. Multiply that by 90 days.&nbsp; With luck, you will gain a small sense of what winter can be like for wild animals.&nbsp; Then go back and read about winter adaptations, be amazed at <a href=\"http://www.pjbs.org/pjnonline/fin28.pdf\">lipid concentrations in polar bears</a>.&nbsp; Unlock wonder and intrigue in the learning process.&nbsp; When you find yourself beginning to anthropomorphize that is a good indicator that your connection to natural world has reached your heart.&nbsp; This heart connection is fundamental to being human and I might say necessary for all people to develop and exercise. This heart connection and sense of wonder is what drives science (why would anyone study lipid concentrations in polar bears if they did not first feel some deeper connection!!?)</p>\n<p>\n	Kathleen Dean Moore speculates what sets people apart from other animals is, &ldquo;[our] ability to take notice, to be grateful and glad&hellip;&rdquo; This time of year reminds me to take notice, to be grateful and glad for winter.&nbsp; For the hardships animals endure to see another spring, the adaptations that aid in their survival and the reminder that we can in fact sympathize, it&rsquo;s what makes us human and what makes us unique and it&rsquo;s what compels us to learn more.</p>\n<p>\n	Dillard, Annie. <em>Pilgrim at Tinker Creek</em>. New York: Harper&#39;s Magazine, 1974. Print.</p>\n<p>\n	Moore, Kathleen Dean. <em>Wild Comfort: The Solace of Nature</em>. Boston, MA: Trumpeter, 2010. Print.</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(971,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_Newcourses1.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/new_courses_added_to_au_sables_academic_offerings_in_2016#.VuawVZMrJBw','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(972,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_CTCYL_AnimalEcology.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/blog/courses_that_change_your_life_animal_ecology_biol_321#.Vua0HZMrJBw','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(973,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}david-warners(1).jpg\" style=\"width: 150px; height: 150px; float: right;\" />World traveler, outdoorsman and self professed composting addict, Dr. Dave Warners teaches Restoration Ecology (BIOL 482) at the Au Sable Institute during Summer Session II at the Great Lakes Campus in Michigan. While Dave&rsquo;s past education and training is predominantly in plant ecology, he is inspired to pursue and teach Restoration Ecology because of the connections it shares with the Christian faith. Restoration ecology serves as a means of reconciliation between humanity and the earth</p>\n','none','<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}david-warners(1).jpg\" style=\"width: 150px; height: 150px; float: right;\" />World traveler, outdoorsman and self professed composting addict, Dr. Dave Warners teaches Restoration Ecology (BIOL 482) at the Au Sable Institute during Summer Session II at the Great Lakes Campus in Michigan. While Dave&rsquo;s past education and training is predominantly in plant ecology, he is inspired to pursue and teach Restoration Ecology because of the connections it shares with the Christian faith. Restoration ecology serves as a means of reconciliation between humanity and the earth. As Dave puts it,</p>\n<p>\n	&ldquo;We live in world that shows many evidences of&nbsp;damage and brokenness. &nbsp;As Christians we have been given the ministry of reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5)&nbsp;and&nbsp;are called to be agents of shalom in the world. Shalom is all about putting back together the brokenness in Creation and Restoration Ecology is one very tangible approach for doing this.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}DaveWarners3.png\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 225px; float: left;\" />Dave is a Professor of Biology at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the city where he grew up as a child. A celebrated member of the faculty at Calvin, Dr. Warners was the recipient of the 2009 Presidential Award for Exemplary Teaching, and in 2006, the Michigan Campus Compact Faculty/Staff Community Service-Learning Award, both honors of the highest order!</p>\n<p>\n	Having grown up in Grand Rapids, Dave&rsquo;s roots run deep in the city where he is passionate about working to make his local community/environment happier, healthier and more sustainable. At his family&rsquo;s home, Dave embraces the tension of creating an organic, bio-diverse, sustainable yard while also being a respectful neighbor to those around him. Having helped found Plaster Creek Stewards; a collaborative group at Calvin College that works to restore the health and beauty of the local Plaster Creek watershed, much of Dr. Warner&rsquo;s scholarly work goes to the advancement and success of this organization.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}DaveWarners1.png\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 301px; float: left;\" />Dr. Dave Warners has a wealth of knowledge and experience to be shared with his students in Restoration Ecology. His experience living overseas in Tanzania working in development helps him to bring a diversity of perspectives and insights to his teaching. It also means that Dave has stories to share about his adventures near and far, all one needs to do is ask!</p>\n<p>\n	Dave, his wife, and three children live in Grand Rapids and enjoy spending time in the outdoors together. Dave enjoys gardening, biking, cooking, reading, getting together with good friends and family, and as mentioned before, Dave says, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m pretty much addicted to composting!&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	Get to know Dr. Dave Warners better in his course Restoration Ecology at the Au Sable Institute. To register, <a href=\"/courses/register\">click here</a>.</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(974,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_FF_DaveWarners1.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/blog/featured_faculty_dave_warners_restoration_ecology#.VuqvhhIrJBy','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(975,1,11,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','none','dhoekman@mail.snu.edu','none','Southern Nazarene University','none','','none','<p>\n	Dr.&nbsp;Hoekman&nbsp;teaches the <a href=\"/courses/course_information/may_term/insect_ecology_of_streams_forests_and_fields_biol_365\">Insect Ecology of Streams, Forests and Fields</a> course at the Great Lakes Campus during the May term.&nbsp; He received a B.S. in Biology and Archaeology from Wheaton College and a Ph.D. in Ecology from the University of Notre Dame.&nbsp; He studies arthropod food webs in aquatic and terrestrial systems and a teaches a range of field-based classes at Southern Nazarene University including Marine Ecology, Insect Ecology, Ornithology, General Ecology and Tropical Field Research in Costa Rica.</p>\n','none','{filedir_9}Hoekman_David_100px.jpg','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'0038','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	He is an assistant professor of biology at Southern Nazarene University. Dr.&nbsp;Hoekman, along with his wife and 3 sons, enjoys traveling, biking and spending time outside.&nbsp; Prior to coming to Oklahoma, they have lived and worked in Colorado, Montana, Wisconsin, Iceland, Indiana and Michigan.</p>\n','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(976,1,11,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','none','','none','','none','','none','<p>\n	Dr. John Bratton teaches Au Sable&rsquo;s <a href=\"/courses/course_information/summer_session_i/land_resources_biol_geol_geog_301/\">Land Resources</a> alongside Dr. Mark Gathany (Cedarville University) and Dr. Jonathan Peterson (Hope College). John spent four years with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) at their Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory in Ann Arbor where he served as Deputy and Acting Director.&nbsp;</p>\n','none','{filedir_9}Bratton(100px).jpg','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'0039','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	Now a private environmental consultant with LimnoTech, Dr. Bratton brings years of professional and academic practice as a geologist before NOAA with the USGS Center for Coastal and Marine Geology in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, and as an adjunct faculty member with Wayne State University and several other institutions.</p>\n','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(977,1,11,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','none',' rachlamb@umd.edu','none','','none','','none','<p>\n	Rachel Lamb M.S., M.P.P., will be teaching <a href=\"/courses/course_information/may_term/environmental_law_and_policy_envr_310\">Environmental Law and Policy</a> during May Session at Au Sable. Holding two Masters degrees, one in Conservation Biology and the other in Public Policy, Rachel is the National Spokesperson for Young Evangelicals for Climate Action and works in advocacy in Washington D.C.&nbsp;</p>\n','none','{filedir_9}Lamb(100px).jpg','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'0040','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	In 2015 Rachel was recognized by the Whitehouse&#39;s Champions of Change Program for her work on climate action in faith communities. Also in 2015, Rachel Lamb was a member of the faculty team which taught&nbsp;<a href=\"/courses/course_information/summer_session_i/land_resources_biol_geol_geog_301/\">Land Resources</a>&nbsp;at &nbsp;Au Sable.</p>\n','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(979,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_Research2016.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/au_sable_2016_research_soon_begins#.VxU7vpMrJBy','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(984,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_SnyderFellow_Funderburg2.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/introducing_2016s_harold_snyder_fellow_adrienne_funderburg#.VydvqqMrJBw','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(997,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	Few individuals make such a lasting impression, or are more deeply appreciated, morning, noon, and night than Au Sable&rsquo;s Food Service Director and Support Services Associate, John Farrell. Serving at Au Sable&rsquo;s Great Lakes campus in Michigan, John&rsquo;s very nutritious and even more delicious breakfasts, lunches, and dinners are a daily delight to students throughout the summer academic sessions, just as they nourish Au Sable&rsquo;s retreat visitors during January and February. John manages the kitchen, cooking and coordinating all aspects of the food services and seasonal kitchen staff to ensure that everyone is well fed.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	<iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https://player.vimeo.com/video/178203206\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"640\"></iframe></p>\n<p>\n	<a href=\"https://vimeo.com/178203206\">Faces of Service: John Farrell, Food Service Director &amp; Support Services Associate</a> from <a href=\"https://vimeo.com/ausableinstitute\">Au Sable Institute</a> on <a href=\"https://vimeo.com\">Vimeo</a>.</p>\n<p>\n	Few individuals make such a lasting impression, or are more deeply appreciated, morning, noon, and night than Au Sable&rsquo;s Food Service Director and Support Services Associate, John Farrell. Serving at Au Sable&rsquo;s Great Lakes campus in Michigan, John&rsquo;s very nutritious and even more delicious breakfasts, lunches, and dinners are a daily delight to students throughout the summer academic sessions, just as they nourish Au Sable&rsquo;s retreat visitors during January and February. John manages the kitchen, cooking and coordinating all aspects of the food services and seasonal kitchen staff to ensure that everyone is well fed. Throughout the rest of the year John works with Eric Bond, Director of Support Services, maintaining and renovating the grounds and buildings. From a seasonal position in the summers of 2014 and 2015, John&rsquo;s&nbsp;excellence in his work as Food Service Director in those summers motivated Au Sable&rsquo;s Executive Director Dr. Fred Van Dyke to create a full time position for John in the fall of 2015 to be a vital year-round, full time member of the Au Sable staff.</p>\n<p>\n	As a student majoring in Educational Ministry and Biology at Wheaton College (Illinois), John developed a strong affection for the outdoors, God&rsquo;s creation, and being close to nature. Not having learned about Au Sable and its field courses offered by the Institute until after he left school, John wishes he had attended Au Sable as a student. &ldquo;I already liked the reputation and work of Au Sable in creation care, so when I learned about the job opening, it was an easy decision to pursue the opportunity,&rdquo; said John, happy to now be experiencing Au Sable as a staff member.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	John explains his passion for his work this way, &ldquo;Wendell Berry says that improvement of health will come more from committed small acts in our daily lives (such as our food choices) than from any grand government solution to a global problem&hellip; Our food culture and the ways that we use a place to live by is a big part of caring for creation. I find value in being able to introduce or encourage students to make food choices that are healthy, both for themselves as well as the earth. Students who are concerned for the health of our planet and world often struggle these days. Mostly they hear bad news about environmental degradation and various pollution crises. I would like them to be encouraged and find hope. Ultimately through their relationship with God, but also through inspiration and empowerment to use gained skills to care for the natural communities around them.&rdquo; Executive Director Fred Van Dyke has been thrilled to have John on staff. &ldquo;In John Farrell,&rdquo; says Fred, &ldquo;we now have a person who really understands the role of food and agriculture in creation care, and who can communicate the connections to the students, not only in words, but in something much more important, how and what we eat. John&rsquo;s work is a critical part of the transformational nature of the Au Sable experience for many of our students.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	Before coming to Au Sable, John worked with Highroad, a wilderness learning program of Wheaton College, seasonally for 9 years before venturing into the service industry. A man of many talents and trades, John enjoys being active in the outdoors and investing in creative projects of many kinds. With his culinary skills now gaining legendary status at Au Sable, the Institute and its community increasingly appreciate the blessings of John Farrell&rsquo;s invaluable service.</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(985,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	In this year of 2016, Au Sable is pleased to name and honor Mr. Jonathan Calderon of Geneva College (Pennsylvania) as our Calvin B. DeWitt Fellowship winner. Jonathan enters his senior year at Geneva this fall to complete a double major in Spanish and Environmental Science, as well as a double minor in Biology and Chemistry.&nbsp;</p>\n','none','<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Calderon1.JPG\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 246px; float: left;\" />The DeWitt Fellowship is named after the Institute&rsquo;s founding Executive Director and President Emeritus, Dr. Cal DeWitt. DeWitt&rsquo;s visionary leadership led Au Sable during its first two decades as an Institute, and engaged with the wider Christian community to care for God&rsquo;s earth out of joy for the good gift of creation and out of our responsibility as earthkeepers for serving and protecting it. The DeWitt Fellowship provides an award of US $5,100 to a student applicant who demonstrates not only exemplary academic ability, but a record of accomplishment in Christian leadership in environmental care and effective engagement of others in such work.</p>\n<p>\n	In this year of 2016, Au Sable is pleased to name and honor Mr. Jonathan Calderon of Geneva College (Pennsylvania) as our Calvin B. DeWitt Fellowship winner. Jonathan enters his senior year at Geneva this fall to complete a double major in Spanish and Environmental Science, as well as a double minor in Biology and Chemistry. This summer at Au Sable Jonathan will be enrolled in both Summer Session I and Summer Session II, taking courses in Conservation Biology, Land Resources, Environmental Chemistry and Environmental Applications for Geographic Information Systems.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Calderon3.JPG\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 187px; float: right;\" />An embodiment of exemplary leadership in all areas of life, Jonathan has a long record of initiative in outdoor activities, Christian service, and community engagement. A former snowboarding instructor, lifeguard, landscaper and soccer coach, Jonathan also has the experience of running a Vacation Bible School in his church and serving in Special Olympics in his community. In the work of creation care, Jonathan implemented sustainable practices in his &ldquo;Shalom Restoration&rdquo; themed dorm where he served as the dorm&rsquo;s Resident Advisor, and, for the wider student community at Geneva, served as Treasurer for Geneva&rsquo;s Creation Care Club. Drawing on experiences in missions in Costa Rica and Ecuador, as well as from his studies at Geneva College, Jonathan aspires to a career in ecological restoration or sustainable development in the United States or abroad.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Calderon2.JPG\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 188px; float: left;\" />Jonathan is not only an outstanding leader, but an exemplary student who also meets the high academic expectations of the DeWitt Fellowship, having compiled a 3.98 GPA after three years of study at Geneva, as well as gaining the respect of staff and faculty throughout the college. &ldquo;Jonathan has a gift for sharing his passion and knowledge of environmental stewardship with others in a way that compels others to care,&rdquo; says Hannah Brenton, Resident Director of Themed Houses, Geneva College. Wendy R. Shidemantle, Associate Professor of Spanish at Geneva says that Jonathan stands out as one of the best students she has taught in her 19 years of teaching and that, &ldquo;Not only is Jonathan outstanding academically, but he is a leader and a very well rounded student.&rdquo; &nbsp;Marjie Tobias, Au Sable Faculty Representative and Assistant Professor of Biology at Geneva echoes the thoughts of her colleagues and says, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s always a pleasure to have Jonathan around, and he always has a good attitude towards his work and towards life in general. He interacts well with others and leads by example.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	Au Sable looks forward to Jonathan being part of our Great Lakes Campus community this summer. Congratulations, Jonathan! We&rsquo;re honored to welcome you as the 2016 Calvin DeWitt Fellow.&nbsp;</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(986,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_DeWittFellow_Calderon.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/jonathan_calderon_of_geneva_college_named_2016_calvin_dewitt_leadership_fel#.Vyj326MrJBw','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(987,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	Eric Bond, the Director of Support Services at Au Sable oversees buildings, grounds, and logistics to ensure good, sustainable operations for all programs. Also directing the retreat program, Eric has a long history with the Institute. Beginning as a student in 2003, Eric enrolled at Au Sable to complete field courses for his Environmental Biology degree at Cornerstone University.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	<iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https://player.vimeo.com/video/165923578\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"640\"></iframe></p>\n<p>\n	<a href=\"https://vimeo.com/165923578\">FOS_EricBond</a> from <a href=\"https://vimeo.com/ausableinstitute\">Au Sable Institute</a> on <a href=\"https://vimeo.com\">Vimeo</a>.</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Eric-Bond_2003-1.jpg\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 283px; float: left;\" /></p>\n<p>\n	Eric Bond, the Director of Support Services at Au Sable oversees buildings, grounds, and logistics to ensure good, sustainable operations for all programs. Also directing the retreat program, Eric has a long history with the Institute. Beginning as a student in 2003 (Eric&#39;s student photo to the left), Eric enrolled at Au Sable to complete field courses for his Environmental Biology degree at Cornerstone University. During January term he attended the Winter Stream Ecology course with Dave Mahan and from that first touch with Au Sable, he knew he loved this place and that he would be back.</p>\n<p>\n	Later that summer, Eric returned and completed Limnology and Environmental Chemistry courses and being determined to continue his time at Au Sable, Eric worked as Dave Mahan&rsquo;s Teaching Assistant for Winter Stream Ecology the following year. From there he signed up for the Environmental Education Internship Program and proving his dedication to the work of Au Sable, Eric participated in this program for a year and a half, completing 5 internship sessions and working maintenance for Bob Barr (former Director of Support Services) between internships. During this time, Eric solidified his interest in educating kids about the environment in an outdoor setting, and also realized his skill and enjoyment in working with his hands.</p>\n<p>\n	For the next five years Eric worked full time maintenance with Bob Barr, including one summer at the Pacific Rim Campus on Washington&rsquo;s Whidbey Island.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Eric_Bond1.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 260px; float: right;\" /></p>\n<p>\n	Departing from Au Sable in 2010 to pursue a new avenue of his environmental education interests, Eric began working for Camptown in Indiana as Program Director where he led urban youth on outdoor adventure trips. Four years later, feeling the call back to Au Sable, when Bob Barr retired, it was the perfect time for Eric and his family to once again return to Au Sable where he took over Bob&rsquo;s position as Director of Support Services.</p>\n<p>\n	Eric has been back at Au Sable now for just over two years and lives close to Au Sable&rsquo;s Great Lakes Campus with his wife Celeste and their two kids. As a family, they enjoy spending their free time exploring and appreciating the outdoors together.</p>\n<p>\n	Eric&rsquo;s life and the path he has chosen has been indelibly marked by his experiences at Au Sable. A lasting connection to the place and community of Au Sable is a story not uncommon amongst Au Sable alumni and friends, once Au Sable makes its impression on you, it lasts a life time!</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(988,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_FOS_EricBond.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/blog/faces_of_service_eric_bond_director_of_support_services#.VzDkmhUrJBw','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(995,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Sam_Kruguer3.jpeg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 188px; float: right;\" />L.M. Montgomery&rsquo;s fantastically whimsical book, <em>Anne of Green Gables</em>, although told from the perspective of an 11-year-old girl, speaks truth to all ages. Through Anne Shirley&rsquo;s sincere and questioning demeanor, we learn the deep importance of viewing our surroundings through child-like eyes to discover the wonder and amazement that it can bring.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Sam_Kruguer3.jpeg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 188px; float: right;\" /></p>\n<p>\n	&ldquo;Isn&#39;t it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--it&#39;s such an interesting world. It wouldn&#39;t be half so interesting if we know all about everything, would it? There&#39;d be no scope for imagination then, would there?</p>\n<p>\n	-L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables</p>\n<p>\n	L.M. Montgomery&rsquo;s fantastically whimsical book, <em>Anne of Green Gables</em>, although told from the perspective of an 11-year-old girl, speaks truth to all ages. Through Anne Shirley&rsquo;s sincere and questioning demeanor, we learn the deep importance of viewing our surroundings through child-like eyes to discover the wonder and amazement that it can bring. Anne&rsquo;s fascination with the world that encompasses her is untainted by the troubles that come from that same world. Her exuberant imagination gives a living and breathing quality to the natural world. As adults, Anne&rsquo;s fancies may seem silly or irrational and to be sure that&rsquo;s what most of the other adults in the book thought too, which only goes to show that we lose our sense of wonder as we grow older. As adults we naturally become more aware of the world beyond our own and the flawed people in it, but with this expansion comes the abatement of our imagination. We believe that we have grown older and wiser, but in reality we have stifled our ability to see the winsomeness of this world and have squelched our sense of hope in making a difference. Rachel Carson speaks of this dilemma in her wonderfully illustrated book, <em>The Sense of Wonder, </em>in whichshe states,</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Sam_Kruguer4.jpeg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 188px; float: left;\" />&ldquo;A child&rsquo;s world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement. It is unfortunate that for most of us that clear-eyed vision, that true instinct for what is beautiful and awe-inspiring, is dimmed and even lost before we reach adulthood. If I had influence with the good fairy who is supposed to preside over the christening of all children I should ask that her gift to each child in the world be a sense of wonder so indestructible that it would last throughout life, as an unfailing antidote against the boredom and disenchantments of later years, the sterile preoccupation with the things that are artificial, the alienation from the sources of our strength.&rdquo; &nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	Perhaps Anne is the wisest of us all, because she realizes in her own way that finding out is what life is all about. For me, the exploration of the natural world means acquiring a brief glimpse of the nature of our Heavenly Father, a loving creator who delights in His creation. If we knew all the answers of this universe than doesn&rsquo;t that mean that we don&rsquo;t need God, but because we don&rsquo;t know all the answers we are pushed to continually pursue God through His creation. Scripture clearly states that Jesus has a heart for children, which makes complete sense when you understand the pure way in which they view the world for all its wonder and hopeful possibilities. Au Sable Institute is truly a rare gem, especially the environmental education program. Where else can you take students and parents/teachers back in time to learn about Michigan History or spend part of the day around Louie&rsquo;s Pond for the sole purpose of collecting a diverse array of insects? By exploring nature with child-like eyes that is with a sense of wonder and awe we can begin to unearth God&rsquo;s very nature and take delight in His creation as well as the fact that he has placed us as stewards over it. I believe that if Anne Shirley were one of the students to come to Au Sable she would affirmatively proclaim, with a toss of her long red braids and hands on hips, &ldquo;there is plenty of scope for the imagination here!&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(996,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}BD5K_Header.jpg','xhtml','news_and_resources/events/','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(998,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_FOS_JohnFarrell_final.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/blog/faces_of_service_john_farrell_food_service_director_support_services_associ#.V6n5oJMr','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1001,1,3,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'Director of Educational Development','none','brian@ausable.org','none','','none','231-587-8686','none','<p>\n	Brian is the Director of Educational Development working with faculty and staff to provide strong God-centered environmental programs at all educational levels through the College, Environmental Education and Graduate Fellows Programs. &nbsp;</p>\n','none','{filedir_2}BrianKeas_portrait_100px.jpg','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'0054','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	Prior to Au Sable, Brian served as department chair in the Department of Biological and Allied Health Sciences at Ohio Northern University and previously as the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Study Abroad Director.</p>\n<p>\n	Brian&rsquo;s passion for God&rsquo;s creation began at an early age in the woods and waters of the Grand Rapids area, where he was born and raised, and was solidified at Hope College where he was fortunate to research swimmer&rsquo;s itch in northern Michigan and successional ecology in Costa Rica.&nbsp; He earned his M.S. from Wake Forest University studying aquatic host-parasite relationships and his Ph.D. from Michigan State University studying the conservation of Lake Huron coastal wetlands in the Les Cheneaux area of the eastern Upper Peninsula.</p>\n<p>\n	From his childhood days catching bugs, slopping through creeks, and exploring natural areas, Brian has always been amazed and inspired by the beauty and diversity of creation. The importance of restoring and redeeming creation is urgent, and Brian is excited to be part of Au Sable&#39;s mission to inspire and educate people in the care and protection of the environment so that we can help restore the beautiful earth God created. &nbsp;</p>\n','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1002,1,1,'<h2>\n	&nbsp;</h2>\n<h2>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}EE_Foundational_Narrative_Header.jpg\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 189px;\" /></h2>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	Au Sable&#39;s environmental education program is designed with five dimensions in mind. Read more about the program below:</p>\n<h2>\n	Chapters</h2>\n<ul>\n	<li>\n		<a href=\"#Beginnings: The Story of EE at Au Sable\">Beginnings: The Story of EE at Au Sable</a></li>\n	<li>\n		<a href=\"#Earthkeeping: Biblical Rationale for Creation Care\">Earthkeeping: Biblical Rationale for Creation Care</a></li>\n	<li>\n		<a href=\"#Pedagogical Approach to Teaching and Field Instruction\">Pedagogical Approach to Teaching and Field Instruction</a></li>\n	<li>\n		<a href=\"#Training Environmental Education Leaders\">Training Environmental Education Leaders</a></li>\n	<li>\n		<a href=\"#Program and Institutional Support\">Program and Institutional Support</a></li>\n</ul>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>\n	<a name=\"Beginnings: The Story of EE at Au Sable\"></a>Beginnings: The Story of EE at Au Sable</h2>\n<p>\n	Sixty years ago, a young high school science teacher from Grand Rapids, Michigan came to a realization. He was convinced from his own teaching experience that students learn better and have greater enjoyment studying God&rsquo;s creative work in nature than they could in labs and lecture halls. This young teacher was Harold Snyder, and Harold was so gripped by this conviction that he was compelled to see such a place established. Harold began the search for a property that could be developed into a summer science camp for junior high boys, where the boys would &ldquo;learn God&rsquo;s word in God&rsquo;s world.&rdquo; With financial help from his family, Harold purchased 65 acres on Big Twin Lake in Kalkaska County to serve as the place to build his vision. Au Sable Trails Camp for Boys was offering its first summer sessions in 1958. By 1962, Harold had earned a PhD in Conservation Education from Michigan State University and accepted a position on the faculty of Taylor University in Upland, Indiana. Harold quickly recognized the value of the Au Sable campus for existing courses in the Education Department in Camping and Recreation. The first college students began taking courses at Au Sable in 1963, while also serving as counselors to the younger campers. Over time, a full curriculum of field-based programming options for K-12 students was developed in a formal Environmental Education Program (EEP). As the EEP developed, the integral role of college students expanded, and the task of delivering educational experiences was formalized into an Environmental Education Internship Program (EEIP).&nbsp; Today, the institution Harold Snyder founded, now known as the Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies, is engaged in inspiring and educating people to serve, protect, and restore God&rsquo;s earth through an array of programs and resources, including the EEIP. In the nearly forty years since the EEIP was organized, over 130,000 public, private, parochial, and home-school students have participated, and over 400 college students have served in the environmental education internship.</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>\n	<a name=\"Earthkeeping: Biblical Rationale for Creation Care\"></a>Earthkeeping: Biblical Rationale for Creation Care</h2>\n<p>\n	The Christian theological basis of Harold Snyder&rsquo;s vision and work rests on six biblical premises. First, that the natural world around us represents and reflects a good and intrinsically valuable creation of God (Genesis 1:1-25). Second, that the appropriate response of humankind to God&rsquo;s good creation is to serve and protect it (the more literal translations of the words &ldquo;till&rdquo; and &ldquo;keep&rdquo;, Genesis 2:15). Third, that human beings, created in the image of God, bear a unique capacity among all creatures to represent God&rsquo;s intentions and love for His creation in such care (Genesis 1:26), as well as (fourth) a unique and God-given authority to exercise that care for the good of other species (Genesis 1:28). Fifth, that human disobedience to God resulted not only in estrangement and brokenness between God and human beings, but between human beings and God&rsquo;s creation (Genesis 3:17-19), creating a need for all creation&rsquo;s redemption (Hosea 4:1-3). Sixth, that, through our redemption in Jesus Christ, human labor and effort to serve and protect God&rsquo;s creation can be consistent with and motivated by the hope and promise of creation&rsquo;s ultimate redemption in the kingdom of God (Romans 8:18-22, Colossians 1:15-20).</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>\n	<a name=\"Pedagogical Approach to Teaching and Field Instruction\"></a>Pedagogical Approach to Teaching and Field Instruction</h2>\n<p>\n	Au Sable&rsquo;s pedagogical approach incorporates a place-based education model, wherein larger conceptual objectives are taught using resources representative of a participants home-place. Furthermore, each of Au Sable&rsquo;s educational programs utilizes direct investigation in the natural world as the primary driver for the learning experience.&nbsp; This hands-on approach to instruction promotes the engagement of the full spectrum of learner types and results in an increase in academic performance as well as a myriad of physical, psychological, and behavioral benefits for students and participants. Lessons are tailored towards each age group&rsquo;s unique learning capabilities and strengths and a sequential programming framework moves students from an initial environmental awareness to environmental concepts.</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>\n	<a name=\"Training Environmental Education Leaders\"></a>Training Environmental Education Leaders</h2>\n<p>\n	The professional outcome of Au Sable&rsquo;s EEIP is to train college students and recent college graduates in the skills and techniques of effective outdoor environmental education.&nbsp; Interns receive intensive preliminary training by education professionals on Au Sable&rsquo;s own staff and gain significant teaching experience delivering field-based lessons on ecology and the environment to local school groups and citizens. Mentorship and professional development opportunities are woven into the internship experience, further enhancing the program&rsquo;s effectiveness preparing individuals for careers in the environmental field. In the process of such training and experience, interns receive internationally recognized certifications in Project WILD and Project Learning Tree. Alumni of the EEIP pursue advanced degrees in environmental education, education, and an array of specialized sciences. Over the last 4 years, 40% of EEIP interns subsequently have enrolled in master&rsquo;s level programs in the sciences, 87% now hold positions in an environmental or educational field. Interviews with former EEIP interns have confirmed the strong role that the internship has had in their professional development.The EEIP is itself the subject of regular periodic assessment by outside reviewers with expertise in environmental education.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>\n	<a name=\"Program and Institutional Support\"></a>Program and Institutional Support</h2>\n<p>\n	The leadership of the Institute recognizes additional benefits that the EEIP has produced, including goodwill in the local and regional communities, students who return in later years to enroll in college level offerings and internships, and the financial support of former students who valued their experiences and want to help assure the same opportunities for children in the future.</p>\n<p>\n	Au Sable is institutionally committed to the continued growth and excellence of its EEIP program through dedication of staff, budget, and strategic planning incorporating the EEIP&rsquo;s work in advancing Au Sable&rsquo;s mission. Paul Wiemerslage holds a Master&rsquo;s degree in Environmental Education and serves as Au Sable&rsquo;s Environmental Education Coordinator.&nbsp; He assumes primary responsibility for facilitating enrollment of local schools and students in the program, recruiting interns from Au Sable&rsquo;s participating colleges and universities, and planning and executing community programs with the help of other staff including Au Sable&rsquo;s Executive Director, Dr. Fred Van Dyke, Director of Educational Development, Dr. Brian Keas, and the Au Sable Board of Trustees.</p>\n','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1003,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	As the Au Sable Institute begins an organizational era of new and revitalized approaches to its work to inspire and educate people to serve, protect, and restore God&rsquo;s earth, new tasks and new strategies in its educational programming will be part of the transition. Welcoming these changes, the Au Sable Institute also is pleased to welcome its newest staff member, Dr. Brian Keas.&nbsp;</p>\n','none','<p>\n	&shy;&shy;One of the most crippling phrases to the growth and creativity of any organization is, &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve always done it that way before!&rdquo; As the Au Sable Institute begins an organizational era of new and revitalized approaches to its work to inspire and educate people to serve, protect, and restore God&rsquo;s earth, new tasks and new strategies in its educational programming will be part of the transition. Welcoming these changes, the Au Sable Institute also is pleased to welcome its newest staff member, Dr. Brian Keas. Brian will serve as Au Sable&rsquo;s Director of Educational Development, working with Au Sable&rsquo;s faculty and staff to develop strong God-centered environmental programs at all educational levels, including Au Sable&rsquo;s K-8 Environmental Education Internship Program, offerings in college courses in environmental and conservation science, and the Au Sable Graduate Fellows Programs, which mentors Christian graduate students at major public and private research universities. Moving beyond Au Sable&rsquo;s own programs, Brian will also work with each of Au Sable&rsquo;s Participating Colleges to help each of these schools develop its own, institution-specific curriculum in environmental study, creating programs of sustained and growing enrollment, vocational and professional accomplishment, and close interaction with the Au Sable Institute. &nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}BrianKeas1.jpg\" style=\"width: 220px; float: left; height: 391px;\" />Born and raised in Michigan, Brian has felt a deep connection from a young age to the land and the species that occupy this state&rsquo;s wild spaces. Spending his childhood days catching bugs, slopping through creeks, and exploring natural areas, Brian has always been amazed and inspired by the beauty and diversity of creation.&nbsp; As a teenager he distinctly remembers the emotion of seeing the last three living individuals of the Dusky Seaside Sparrow before their extinction and later Lonesome George, the last Pinta Island tortoise in the Galapagos Islands.&nbsp; Closer to home, he can now look back over the past several decades to witness the drastic declines in once common insects such as the honey bees and Monarch butterflies. &ldquo;The importance of restoring and redeeming creation is urgent, and I am excited to be part of Au Sable&#39;s mission to inspire and educate people in the care and protection of the environment so that we can help restore the beautiful earth God created,&rdquo; says Brian.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	For 16 years prior to joining the staff at Au Sable, Brian worked at Ohio Northern University in various roles over the years including Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs and Study Abroad Director and most recently as Department Chair for the Department of Biological and Allied Health Sciences. Also while at Ohio Northern University, Dr. Keas taught Field Biology courses and led student trips to the Galapagos, Andes Mountains and Ecuador&rsquo;s tropical rainforests.</p>\n<p>\n	During his years as a student, Brian attended Hope College for his undergrad where he had the opportunity to research swimmer&rsquo;s itch in Northern Michigan and ecological succession in Costa Rica, receiving Bachelor degrees in Biology and Chemistry. From there he went on to earn his M.S. in Biology through studying aquatic host-parasite relationships through Wake Forest University in North Carolina, then finally his Ph.D. in Zoology from Michigan State University where he specialized in conservation of Lake Huron coastal wetlands in the Les Cheneaux region of the eastern Upper Peninsula.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}BrianKeas2(1).JPG\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 225px; float: right;\" />Outside of work Brian loves most outdoor activities, particularly trail running; Brian is an experienced runner and has completed multiple marathons! Hiking, anything in, on, or around water, watching wildlife, and reading, round out his other favorite hobbies. As for the future, Brian says, &ldquo;I am looking forward to learning to cross-country ski and snowshoe in the northern Michigan winters&hellip; and perhaps even get hooked on fly-fishing!&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	&ldquo;I am very pleased to have Brian with us,&rdquo; says Au Sable&rsquo;s Executive Director, Dr. Fred Van Dyke. &ldquo;With his extensive experience in educational administration, curricular assessment, and faculty development, Brian is going to help us create entirely new models of educational programming. With Brian on our staff, we will be shifting our focus from simply recruiting students to come to Au Sable to, instead, placing increased emphasis on helping our colleges develop quality programs in creation care at every one of these schools, combined with assisting in personal leadership development of faculty at these colleges who will guide those programs. Brian is the person who can make these things happen. And by making these things happen, build a lasting legacy of educational contribution to the entire Christian community, not just the Au Sable Institute.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	Au Sable extends its warmest welcome to Dr. Brian Keas who brings his strong background, experience, knowledge of science and education, and vibrant Christian faith to the Au Sable Institute. Welcome Brian!</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1004,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_WelcomeBrian.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/a_new_place_for_new_tasks_au_sable_welcomes_director_of_educational_develop#.V63hkpMr','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1005,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	Recognition of excellence in Au Sable&rsquo;s programs is always a welcome event, especially when that recognition is from outside sources who learn from others about Au Sable&rsquo;s work, and, along with their recognition, provide support to continue the effort. Such recognition and support has come to the Au Sable Institute&rsquo;s Environmental Education Internship Program with the award of a special grant of $5,000 from Norwex, an international company whose global mission is &ldquo;Improving quality of life by radically reducing chemicals in our homes.&rdquo;</p>\n','none','<p>\n	Recognition of excellence in Au Sable&rsquo;s programs is always a welcome event, especially when that recognition is from outside sources who learn from others about Au Sable&rsquo;s work, and, along with their recognition, provide support to continue the effort. Such recognition and support has come to the Au Sable Institute&rsquo;s Environmental Education Internship Program with the award of a special grant of $5,000 from Norwex, an international company whose global mission is &ldquo;Improving quality of life by radically reducing chemicals in our homes.&rdquo; Norwex is focused on cleaning without chemicals, and, to that end, produces an extensive line of environmentally friendly cleaning supplies for every imaginable cleaning need.&nbsp; The company&rsquo;s donation to Au Sable was awarded at Norwex&rsquo;s National Conference in Minneapolis on July 30<sup>th</sup>, 2016.&nbsp; Celeste Bond (wife of Eric Bond, Au Sable&rsquo;s Director of Support Services), a Norwex Independent Sales Consultant, nominated Au Sable for the&nbsp;award.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Norwex_donation_Celeste.jpg\" style=\"width: 400px; height: 300px; float: left;\" /></p>\n<p>\n	The nomination was reviewed by Norwex, which determined that the Institute was deserving of these funds. The Norwex donation will be used to purchase a new wood fire cook stove and winter recreational equipment for use in the Environmental Education Program.</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	The Au Sable Institute, and the Environmental Education Internship Program in particular, have been dear to the heart of Celeste and her family for many years. &ldquo;The Internship program at Au Sable has made a huge impact on my family,&rdquo; explains Celeste. &ldquo;My husband was an intern years ago and that was something that really helped him develop his teaching skills and truly solidified his connection to Au Sable. He had loved and enjoyed taking his classes at Au Sable as a college student, but it was through the internship that he knew he would have a permanent connection to this piece of land in the woods. He developed leadership skills as well as teaching skills, which became so helpful to him later as a Program Director at Camptown in Indiana and then as Director of Support Services at Au Sable. We have also had the opportunity to build relationships with many Au Sable interns and we can see the impact the program has had on their lives. Now as a parent, we get to see the program from a whole different perspective! Our kids love their Au Sable field trips and we love the knowledge they gain from them! Our children also get the unique opportunity to build deeper relationships with the interns since we live so close to the Institute! I can&#39;t say enough about why I thought this program was worthy of a nomination!&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}SamK_woodcookstove-min.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 200px; float: right;\" /></p>\n<p>\n	The Norwex donation came at a very opportune time,&rdquo; says Paul Wiemerslage, Au Sable&rsquo;s Environmental Education Coordinator. &ldquo;We were looking to replace a good amount of equipment, none of which was cheap.&rdquo; Paul plans to use the Norwex donation both to update ageing winter recreation equipment as well as replace the wood fire cook stove used during Michigan History classes. Third and fourth graders visit Au Sable&rsquo;s replica logging camp where they learn about logging history.&nbsp; &ldquo;Making cookies in the camp kitchen is many students&rsquo; favorite memory of Au Sable,&rdquo; Paul adds. &ldquo;This is an activity that we wanted to keep providing for students, to do so we needed to upgrade the stove.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	Some winter recreational equipment was also in need of attention as there was a growing need to repair and replace broken pairs of snowshoes and skis used heavily in Au Sable&rsquo;s Environmental Education and Winter Retreat Programs. Both programs will now benefit from the new equipment, allowing participants to more easily access and enjoy Au Sable&rsquo;s grounds in winter.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}snowshoes.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 200px; float: left;\" /></p>\n<p>\n	&ldquo;Winter often gets a bad rap,&rdquo; noted Paul, &ldquo;It is cold and that can be uncomfortable and uninviting at times. However, proper clothing and gear go a long way towards creating a positive experience and association with winter that can reverse some of the negative feelings people have towards the season.&rdquo; &ldquo;For years,&rdquo; Paul added, &ldquo;Au Sable has used snowshoes and skis to help conduct winter educational programming and to access the winter landscape. Today&rsquo;s snowshoes and skis are lighter and more convenient than the traditional equipment we have been using. Updating our inventory will help us more easily introduce thousands of students to the wonders of our winter environment. We are grateful to Norwex for their support and help in accomplishing this important task.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	Thanks be to God for his sustaining provision, Norwex for their donation, and to Celeste Bond for her nomination and support of Au Sable and its Environmental Education Program. This donation will forward Au Sable&rsquo;s work of inspiring and educating grade school kids to love and care for the environment in a hands-on setting.</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1006,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_Norwex_donation_Celeste.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/au_sable_institute_recognized_for_efforts_in_environmental_education_by_nor#.V7TLp5Mr','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1007,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">It is bittersweet that Au Sable bid &lsquo;adieu&rsquo; to Ben Lowe, Chair of Au Sable&rsquo;s Board of Trustees in June of this year of 2016. For the past 6 years, Ben has been a valued trustee on Au Sable&rsquo;s Board, the final five serving as its Chair. During that time, Ben has provided outstanding leadership, Christian example, and personal inspiration to the Trustees and to Au Sable. For this, the Institute is truly grateful.</span></p>\n','none','<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}BenLowe.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 333px; float: right;\" /><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">It is bittersweet that Au Sable bid &lsquo;adieu&rsquo; to Ben Lowe, Chair of Au Sable&rsquo;s Board of Trustees in June of this year of 2016. For the past 6 years, Ben has been a valued trustee on Au Sable&rsquo;s Board, the final five serving as its Chair. During that time, Ben has provided outstanding leadership, Christian example, and personal inspiration to the Trustees and to Au Sable. For this, the Institute is truly grateful.</span></p>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">Born and Raised in Singapore as part of a missionary family, early in life Ben came face to face with the harsh realities of pollution and poverty. Witnessing these things, Ben grew to have a passion for activism and advocacy for the environment, combined with his pastoral concern for God&rsquo;s people and the care of God&rsquo;s creation. Co-Founder of Renewal, an organization to organize college students in caring for creation, Ben went on to form Young Evangelicals for Climate Action (YECA), today recognized as one of the most respected and influential Christian voices on the issue of climate change. With these and other experiences, Ben came to Au Sable&rsquo;s Board of Trustees with a reputation for making a difference, and for making differences that mattered.</span></p>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}BenLowe2.JPG\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 201px; float: left;\" />Ben earned a B.S. in Environmental Biology from Wheaton College (IL) in 2007, and since then has been involved in various projects of environmental activism. The author of three books,&nbsp;<em>Green Revolution</em>&nbsp;(2009),&nbsp;<em>Doing Good Without Giving Up&nbsp;</em>(2014) and most recently in 2016,&nbsp;<em>The Future of our Faith: An Intergenerational Conversation on Critical Issues Facing the Church</em>&nbsp;which Ben co-authored with Ron Sider, Ben also found time and energy to become ordained as a pastor in the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church. Now Ben is returning to the world of academia, where he will begin this fall, a Masters program at the University of Florida in Interdisciplinary Ecology in their School of Natural Resources and Environment. &nbsp;&quot;I&#39;m delighted that Ben will be joining my research group at the University of Florida. His broad background and expertise will be a great addition, and his research in Africa will make an excellent contibution to conservation,&quot; says Ben&#39;s advisor Dr. Susan Jacobson, UF Distinguished Teaching Scholar and Professor, Dept. Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.</span><font color=\"#1f497d\" face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.6667px;\">&nbsp;</span></font></p>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">Dr. Fred Van Dyke, Executive Director of the Au Sable Institute has known Ben since he was a student at Wheaton College where Fred was then the Chair of the Biology Department. Now, as a colleague and friend, Fred said of Ben,</span></p>\n<blockquote>\n	<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">\n		<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><em>&quot;</em>Ben Lowe has guided the Board through many difficult issues and the Institute through some tough times. His leadership is often so skillful and well planned that you don&rsquo;t actually notice he&rsquo;s leading, but you always end up in the right place because he knew where we needed to go. And with these accomplishments, Ben has remained a great encouragement to me, and his personal support has kept me going in solving tough problems which have faced Au Sable in the last five years.&quot;</span></p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">Fellow Au Sable Board Member Dr. Dorothy Boorse of Gordon College says of her time knowing Ben,</span></p>\n<blockquote>\n	<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">\n		<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">&quot;I have so appreciated all of Ben&rsquo;s work as Board Chair. He has been committed to increasing the Board, moving the Institute forward, and creating a strong, welcoming community of scholars at the Au Sable Institute. I have appreciated his humor, courage and perseverance and am sorry he is leaving us!&quot;</span></p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">Founding Trustee on Au Sable&#39;s Board, Bert Froysland, has been a part of Au Sable since the early 1960s. He came to know Ben well through their shared years on the Board. Bert noted,</span></p>\n<blockquote>\n	<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">\n		<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">&quot;It is impossible to overstate Ben Lowe&#39;s contributions to Au Sable as a Board Member and as Board Chair. During his tenure, Au Sable faced many thorny problems and his wisdom was profoundly valuable. As Board Chair his leadership style was marked by patience and deference to all points of view, yet in the end leading the Board to a good decision. As a person, Ben is humble, kind, and committed to serving the Lord.&quot;</span></p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">Through the years, Ben Lowe has embodied the mission and vision of Au Sable through his words and actions. His leadership has been one of endurance and steadfast wisdom, Ben leaves Au Sable as an Institute that is blessed and better off because of his presence and efforts.&nbsp;As Ben begins a new season of life, he leaves Au Sable&rsquo;s Board with kindness and optimism,</span></p>\n<blockquote>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}BenLowe1.JPG\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 333px; float: left;\" /></span>\n	<p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">\n		<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">&quot;I&#39;m deeply grateful for these past six years of service at Au Sable. We&#39;ve made a lot of progress together during this time: our mission, vision, and values have been renewed, enrollment has increased, participating colleges are participating more, finances continue to improve, The Pacific Rim Institute has been successfully launched, strategic new courses are being brought online, the research program is thriving, the Environmental Education Program is being reinvigorated, significant investments are being made to our campus, our community of alumni, friends, and colleagues continues to grow and bear fruit, and so much more (a lot of it behind the scenes but no less valuable!). All of this has surely been a team effort from across the Au&nbsp;Sable family, and I&#39;m particularly grateful for the prayerful and persevering leadership of Dr. Fred Van Dyke and our beloved staff. No one has worked harder or more effectively than they have.<br />\n		While I look forward to remaining an active part of the Au Sable family, I leave my current role as Trustee and Board Chair with a full and joyful heart. God has truly been gracious to us, and this community has truly been gracious to me. There is much good work left to do, and some of it will be hard. But God is faithful, and I look forward in eager anticipation to how he will continue using Au Sable to transform people and to serve, protect, and restore his creation.&quot;</span></p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">Ben, thank you for your work, your prayers and your time spent in service to the Au Sable Institute. May God bless you abundantly in your graduate school pursuits and all of your future endeavors. You are forever a part of the Au Sable family and&nbsp;we celebrate the opportunities God has brought into your life.</span></p>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"display: none;\">&nbsp;</span><span style=\"display: none;\">&nbsp;</span><span style=\"display: none;\">&nbsp;</span></span></p>\n<blockquote>\n	<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n		<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><em>And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</em></span></span></p>\n	<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n		<em style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;\">2 Corinthians 9:8 &nbsp;NIV</em></p>\n	<p>\n		&nbsp;</p>\n	<p>\n		&nbsp;</p>\n	<p>\n		&nbsp;</p>\n</blockquote>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1008,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_BenLowe_farewell.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/a_good_man_is_hard_to_find_after_five_years_as_chair_ben_lowe_steps_down_fr#.V7dZ9pMr','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1009,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	Au Sable has created and is now actively seeking to fill a new staff position, that of EEIP Program Assistant Intern. The Program Assistant Intern will enjoy a longer-term appointment of up to 37 weeks at the Institute, and have a more direct role in intern training, educational assessment of EEIP lessons, and expanding the network of public, parochial, and home schools now participating in the Environmental Education Program.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Harold-Snyder-Boys-Camp.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 264px; float: left;\" />When Au Sable&rsquo;s founder, Harold Snyder, first purchased land adjacent to Big Twin Lake in Kalkaska County, Michigan 1956, he did so with the dream of creating a &quot;science camp&quot; for junior high age boys, envisioning a program of environmental education that would emphasize direct investigation of natural environments and place-based learning. He might not have realized it then, but in crafting his science classes with these characteristics, Harold was laying the groundwork for a program in environmental education in which his pupils would <em>learn differently</em> and <em>see anew</em> the scientific processes active in nature, and the reasons that God&rsquo;s creation was to be valued and cared for in these natural environments.</p>\n<p>\n	Eventually, Harold&rsquo;s dreams matured into a full-fledged and official Au Sable undertaking, the Environmental Education Internship Program (EEIP), pursuing simultaneously the goals of teaching K-8 students to love and understand the natural world around them, and providing intentional training, teaching experience, and professional certification to college students teaching in the program as Environmental Education Interns. <strong><em>In continuing to expand that work, Au Sable has created and is now actively seeking to fill a new staff position, that of EEIP Program Assistant.</em></strong></p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}teacher_students_skiing.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 200px; float: right;\" /></p>\n<p>\n	The Program Assistant will enjoy a longer-term appointment of up to 37 weeks at the Institute, and have a more direct role in intern training, educational assessment of EEIP lessons, and expanding the network of public, parochial, and home schools now participating in EEIP. Au Sable&rsquo;s Environmental Education Coordinator, Paul Wiemerslage, explains the role and need for the new position this way, &ldquo;With the adoption of new science standards and changes in the way we deliver programs, there is a need to bring on additional support to accomplish tasks associated with program development.&nbsp; The EEIP Program Assistant will work closely with me to deliver programs and assist in curriculum development, allowing us to support teachers and interns in new ways.&nbsp; Additionally, it&rsquo;s a great opportunity for a young professional to gain a foundational understanding of non-profit administration.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	Being Au Sable&rsquo;s EEIP Program Assistant will provide an individual with unique and valuable professional credentials that they will carry with them when they leave the position. Au Sable&rsquo;s Executive Director, Dr. Fred Van Dyke, a scientist and educator with over 35 years experience in environmental education, notes, &ldquo;There are a lot of short-term internships in environmental science and education. These are valuable experiences that teach participating interns how to become good teachers in a field setting. But most of these experiences don&rsquo;t teach the interns <img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}DSC_1811.jpg\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 299px; float: left;\" />how to plan curriculum or create actual lesson plans, how to develop methods of assessment on the effectiveness of the teaching, or how to work directly with full-time teachers to build, develop, and expand professional educational networks that support an environmental education program. The position of EEIP Program Assistant offers the right person the chance to learn, practice, and receive training in all these areas. The person who gets this job will likely be with us for eight to nine months, and that&rsquo;s enough time to learn these skills well. The person who gets the experience of being Au Sable&rsquo;s EEIP Program Assistant will leave this position with very distinctive experiences and credentials that will create further, more advanced opportunities for them in science and education.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	The work will start soon. Au Sable extends a warm invitation of application for all individuals who think they can make a contribution to Au Sable&rsquo;s work and mission in this position, and learn more every day while doing it. Want to apply? Click <a href=\"{filedir_11}about/jobs/\">here</a> to learn more! &nbsp;</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1010,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}EEIP_ProgramAssistant_2016.jpg','xhtml','/about/jobs/','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1011,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	&quot;Leadership should be born out of the&nbsp;understanding&nbsp;of the needs of those who would be affected by it.&quot; - Marian Anderson</p>\n<p>\n	It makes sense that to lead well, one must understand well. There are few who can say they know and understand Au Sable as well as Dr. David Foster, Au Sable&#39;s new Chair for the Board of Trustees. Dave&#39;s affiliation with Au Sable began in 1988 when he first came to the Institute as a college student.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	&quot;Leadership should be born out of the&nbsp;understanding&nbsp;of the needs of those who would be affected by it.&quot; - Marian Anderson</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}D Foster.JPG\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 228px; float: right;\" />It makes sense that to lead well, one must understand well. There are few who can say they know and understand Au Sable as well as Dr. David Foster, Au Sable&#39;s new Chair for the Board of Trustees. Dave&#39;s affiliation with Au Sable began in 1988 when he first came to the Institute as a college student. Through the years he participated in Au Sable&#39;s programs in various roles, from student to Grad Fellow, Environmental Analyst, and Naturalist certificate holder, to faculty member at Michigan, Chesapeake, and Pacific Rim campuses. Chair of the Academic Council, and former Vice-Chair for the Board of Trustees, Dr. Foster now begins his final year on the Board as Chair.</p>\n<p>\n	Holding a Ph.D. in Botany with a specialization in Forest Ecology from the&nbsp;University of Wisconsin - Madison, Dr. Foster has been teaching at Messiah College since 1997 where he is a professor of Biology and Environmental Science as well as the Chair of the Sustainability Studies Major Committee. David also is a Visiting Scientist with Central Pennsylvania Biofuels Laboratory for Research and Teaching at Penn State Harrisburg, a managing partner and Scientific Director with InTag Aquaponics and serves on the Rider-Musser Development, LLC for a 100 acre mixed commercial-residential development that will generate tax income for the township and scholarship income for Messiah College.</p>\n<p>\n	Dr. Foster takes over the role of Chair for the Board of Trustees at Au Sable, following its&nbsp;previous leadership by Ben Lowe. In the year ahead, he looks forward to strengthening the intergenerational bonds of the Au Sable community that support its on-going mission to inspire and educate people to serve, protect, and restore God&#39;s earth.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}DaveFoster1.JPG\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 225px; float: left;\" />&quot;My Au Sable experiences challenged and greatly increased my view of the world. In particular, my Au Sable experiences have helped me formulate my Christian service around a career in academia and research for how to restore the fruitfulness of native ecosystems as well as meet human needs sustainably. Studying and working with others that serve the Risen Christ through their science and faith has been one of the greatest joys of my professional life,&quot; says Dave.</p>\n<p>\n	Outside of work, Dave is a true outdoorsman who loves camping, hiking, backpacking and fly fishing as well as traveling with his wife Meg.</p>\n<p>\n	Recalling one of his favorite memories from his years with Au Sable, Dave shares this story, &quot;I remember one event in particular. We were sitting on the porch at Maple House during the initial faculty meeting, and fish began jumping all over at the end of Big Twin Lake as the sun set. I asked Calvin DeWitt&nbsp;(Executive Director of the Institute at the time) what he thought they were doing. He said, &#39;Praising the Lord.&#39; I&nbsp;responded with the question,&nbsp;&#39;What if they are maximizing their energy gained per unit time, optimally foraging to produce more fish?&#39; Cal replied, &#39;Indeed, they are praising the Lord,&#39; meaning, behaving as God designed them to.&quot;</p>\n<p>\n	With a background steeped in experience and interaction with Au Sable and a deep appreciation for God&rsquo;s creation and expertise in the study of it, the Institute is in good hands with Dr. David Foster at the helm for the coming year as Chair of the Board.&nbsp;</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1012,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	&quot;Leadership should be born out of the&nbsp;understanding&nbsp;of the needs of those who would be affected by it.&quot; - Marian Anderson</p>\n<p>\n	It makes sense that to lead well, one must understand well. There are few who can say they know and understand Au Sable as well as Dr. David Foster, Au Sable&#39;s new Chair for the Board of Trustees. Dave&#39;s affiliation with Au Sable began in 1988 when he first came to the Institute as a college student.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	&quot;Leadership should be born out of the&nbsp;understanding&nbsp;of the needs of those who would be affected by it.&quot; - Marian Anderson</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}D Foster(1).JPG\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 228px; float: right;\" />It makes sense that to lead well, one must understand well. There are few who can say they know and understand Au Sable as well as Dr. David Foster, Au Sable&#39;s new Chair for the Board of Trustees. Dave&#39;s affiliation with Au Sable began in 1988 when he first came to the Institute as a college student. Through the years he participated in Au Sable&#39;s programs in various roles, from student to Grad Fellow, Environmental Analyst, and Naturalist certificate holder, to faculty member at Michigan, Chesapeake, and Pacific Rim campuses. Chair of the Academic Council, and former Vice-Chair for the Board of Trustees, Dr. Foster now begins his final year on the Board as Chair.</p>\n<p>\n	Holding a Ph.D. in Botany with a specialization in Forest Ecology from the&nbsp;University of Wisconsin - Madison, Dr. Foster has been teaching at Messiah College since 1997 where he is a professor of Biology and Environmental Science as well as the Chair of the Sustainability Studies Major Committee. David also is a Visiting Scientist with Central Pennsylvania Biofuels Laboratory for Research and Teaching at Penn State Harrisburg, a managing partner and Scientific Director with InTag Aquaponics and serves on the Rider-Musser Development, LLC for a 100 acre mixed commercial-residential development that will generate tax income for the township and scholarship income for Messiah College.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}DaveFoster1(1).JPG\" style=\"width: 307px; height: 230px; float: left;\" /></p>\n<p>\n	Dr. Foster takes over the role of Chair for the Board of Trustees at Au Sable, following its&nbsp;previous leadership by Ben Lowe. In the year ahead, he looks forward to strengthening the intergenerational bonds of the Au Sable community that support its on-going mission to inspire and educate people to serve, protect, and restore God&#39;s earth.</p>\n<p>\n	&quot;My Au Sable experiences challenged and greatly increased my view of the world. In particular, my Au Sable experiences have helped me formulate my Christian service around a career in academia and research for how to restore the fruitfulness of native ecosystems as well as meet human needs sustainably. Studying and working with others that serve the Risen Christ through their science and faith has been one of the greatest joys of my professional life,&quot; says Dave.</p>\n<p>\n	Outside of work, Dave is a true outdoorsman who loves camping, hiking, backpacking and fly fishing as well as traveling with his wife Meg.</p>\n<p>\n	Recalling one of his favorite memories from his years with Au Sable, Dave shares this story, &quot;I remember one event in particular. We were sitting on the porch at Maple House during the initial faculty meeting, and fish began jumping all over at the end of Big Twin Lake as the sun set. I asked Calvin DeWitt&nbsp;(Executive Director of the Institute at the time) what he thought they were doing. He said, &#39;Praising the Lord.&#39; I&nbsp;responded with the question,&nbsp;&#39;What if they are maximizing their energy gained per unit time, optimally foraging to produce more fish?&#39; Cal replied, &#39;Indeed, they are praising the Lord,&#39; meaning, behaving as God designed them to.&quot;</p>\n<p>\n	With a background steeped in experience and interaction with Au Sable and a deep appreciation for God&rsquo;s creation and expertise in the study of it, the Institute is in good hands with Dr. David Foster at the helm for the coming year as Chair of the Board.&nbsp;</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1013,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_FOL_DaveFoster.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/blog/test#.V-K8GZMrJBz','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1015,1,1,'','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1017,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_Gradfellows_update.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/blog/what_have_au_sables_graduate_fellows_been_up_to_you_ask#.V_KxnpMrJBw','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1018,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	This year&rsquo;s Au Sable Academic Council; celebrated each year on Au Sable&rsquo;s Great Lakes (Michigan) Campus, explored the theme &ldquo;Earthkeeping Across the Curriculum: Broadening the Appeal of Environmental Studies in the Christian Liberal Arts College.&rdquo; A record number of 40 participants representing 31 different colleges and universities assembled to participate.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}AAC_2016.jpg\" style=\"width: 550px; height: 201px;\" /></p>\n<p>\n	This year&rsquo;s Au Sable Academic Council; celebrated each year on Au Sable&rsquo;s Great Lakes (Michigan) Campus, explored the theme &ldquo;Earthkeeping Across the Curriculum: Broadening the Appeal of Environmental Studies in the Christian Liberal Arts College.&rdquo; A record number of 40 participants representing 31 different colleges and universities assembled to participate.</p>\n<p>\n	Dr. John Wood, Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences at The King&rsquo;s University (Alberta), and Rachel Lamb, former National Spokesperson for Young Evangelicals for Climate Action (YECA) and Flagship Fellow at the University of Maryland, led participants through sessions explaining the elements needed to construct programs in environmental study and environmental science that would generate sustainable, growing enrollment, vocational identity and success, and a deep sense of Christian vocational calling in students and graduates. Dr. Fred Van Dyke, Au Sable&rsquo;s Executive Director, shared Au Sable&rsquo;s new pamphlet, &ldquo;Building a College Environmental Program,&rdquo; explaining six essential elements and characteristics of strong environmental programs at Christian colleges. Every Participant received a copy. Dr. David Foster, Professor of Biology at Messiah College (Pennsylvania), Chair of the Council, and Chair of the Au Sable Board of Trustees, led enthusiastic sessions of morning worship which opened each session. Participants engaged in the work of creating a new, more engaging Participation Agreement to be used between Au Sable and its participating colleges. They provided guidance and input for Au Sable&rsquo;s increased emphasis on program development in environmental study, and supported, by Advisory Recommendation, a change in Au Sable&rsquo;s College Academic Program Class Schedule to create a more &ldquo;Sabbath-centered&rdquo; week on most campuses in most sessions. Classes will now be meeting from Tuesday through Saturday instead of Monday through Friday.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Fred Van Dyke facilitating a continuing ed session AC 916.JPG\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 250px; float: right;\" />Dr. Fred Van Dyke, Au Sable&rsquo;s Executive Director, noted, &ldquo;We&rsquo;re increasingly blessed with a growing number of representatives who bring high levels of engagement and integrity to our work at the Institute, as well as many students. Through them, we&rsquo;re now beginning to form agreements that really work and benefit everyone. And we&rsquo;re also beginning to make a real difference in helping them grow and develop environmental and sustainability programs at their own schools that will be able to consistently produce graduates who will make a difference in creation care.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	Dr. Brian Keas, Au Sable&rsquo;s new Director of Educational Development, was impressed by the spirit of worship and community throughout the weekend as he attended his first Council Meeting.&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;I appreciated the many formal and informal discussions by representatives over the weekend that highlighted their care and support for each other as stewards of creation.&nbsp;&nbsp;With representatives ranging from those just a few weeks into a faculty position to those nearing retirement, the sharing that occurred during the Council provided everyone with renewed energy and ideas to bring back to their campuses.&nbsp;&nbsp;Representatives are the leaders in environmental stewardship at their institutions and I look forward to seeing the fruits of this weekend as they continue to faithfully engage their students and communities in creation care.&quot;</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}John Woods during a worship time, AC 916.JPG\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 250px; float: left;\" />Eric Nord of Greenville University in Illinois teaches Au Sable&rsquo;s Forest Ecology course at the Pacific Rim Campus and attended the Academic Advisory Council. Following the meeting,he shared, &ldquo;I am inspired by time spent in the presence of this group of students of Creation, they are committed to training and equipping a generation of Christian Creation stewards. My own commitments to love the Creator and study and care for the creation are renewed.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	With similar sentiments, Dr. Michael Mooring of San Diego&rsquo;s Point Loma Nazarene University said, &ldquo;I always leave the Au Sable Institute with a renewed sense of &quot;why&quot; I do what I do.&nbsp; As the only field biologist at my school, it is easy to feel like I&#39;m on my own in an ocean of molecular biologists and pre-health students.&nbsp; Being with colleagues that have similar roles at similar types of institutions reminds me that I am not alone in the mission to share Christ through His Creation!&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	The participation of Au Sable&rsquo;s Faculty Representatives is critical to the Institute, not only at the Academic Council&nbsp;but throughout the year. Au Sable looks forward to another great year of engagement with its Participating Colleges, and an even bigger crowd at next year&rsquo;s Academic Council!</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1019,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_AAC_2016.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/earthkeeping_across_the_curriculum_au_sable_celebrates_2016_academic_counci#.V_QJTpMr','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1020,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">I hear the rain drizzling slowly outside my window. I know I need to wake, but I don&#39;t much feel like doing so. &quot;Do I want to do this?&quot;&#39;, I question. I turn this thought over and over in my mind as I force my feet out and onto the carpet. It continues on as I brush my teeth. It continues until the heat in my coffee mug has dissipated- through my fingers, into the elements and is then gone.</span></p>\n','none','<p>\n	In certain circles, the name Dean Potter carries with it the weight of a legend. The lanky rock climber was known for his lightning-fast ascents, iconic high line feats and frequent BASE jumps. He passed away last year in an accident during one of such excursions. James Lucas, a close friend of his, recalled an encounter Dean had with a young local -&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	&quot;You&#39;ve done all this rad stuff. You&#39;ve speed soloed, high lined, climbed hard, BASE jumped. How do you do it?&quot; a Yosemite kid once asked Dean.</p>\n<p>\n	&quot;Well you know that feeling you get when you&#39;re lying in your sleeping bag and it&#39;s warm and cozy and outside is cold and dark, but you&#39;ve really got to pee?&quot;</p>\n<p>\n	&quot;Yeah! Yeah!&quot; The kid said.</p>\n<p>\n	&quot;Well,&quot; Dean said, &quot;I just get up and go.&quot;*</p>\n<p>\n	====</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}TaylorReed1.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 225px; float: left;\" />I hear the rain drizzling slowly outside my window. I know I need to wake, but I don&#39;t much feel like doing so. &quot;Do I want to do this?&quot;, I question. I turn this thought over and over in my mind as I force my feet out and onto the carpet. It continues on as I brush my teeth. It continues until the heat in my coffee mug has dissipated- through my fingers, into the elements and is then gone.</p>\n<p>\n	I knew of Dean from time spent living in Yosemite National Park. I was never much of a climber, but friends were and sightings of Dean made fine table-talk. Seasonal work in a picturesque setting made for good days. I remember the sensation of waking in the morning and feeling the aliveness of knowing that you&#39;re doing just what you want to be doing, not what you have to do to get there, and you are where you want to be, rather than the place that you think can move you towards where you want to be.</p>\n<p>\n	After experiencing and knowing that well, it&#39;s easy to question place and responsibility, especially that which is taken on and chosen voluntarily. Maybe I&#39;m sometimes anxious. Maybe I often sense monotony. Maybe I don&#39;t feel much. Whatever the case, it&#39;s alright. I may not know or understand why its alright, but I can keep walking. It may, in fact, be good not to turn from these things even if I don&#39;t know why.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}TaylorReed2.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 225px; float: right;\" />Our first day of the internship has finished. The whirlwind of lessons, hiking, dip-nets, laughter, confusion and all slows, and I see a line of first graders waiting for their bus. One of them, who had been in my group, looks a little somber. I step over towards her, kneel down and ask how she is.</p>\n<p>\n	&quot;Good,&quot; she quietly replies.</p>\n<p>\n	&quot;Good,&quot; I respond, giving it a small smile. She returns it.</p>\n<p>\n	I glance over at the rest of the kids, about to get up, and she steps forward and wraps her arms around me.</p>\n<p>\n	It was in that small moment I felt gladness I had simply gotten up that morning and done it.</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	[Note: It isn&#39;t my purpose or goal here at Au Sable&#39;s internship to get hugs from kids. The nature of the program is much deeper than that, as it&#39;s geared towards supporting Au Sable&#39;s mission, which is to &quot;inspire and educate people to serve, protect, and restore God&#39;s earth.&quot; The point of this anecdote was to relay an instance of feeling. Without the hug, my intention for the day would still have been somewhat fulfilled. It&#39;s often thought, however, that service and doing things we may not feel like doing means sacrificing gladness or joy, in order to continue chipping away at the block of what can and should be bettered in this world. This experience was a reminder for me that those joys can unexpectedly meet us and offer a bit more of the semblance of sense, even in times we might like to be doing other things. &nbsp;Although these joys aren&#39;t promised or guaranteed, the very nature of struggle lends them a certain unique depth.]</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	*<a href=\"http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/19/dean-potter-and-i-recovered-dead-base-jumpers.html\">http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/19/dean-potter-and-i-recovered-dead-base-jumpers.html</a></p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1021,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_CTCYL_EnviroLawPolicy_2017.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/blog/courses_that_change_your_life_environmental_law_and_policy_envr_310#.V_vKz5MrJBw','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1022,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	Charlene has served on the Board of Trustees for Au Sable since 2011 and bringing years of legal experience and expertise to the table, she has helped contribute to the success of the Institute through her influence.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	&quot;When through the woods, and forest glades I wander,<br />\n	And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees.<br />\n	When I look down, from lofty mountain grandeur<br />\n	And see the brook, and feel the gentle breeze.</p>\n<p>\n	Then sings my soul, My Saviour God to Thee,<br />\n	How great Thou art, How great Thou art.&quot;</p>\n<p>\n	These are the words that come to mind when Board of Trustees member Charlene Quint encounters the beauty of creation. &quot;Many times, I can&#39;t help but break into song - usually &#39;How Great Thou Art&#39; - when I&#39;m outside on a beautiful day.&quot;</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Charlene\'s Professional Photo.jpg\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 250px; float: left;\" />Charlene has served on the Board of Trustees for Au Sable since 2011 and bringing years of legal experience and expertise to the table, she has helped contribute to the success of the Institute through her influence. Charlene has expertise in many areas of law, including corporate governance, shareholder and employee disputes, contract negotiations, and the maintenance of tax-exempt status for non-profit organizations.</p>\n<p>\n	Graduating from Augustana College with a BA in Accounting and Business Administration, Charlene began her career as a Certified Public Accountant with Arthur Andersen &amp; Co., before moving on to become Chief Financial Officer of Probus Publishing. When this company was successfully sold to a major New York publishing house, Charlene took the opportunity to return to school where she earned her J.D. from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law. While practicing law as a corporate attorney for 15 years, she served numerous faith-based clients pro-bono and dedicated 10 years to serving on the Board of Trinity International University where she also taught Business Law.</p>\n<p>\n	Today, Charlene operates her own businesses, one called The Blessings Collection, a Christian giftware company, the other a law practice that specializes in representing women escaping abusive relationships. This is a cause close to her heart, as she herself escaped an abusive marriage in 2012. &quot;I know that one of the biggest challenges for women in these circumstances is a&nbsp;lack of affordable legal representation,&quot; says Charlene, &quot;In connection with that mission, I serve as an advocate against domestic abuse with A Safe Place, a shelter for victims of domestic abuse.&quot;</p>\n<p>\n	Part of Au Sable&#39;s Board as one of its only non-scientists, Charlene loves learning something new about science at each Board meeting. &quot;The Au Sable family is a tight-knit, supportive community. Even though I am not an Au Sable alum or professor, as a Board member I see the life-long influence that Au Sable has had on students, staff or professors, and their families, as well as the founders and their families. Students go off to change (and protect) the world in amazing careers, oftentimes coming back to teach the next generation as Au Sable professors,&quot; shared Charlene.</p>\n<p>\n	Outside of her work life, Charlene is the mother of three grown up children and shares life with her husband Chris Russell who is a constant source of blessing to her. Charlene loves to read, ski, play piano, snorkel and listen to music among many other hobbies. She has grown to enjoy writing in recent years, having journal articles and books published. An unexpected passion for Charlene, she says, &quot;One knows that God is in charge - and has a sense of humor - when he takes an accounting major who tried to never write a paper in college and leads her to publish faith-based books and articles.&quot;</p>\n<p>\n	&quot;I think my favorite thing about Au Sable is its soul - that intangible sense of wonder in God&#39;s creation, combined with a&nbsp;love for God and love for one&#39;s fellow man, and dedication to saving Au Sable and God&#39;s creation for future generations.&quot;</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1023,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_FOL_CharleneQuint.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/blog/faces_of_leadership_charlene_quint_jd_board_of_trustees#.V_z6K5MrJBw','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1024,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	Here in northern Michigan, hearing the phrase, &quot;Open Season&quot; in October makes most residents think of deer, ducks, and grouse. At Au Sable, we are also declaring &quot;Open Season&quot; now, but of a different kind. Now is a season of opportunity at Au Sable for education, research, and professional employment in all phases of its College Academic Program.</p>\n','none','<h3>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">Au Sable Invites Applications for Course Registration, Research, and Faculty Positions</span></h3>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">Here in northern Michigan, hearing the phrase &quot;Open Season&quot; in October makes most residents think of deer, ducks, and grouse. At Au Sable, we are also declaring &quot;Open Season&quot; now, but of a different kind. Now is a season of opportunity at Au Sable for education, research, and professional employment in all phases of its College Academic Program.</span></p>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><strong><img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Feeding-elephant-200pxl.jpg\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 150px; float: right;\" />Open Registration</strong></span></p>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">Registration for the 2017 May Term, Summer Session I, and Summer Session II courses is now open at Au Sable&#39;s India, Costa Rica, Great Lakes (Michigan) and PacRim (Washington) campuses. Prospective students will find the curriculum much the same as last year except for three important changes. First, Au Sable is ending its January Term and moving its India course, Conservation and Development in the Indian Tropics, to May Term (May 16 to June 3, 2017). Other May Term offerings will remain the same as last year, including Tropical Agriculture and Missions in Costa Rica, and three courses ar the Great Lakes Campus including Field Biology in Spring, Insect Ecology of Streams, Forests, and Fields, and Environmental Law and Policy. Students with plans for employment, research, or other study for the rest of the summer can complete a course in Au Sable&#39;s May Term in only three weeks and have the remainder of summer ahead for other opportunities.</span></p>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">Second, at the PacRim Campus, the course introduced last year as Plant Ecology has been renamed Forest Ecology, and will increase its emphasis on the unique, dynamic, and renowned forest communities of the US Pacific Northwest.</span></p>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">Third, classes ar the India, Costa Rica, and Great Laked campuses will shift in their weekly class schedules from Monday through Friday to Tuesday through Saturday, creating a more intentionally Sabbath-centered week, with Monday set aside as an additional day of recreation, relaxation, or preparation for the coming Tuesday classes, removing the pressure to prepare for classes on Sunday.</span></p>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><em><strong>Anyone interested in learning more about Au Sable courses or registering for them online can go to </strong></em><a href=\"http://www.ausable.org/courses/register/\">www.ausable.org/courses/register/.</a></span></p>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><strong><img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Kirtlands_warbler.JPG\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 134px; float: left;\" />Open Applications in Research</strong></span></p>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">Au Sable invites qualified students to apply for paid positions in its 2017 Research Program. Au Sable will continue its studies of best practices for oil pad reforestation and use of red pine habitat by Kirtland&#39;s warblers, an endangered bird endemic to northern Michigan. There are currently two openings in each study. Other positions associated with other studies may become available subsequently and be posted as funding is acquired.</span></p>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">Interested applicants should follow instructions found at <a href=\"http://www.ausable.org/research/apply\">www.ausable.org/research/apply.</a>&nbsp;</span><em style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><strong>Applications for the oil pad and warbler studies must be received by 16 December 2016, with notification&nbsp;of selection by or before 13 January 2017.</strong></em></p>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><strong>Open Faculty Positions</strong></span></p>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">Au Sable invites applications for two positions on its 2017 Faculty; a one-year position as Professor, Associate Professor, or Assistant Professor in Tropical Agriculture and Missions (Costa Rica), and an alternate-year appointment, beginning in 2017, for Professor, Associate Professor, or Assistant Professor of Conservation Biology. Interested applicants should follow instructions found at <a href=\"http://www.ausable.org/about/jobs\">www.ausable.org/about/jobs.</a> <em><strong>Applications must be received by 16 December 2017, with notification of selection by or before 13 January 2017.</strong></em></span></p>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\"><strong>Support</strong></span></p>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">For students, Au Sable is increasing the value of its Au Sable scholarship from $1400 to $1500, its Grant in Aid award from $500 to $600, and its Harold Snyder Fellowship from $2600 to $3000. The Institute will also be offering a new named fellowship, the David C. Mahan Fellowship, an award of $2000 that will be given to a student of exceptional academic ability who has demonstrated effectiveness in creation care through relationship &nbsp;and collaboration with others. For students from Sustaining Partner institutions, Partner Grants have also been increased in value. Research stipends will be $5,200 for 12 weeks with free room and board. Faculty salaries will range from $4,100 to $5,200 for three to five weeks, depending on qualifications and experience, with travel and all on-site living expenses provided.</span></p>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">Dr. Fred Van Dyke, Au Sable&#39;s Executive Director, noted, &quot;It&#39;s a great privilege to be able to create so much opportunity for so many people in study, research, and teaching here at Au Sable, and to be able to make it known so early in this academic year. Every year we are blessed with outstanding applicants in all of these areas, and we think this year is going to be one of the best yet.&quot; Here&#39;s to success. It&#39;s Open Season for Opportunity at Au Sable.</span></p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1025,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_Hiring_DCD.jpg','xhtml','/about/jobs/','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1027,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_SeasonOfOpportunity.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/a_season_of_opportunity#.WA91OZMrJBw','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1028,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	&quot;We&#39;re gamers; what do you expect? We hate nature. We hate math and science too.&quot;</p>\n<p>\n	My eyes widen and I glance over at them, not sure how to respond, my heart sinking as I try to mentally prepare myself for the hours ahead.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	We&#39;re gamers; what do you expect? We hate nature. We hate math and science too.&quot;</p>\n<p>\n	My eyes widen and I glance over at them, not sure how to respond, my heart sinking as I try to mentally prepare myself for the hours ahead.</p>\n<p>\n	--</p>\n<p>\n	It&#39;s stream science day, a day with lots of math and science in a nature setting. Half an hour earlier, I had been driving to the Manistee River along sandy back roads winding through landscapes of autumn. I was chatting excitedly about the flaming maples streaming past the big white Au Sable van. Chatting with myself, that is. I peered curiously in the rearview at the handful of middle school students who had been assigned to me. Blank stares, and a less-than-courteous comment from the far&nbsp;back,&nbsp;were returned.</p>\n<p>\n	Having taught before, I don&#39;t expect every group to learn a lot or connect well with me or be enthusiastic about the day&#39;s activities. Some are that way, and those days are like mountaintop experiences that boost your morale for the next teaching day. However, no matter how hard you try or what methods you use, some groups remain apathetic.</p>\n<p>\n	This group was exceptionally difficult. Nothing I said seemed to be getting through to them, they appeared fearfully bored, and getting them to complete the activities was like pulling teeth.</p>\n<p>\n	--</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}JessiKramer2.JPG\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 267px; float: left;\" />I finally made it to the end of the day. I sat the kids down at a picnic table where they tapped their pencils impatiently and ignored most of my words. We finished calculating the stream discharge based on measurements the students had half-heartedly taken. I wondered what good I had done, if the day and my work mattered at all, if anything in their minds or hearts or imaginations had been touched, even slightly. I felt defeated.</p>\n<p>\n	I began, wearily, to wrap up the day with a discussion of groundwater and watersheds. I mentioned how hydraulic fluid had seeped into the groundwater in the Mancelona area and how the plume of contamination continues to spread, significantly impacting water quality and forcing people to rely on other sources of water. I told them how a similar event occurred&nbsp;in my college town and in many other places as well.</p>\n<p>\n	Something changed during those stories.</p>\n<p>\n	The students&#39; eyes were fixed on me. For the first time that day. I had a captive audience. They were also completely silent - until one boy started subconsciously drumming his fingers on the table while contemplating what I was saying. The boy next to him told him quickly, &quot;Be quiet. I want to hear this.&quot; I was amazed.</p>\n<p>\n	They barely moved a muscle at that picnic table at Goose Creek Campground - that picnic table where moments before they could hardly sit still. They looked up at me, waiting for more.</p>\n<p>\n	I asked them if they understood the importance of groundwater and the watershed concept, and how everything is connected. They nodded seriously, nearly in unison. Some had a reflective look in their&nbsp;eyes,&nbsp;like a new understanding had been reached.</p>\n<p>\n	It seems like what they needed was a real-life example - a story that illustrated how this &quot;math and science and nature stuff&quot; connected to them personally and to people they know. These students were from Mancelona and the surrounding areas, and this story resonated with them.</p>\n<p>\n	--</p>\n<p>\n	During this internship, I am continually reminded that effective environmental education is not about fact-stating or information-saturation. It&#39;s about creating a spark of inspiration - often in the form of stories and real-life connections - and adding to it the kindling of appropriate, enabling knowledge in hopes of building up a flame of personal action.</p>\n<p>\n	After hours of eye rolls and blank stares, I saw a hint of a spark in my students&#39; eyes, and a day that I once thought a waste was redeemed.</p>\n<p>\n	Read more about the environmental education program in our <a href=\"{filedir_5}SFATP_fall_2016_final(1).pdf\">Fall Stories from Across the Pond.</a></p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1029,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	Hailing from Canada, Elizabeth completed her undergraduate degree in biological studies with an ecological emphasis from Trinity Western University in Langley, B.C. Rounding out her education on both of Canada&#39;s coasts, she completed her Masters at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia where she studied the vocalizations of long-finned pilot whales.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	&quot;The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.&quot; - Jacques Yves Cousteau</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}20140314_162702.jpg\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 133px; float: left;\" /></p>\n<p>\n	Elizabeth Zwamborn, professor of Marine Mammals at Au Sable would heartily agree with such a statement, as she herself has always had a passion for the ocean and marine mammals in particular. Debuting her Au Sable teaching career in the summer of 2016, Elizabeth Zwamborn teaches Marine Mammals, a course that runs during Summer Session II at the Pacific Rim campus on Whidbey Island of Washington state. As a student at Au Sable in years past, Elizabeth once took the Marine Mammals course herself, it was then taught by Dr. Rafe Payne.</p>\n<p>\n	Hailing from Canada, Elizabeth completed her undergraduate degree in biological studies with an ecological emphasis from Trinity Western University in Langley B.C. Rounding out her education on both of Canada&#39;s coasts, she completed her Masters at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia where she studied the vocalizations of long-finned pilot whales. Elizabeth&#39;s research background spans from observing the effect of falconry in the prevention of bird pests in blueberry fields to calorimetry of northern fur seal prey to find its nutritional content, and tracking groups of sperm whales off the Galapagos Islands in a 40ft sailboat.</p>\n<p>\n	&quot;Even though this part of creation is no more valuable than the rest,&quot; says Elizabeth, &quot;there is a fondness of marine mammals - such as whales, dolphins, and seals - that make them a great example for teaching others about creation care. Very few people you meet will pass up an opportunity to watch and learn about these creatures. They are indicator species - a good way to tell whether the oceans they live in are healthy. While the rest of the ocean may be &#39;out of sight and out of mind,&#39; marine mammals spend a small portion of their lives at the surface, allowing us to observe them and their health. As stewards of creation, it is important for us to pay attention to these signs and be mindful of the impact we are having on the world around us.&quot;</p>\n<p>\n	Residing in Langley, British Columbia, Canada, Elizabeth enjoys spending her free time close to the water sailing with B.C. organization SALTS (Sail And Life Training Society), scuba diving, and helping with marine mammal stranding networks. Her other hobbies include playing cello, knitting and wildlife photography.</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1030,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_FF_Zwamborn1.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/blog/featured_faculty_elizabeth_zwamborn_marine_mammals#.WA--J5MrJBw','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1031,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	It is easy to think we understand something well, like environmental conservation, when we view it from the perspective of our own culture. But when we make the effort to see the same kinds of problems in the eyes of a culture other than our own, we may discover that we did not understand as much as we thought. And that can be the beginning of real learning.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}india.jpg\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 150px; float: right;\" />It is easy to think we understand something well, like environmental conservation, when we view it from the perspective of our own culture. But when we make the effort to see the same kinds of problems in the eyes of a culture other than our own, we may discover that we did not understand as much as we thought. And that can be the beginning of real learning. Au Sable&#39;s unique course, <em>Conservation and Development in the Indian Tropics</em>, provides students with the opportunity to not only see some of the world&#39;s most magnificent creatures in their native surroundings, but to view the problems of their conservation and preservation through the eyes of the culture of south India, one of the world&#39;s most densely populated areas within one of the largest nations on Earth. In addition to its vast human population, India also offers some of the most beautiful and diverse environments in the world.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Dieter-in-Nepal(2).jpg\" style=\"width: 173px; height: 216px; float: left;\" />Dieter Bouma, recipient of not one, but two Master&#39;s degrees, instructs this course alongside Dr. A. Relton of Bishop Heber College in India. Dieter holds a Master of Science from the University of Michigan&#39;s School of Natural Resources and Environment as well as a Master of Public Policy from U of M&#39;s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. His graduate research focused on community-based conservation in Nepal, home of the Himalayas and a border country with India. Through an international forestry research program and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), he researched community-based conservation, specifically how rural communities in Nepal sustainably manage their forests. The work required interdisciplinary study of forest ecology, social organization, cultural practices, and policy prescriptions. Bouma plans to bring this interdisciplinary lens to study the Indian subtropics.</p>\n<p>\n	Executive Director, Fred Van Dyke noted regarding Dieter&#39;s appointment, &quot;Dieter brings interdisciplinary education and experience to a course that must effectively integrate the science of conservation biology, the legal and political framework of environmental policy, and the social context of Indian culture to successfully accomplish its learning goals. It&#39;s hard to imagine a person better crafted by education and life experience than Dieter to accomplish such a challenging assignment, and even thrive in doing it, but Dieter is that person. Having actually lived, worked and studied in this part of the world, he can show students the significance and subtleties of these interactions in ways they might otherwise miss.&quot;</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Tiger-200pxl.jpg\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 94px; float: right;\" />Conservation and Development in the Indian Tropics will be offered in 2018. Students taking this course will be introduced to the conservation, historical and ongoing development, and comparative analysis of coastal ecosystems of the Wester Ghats while studying at Bishop Heber College in Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, South India.</p>\n<p>\n	Broaden your understanding of conservation while studying and experiencing the culture and ecology of India, with <em>Conservation and Development in the Indian Tropics</em>. Begin your application, <a href=\"{filedir_11}courses/register\">here.&nbsp;</a></p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1032,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_CTCYL_India.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/blog/courses_that_change_your_life_conservation_and_development_in_the_indian_tr#.WBDymZMr','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1036,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_FOL_StevenBoumaPrediger.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/blog/faces_of_leadership_dr_steven_bouma_prediger_board_of_trustees#.WBuJzuErJBw','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1037,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	A leadership characterized by steadfast faith and principles, decisive vision and a determination for success describes Fred well. Dr. Fred Van Dyke has served as Au Sable&#39;s Executive Director since 2001, though his association with the Institute began long before that.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	<iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https://player.vimeo.com/video/190624215\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"640\"></iframe></p>\n<p>\n	<a href=\"https://vimeo.com/190624215\">Faces of Service: Dr. Fred Van Dyke, Executive Director</a> from <a href=\"https://vimeo.com/ausableinstitute\">Au Sable Institute</a> on <a href=\"https://vimeo.com\">Vimeo</a>.</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	A leadership characterized by steadfast faith and principles, decisive vision and a determination for success describes Fred well. Dr. Fred Van Dyke has served as Au Sable&#39;s Executive Director since 2011, though his association with Au Sable began long before that.</p>\n<p>\n	In 1984, Fred taught Natural Resources Practicum at Au Sable, his first touch with the Institute. Since then, he taught on Au Sable&#39;s faculty again from 1986 to 1999 instructing a May Session course titled Natural History in Spring. The following twelve years, Fred acted as an Au Sable Faculty Representative at Northwestern College in Iowa and Wheaton College in Illinois. In 2009 he joined the Board of Trustees, where he served for 2 years before moving to his current role as Executive Director. Through a lasting tenure with the Au Sable Institute, acting in various roles over the years, Fred&#39;s understanding of the Institute and its constituents equips him uniquely well for his role.</p>\n<p>\n	&quot;In my present position as Au Sable&#39;s Executive Director, I have perhaps one of the best jobs. Everything I choose to do is about advancing the work of creation care. In developing Au Sable&#39;s courses and educational programs, strengthening environmental programs at Participating Colleges, building a community of mutual support for Au Sable, developing the Au Sable Research Program, engaging churches in the understanding and work of creation stewardship, and making Au Sable a better place to work for our staff; There is no wasted time and no wasted effort,&quot; says Fred of his role at the Institute.</p>\n<p>\n	Earlier in his career, Fred earned his Ph.D. in environmental and forest biology from the College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York-Syracuse. He served as a wildlife biologist for the Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks, a scientific and management consultant to the National Park Service, and an ex offico member of numerous interdisciplinary management teams of the U.S. Forest Service. Dr. Van Dyke is the author of extensive publications, ranging from research studies in scientific journals, to his widely used textbook, <em>Conservation Biology: Foundations, Concepts, Applications</em> (Springer 2008), <em>Redeeming Creation: The Biblical Basis for Environmental Stewardship</em> which he co-authored with former Au Sable Associate Director, Dave Mahan, and his most recent book, <em>Between Heaven and Earth: Christian Perspectives on Environmental Protection</em>.</p>\n<p>\n	&quot;At an individual level, I see many lives changed in students and faculty through their time at Au Sable. This is important at the most foundational levels, our growth in becoming obedient disciples of Jesus Christ, of which creation care is but one expression. Many people, when living in the Au Sable community, have an opportunity to &quot;straighten things out&quot; in their life with Christ that they didn&#39;t or couldn&#39;t do in other settings. My ongoing work is to make life and community at Au Sable a place where there are no barriers to this kind of personal change.&quot;</p>\n<p>\n	Apart from his academic pursuits, Fred is a proud husband, father and grandfather who enjoys running, fishing, and spending time with his wife Linda and their dog Teddy.</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1039,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	When we were children, most of us can relate to playing outdoors, we would explore, play games, and catch&nbsp;bugs to show to our playmates and parents. This natural curiosity for insects serves the science of ecology well, these creatures play an important role in ecosystems and their study helps us to better understand both the insects themselves as well as the environments in which they live.&nbsp;</p>\n','none','<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}InsectEcology2016.JPG\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 150px; float: left;\" />When we were children, most of us can relate to playing outdoors, we would explore, play games, and catch bugs to show to our playmates and parents. This natural curiosity for insects serves the science of ecology well, these creatures play an important role in ecosystems and their study helps us to better understand both the insects themselves as well as the environments in which they live.&nbsp;<a href=\"/courses/course_information/may_term/insect_ecology_of_streams_forests_and_fields_biol_365\"><em>Insect Ecology of Streams, Forests, and Fields</em></a>&nbsp;taught by Dr. David Hoekman of Southern Nazarene University&nbsp;provides such an opportunity, students delve into the world of insects gaining an in-depth understanding of insects and their role in ecosystems through this field based course.</p>\n<p>\n	Dr. David Hoekman works as an Assistant Professor of Biology at Southern Nazarene University in Oklahoma&nbsp;and will be teaching Au Sable&#39;s May Session course&nbsp;<em>Insect Ecology of Streams, Forests, and Fields</em>&nbsp;for its second year running on location at the Great Lakes Campus. Having a passionate interest in insects, Dr. Hoekman says, &quot;I&#39;m an ecologist who has used several different insect systems in the course of my research. Insects are very important for the functioning of virtually every ecosystem and food web on earth. They are also&nbsp;absolutely beautiful, once you learn even a little bit about insects, they are a wonderful way to learn about the systems in which they interact. They are a window into the world of biology.&quot;</p>\n<p>\n	While studying, students will learn about the life history, behavior, and ecology of terrestrial and aquatic insects, as well as their role in pollination, herbivory, predation, agroecosystems, disease and vector epidemiology, invasion ecology, soil ecology, biodiversity, and freshwater ecology. Practical applications of the course include study of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approaches to reduce negative impacts of pest species in agricultural, structural, and medical settings while preserving biodiversity and ecosystem functionality.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}AS_Day1_HighRes-064.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 166px; float: right;\" />&quot;I learned a lof about insect orders, where they are found, how they work, and there was a great deal of knowledge presented by the professor that I felt confident I knew what I was doing.&quot; &quot;The actual specimen capture and bug-pinning boxes made me proud by the end. The material alone would have been enough&nbsp;but taking home a personal collection really added to the course,&quot; say students of the 2016 <em>Insect Ecology</em> class.</p>\n<p>\n	Practical field skills will be learned in <em>Insect Ecology of Streams, Forests, and Fields</em> with ample time spent exploring and collecting insects at local parks and nature areas such as Sleeping Bear Dune National Lakeshore, Harwick Pines State Park, and Bear Lake Bog, to name a few. Come study insects and broaden your understanding of biology and ecosystems next summer with Au Sable!</p>\n<p>\n	<a href=\"/courses/register\">Register Now!</a></p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1040,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_CTCYL_InsectEcology.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/blog/courses_that_change_your_life_insect_ecology_of_streams_forests_and_fields#.WC28V6IrJ','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1044,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	Dr. Dorothy Boorse has been a member of Au Sable&#39;s Board of Trustees for four years now, this year the first as Vice-Chair. Currently a Professor of Biology at Gordon College in Massachusetts, Dorothy loves to teach, viewing each student as representing Christ and teaching as a way to serve God.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Dorothy-Boorse.jpg\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 190px; float: left;\" />Dr. Dorothy Boorse has &nbsp;been a member of Au Sable&#39;s Board of Trustees for four years now, this year the first as Vice-Chair. Currently a Professor of Biology at Gordon College in Massachusetts, Dorothy loves to teach, viewing each student as representing Christ and teaching as a way to serve God.</p>\n<p>\n	A classic Au Sable story, Dr. Boorse began her affiliation with Au Sable as a college student while working towards a B.S. in Biology at Gordon. She studied ornithology, land use practicum, and insect biology at Au Sable before going on to work as an intern in the Environmental Education program. Her Au Sable internship remained her favorite job for years, seeing kids be enthralled by watching a robin, learning about logging, or adventures at the beaver pond were all highlights for Dorothy.</p>\n<p>\n	Earning an M.S. in entomology from Cornell University, then a Ph.D. in Oceanography and Limnology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dorothy participated in the Au Sable Graduate Fellows program during these years of study. And through this, first met Dr. Dave Foster, current Chair of the Au Sable Board.</p>\n<p>\n	Dr. Boorse is passionate about increasing the success of women and minorities in the sciences and focuses her scholarly work on explaining environmental science to non-experts and to students exploring the relationship between science and faith. Dorothy is the lead author of <em>Loving the Least of These,</em>&nbsp;a report on poverty and climate change put out by the National Association of Evangelicals, and co-author of the textbook <em>Environmental Science (ed. 11, 12, &amp; 13) by Wright and Boorse</em>.</p>\n<p>\n	Raised in Pennsylvania, Dorothy&#39;s upbringing was heavily influenced by the Mennonite tradition and its value of caring for creation, and people in poverty. These values can be seen in the work that Dorothy does, and in her love for people, the natural world, and how the two interact.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Boorse Headshot Aug 2015A.jpg\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 229px; float: right;\" />&quot;The work of Au Sable, and my role with the Institute are important because I hope for better things for the next generation. Au Sable has been an important part of the lives of so many in creation care, and I hope it will be for many more. I hope that we can continue to take care not only of the places our courses are taught&nbsp;but of the whole world,&quot; shares Dr. Boorse.</p>\n<p>\n	Dorothy lives in Beverly, MA with her husband, two sons, and young poodle. She enjoys tending her native plant garden, participating in her local CSA, and being involved in her local church and prayer group. Fall leaves are one of Dorothy&#39;s favorite things.</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1043,1,3,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','none','','none','','none','','none','<p>\n	Eugene Dunkley has worked as a Professor of Biology at Greenville College, IL for the past 15 years. He teaches Microbiology, Cell Biology, and Bioethics. He is also the Dean of Diversity and holds a Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in NYC. He and his family lived in Oxford, U.K. from 1991 to 2001 as he completed post-doctoral positions at Oxford University and in biotechnology. He is also one of the Directors of the NGO Agape Scholars along with his wife, Jennifer Dunkley. Agape House is dedicated to the education of the poor and orphaned children of Malawi, East Africa and began in 2013. He and his wife are also ordained ministers and currently pastor a church in rural Illinois.</p>\n','none','{filedir_2}EugeneDunkley_NyalaGamePark_100px.jpg','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'0057','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	Dr. Dunkley spent one year in Malawi from 2009 to 2010. During that time he was able to see the effect of climate change on the indigenous population&#39;s ability to grow sustainable crops, protect them from flooding, and control endemic disease. He has brought student groups to Malawi to work with organizations such as Fisherman&#39;s Rest to address deforestation and clean water. He sees Au Sable as an organization that can have a major impact on developing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and hopes to see a campus located there in the future.</p>\n','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1045,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_FOL_DorothyBoorse.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/blog/faces_of_leadership_dr_dorothy_boorse_vice_chair_board_of_trustees#.WC90P6IrJBx','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1048,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','none','<p>\n	Earlier, in the summer of 2016, summer researchers were active in their field work for the Reforestation Management study of abandoned oil pads with the Au Sable Institute (ASI). It became evident that off-road vehicles were driving through the designated study area and if not remedied, vehicles driving through the patch of land being studied would damage the young trees that were planted&nbsp;and compromise the results of the research. In November, the Au Sable Institute had white pine stump barricades placed around this abandoned oil pad to protect the Reforestation Management study.</p>\n<p>\n	With the help of Arbor Resources of Traverse City, paths through the surrounding forest leading to the research site&nbsp;were blocked with large stump barricades to deter motorized vehicles from entering the site. Jimmy Eichstadt of Arbor Resources has homeschooled children who have visited the Au Sable Institute for its Environmental Education program. In support of his children&rsquo;s education, Jimmy is involved with the Traverse City Bulldogs, a Christian homeschool athletic association. The Traverse City Bulldog Athletic Association is in the midst of building new soccer fields for the Bulldogs, and while clearing sites for the fields they gained an excess of white pine stumps from the property that needed a home. Perfectly timed to meet the barricade needs of Au Sable&rsquo;s research program, Jimmy was able to relocate the stumps to the oil pad research site.</p>\n<p>\n	With land donated to the homeschool association for the proposed TC Bulldog athletic facility, the TC Bulldogs begin a fundraising campaign with the goal of starting construction in the spring of 2017. Arbor Resources is donating the payment received from ASI for the barricades to the TC Bulldogs building campaign. This, alongside contributions from American Waste and Excel Site Rentals of Kalkaska, kicks off the campaign to support athletics through a new facility for the homeschool community in the five-county area.</p>\n<p>\n	To learn more about the Traverse City Bulldogs and their building project visit <a href=\"http://www.tcbaa.org/index.php\">http://www.tcbaa.org/index.php</a> or write to&nbsp; <a href=\"mailto:tcbaanews@charter.net\">tcbaanews@charter.net</a>.</p>\n<p>\n	Learn more about Au Sable&rsquo;s research here: <a href=\"{filedir_11}research/\">{filedir_11}research/</a></p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1049,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_oilpad_stumps.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/barricade_placement_at_research_site_supports_homeschool_sports#.WFG2CaIrJBw','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1051,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	From even your first interaction with him, you will be met by friendly enthusiasm, genuine interest and a personality marked clearly by a zest for life. Paul Wiemerslage is the Au Sable Institute&rsquo;s Environmental Education Program Coordinator and brings passion and care to his work delivering the hands-on, field based K-12th-grade environmental education experiences at the Institute, and mentoring recent college graduates in the Environmental Education Internship Program where interns are equipped with the necessary skills to become effective environmental educators.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	<iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https://player.vimeo.com/video/198090730\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"640\"></iframe></p>\n<p>\n	<a href=\"https://vimeo.com/198090730\">Faces of Service: Paul Wiemerslage M.Ed., Environmental Education Program Coordinator</a> from <a href=\"https://vimeo.com/ausableinstitute\">Au Sable Institute</a> on <a href=\"https://vimeo.com\">Vimeo</a>.</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	From even your first interaction with him, you will be met by friendly enthusiasm, genuine interest and a personality marked clearly by a zest for life. Paul Wiemerslage is the Au Sable Institute&rsquo;s Environmental Education Program Coordinator and brings passion and care to his work delivering the hands-on, field based K-12th-grade environmental education experiences at the Institute, and mentoring recent college graduates in the Environmental Education Internship Program where interns are equipped with the necessary skills to become effective environmental educators.</p>\n<p>\n	With his journey at ASI beginning as a college student from Bethel University, Paul spent the summer of 2005 taking field courses for his undergrad from the Great Lakes campus during Summer Session I, and the Pacific Rim campus during Summer Session II. From this, he fell in love with the Au Sable experience and community, and so returned in 2006 to study a winter stream ecology course, and take part in the Environmental Education Internship. Stepping far outside his known interests to participate in the internship, Paul realized through the experience that his knowledge and love of the outdoors/creation coincided with his passion for people, perfectly in environmental education.</p>\n<p>\n	From 2007-2009 Paul worked as the Program Assistant to Patricia Fagg (then, Environmental Education Program Coordinator) before leaving Au Sable for two years to pursue his Master&rsquo;s in Environmental Education from Western Washington University. In 2011, after graduating Paul returned to the Au Sable Institute to fill the role of Program Coordinator upon Patricia&rsquo;s retirement.</p>\n<p>\n	Today, Paul is the staff member at Au Sable with the longest tenure as a full-time employee of the Institute and is known to bring a splash of humor to most every situation.</p>\n<p>\n	Paul says of his time working for ASI, &ldquo;Au Sable has positively impacted my life by helping to align my interests and values with the sources of my strength.&nbsp; Working for a Christian environmental non-profit ensures that every day the focus of my energy will be directed towards an ultimate good, which is a humbling feeling. It is incredibly satisfying to be associated with an organization that is devoted to bringing awareness and concern for the environment to the forefront of Christian faith.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	Outside of work, Paul enjoys fishing, biking, climbing, skiing, hiking and running. He loves to drink coffee with his wife in the morning, slay dragons with his stepdaughter in the evening, and try to guess what his yellow lab is thinking at any given moment.</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1052,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_FOS_PaulWiemerslage1.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/blog/faces_of_service_paul_wiemerslage_m_ed_environmental_education_program_co#.WG1O4LYrJB','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1053,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	To fully understand the many pressing environmental issues of our day, it is necessary that students study the environment and its influences from every angle. The natural world and the problems it faces can be analyzed and better understood from a chemical level. <em>Environmental Chemistry</em>, taught at the Au Sable Institute during Summer Session II builds on a foundation of general chemistry to provide students with an understanding of the principles, analysis and impact of chemical movement and distribution in natural environments.&nbsp;</p>\n','none','<p>\n	To fully understand the many pressing environmental issues of our day, it is necessary that students study the environment and its influences from every angle. The natural world and the problems it faces can be analyzed and better understood from a chemical level. <em>Environmental Chemistry</em>, taught at the Au Sable Institute during Summer Session II builds on a foundation of general chemistry to provide students with an understanding of the principles, analysis and impact of chemical movement and distribution in natural environments.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}SC_1.png\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 188px; float: left;\" />Students will learn and work both in the field and in the lab about natural and human-induced chemicals and how they interact with the hydrosphere and atmosphere. Opportunities for field trips during the course include Big Twin Lake, a local gas treatment facility, Traverse City water treatment plants and Tar Lake.</p>\n<p>\n	<em>Environmental Chemistry</em> is taught by <a href=\"{filedir_11}courses/faculty_and_fellows/#Dr.%20Scott%20Carr\">Dr. Scott Carr</a>, professor of Chemistry at Anderson University in Indiana. In Scott, students find a rare combination of expert teaching skill, personal concern for every student and depth of scientific expertise. As one student has commented, &ldquo;[Scott is] by far the best professor relationally that I have ever had. He had a huge impact on my life.&rdquo; A widely published expert on ionization chemistry, chemistry of gasses, and chemical instrumentation, Scott is able to engage students in such a way that a complex topic of study can be understood and students feel equipped well for further studies and employment in the environmental field. A student from the 2015 <em>Environmental Chemistry</em> course found that, &ldquo;Environmental Chemistry had a lot of environmental applications that will be practical in the future.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Env-Chem-course.jpg\" style=\"width: 610px; height: 200px;\" />A true hands-on technical course, <em>Environmental Chemistry</em> is a good option for students studying Environmental Science, Biology, and Chemistry among other majors. Dr. Scott Carr will teach sampling and analytical methods for water soil and air in this intensive field course and provide students with skills that matter (in academics, and to employers).</p>\n<p>\n	Take <a href=\"{filedir_11}courses/course_information/summer_session_ii_great_lakes/environmental_chemistry_chem_332/\"><em>Environmental Chemistry</em></a> at the Au Sable Institute, and live among the pines of Northern Lower Michigan while gaining valuable skills and knowledge to advance your education and future career.</p>\n<p>\n	<a href=\"{filedir_11}courses/register\">Register Here!</a></p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1054,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_CTCYL_EnvironmentalChemistry.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/blog/courses_that_change_your_life_environmental_chemistry_chem_332#.WG52vrYrJBx','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1055,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	Noah Toly, Secretary for Au Sable&rsquo;s Board of Trustees has been serving as a board member for over two years. In his position of leadership as Secretary of the Board, Dr. Toly puts an emphasis on listening well, striving to see the big picture, and thinking strategically about the present and future operations of the Institute.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	Noah Toly, Secretary for Au Sable&rsquo;s Board of Trustees has been serving as a board member for over two years. In his position of leadership as Secretary of the Board, Dr. Toly puts an emphasis on listening well, striving to see the big picture, and thinking strategically about the present and future operations of the Institute.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}NoahToly1.jpg\" style=\"width: 400px; height: 267px;\" /></p>\n<p>\n	Before joining the Board of Trustees, Noah taught Environmental Policy at Au Sable as a faculty member. Currently, Dr. Toly works at Wheaton College in Illinois as a Professor of Politics and International Relations and Director of the Center for Urban Engagement.</p>\n<p>\n	Well traveled, and a globally recognized expert in environmental politics, Dr. Noah Toly brings a wealth of experience to his leadership at the Au Sable Institute. Noah holds a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies and Spanish, and an M.A. in Theology from Wheaton College, In addition, he earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in Urban Affairs and Public Policy from the&nbsp;University of Delaware.</p>\n<p>\n	He is an extensively published author of academic papers, author, and editor of numerous books, and is invited internationally to speak on the topics of cities, politics, and the environment. He runs a blog, &ldquo;Noah Toly &ndash; Anything over 140 characters&rdquo; where he writes about higher education, cities and urbanism, the environment, and shares important quotes, and his own photographs. Visit his blog at <a href=\"http://noahtoly.tumblr.com/\">http://noahtoly.tumblr.com/</a></p>\n<p>\n	Over his years of involvement with the Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies, Noah remembers fondly, his time spent with his family on Big Twin Lake at ASI&rsquo;s Great Lakes Campus. His children especially loved fishing on the lake during those summer weeks with Dr. Fred Van Dyke, the Institute&rsquo;s Executive Director and Ben Lowe former Chair of the Board of Trustees.</p>\n<p>\n	&ldquo;It has been a real privilege to hear about the impact of Au Sable from students and alumni, not to mention the various faculty representatives at the Institute&rsquo;s partner schools. We should not take for granted what the Au Sable Institute makes possible by partnering with schools to help them offer more robust curricula and a field-based education that might not otherwise be available to many schools,&rdquo; Dr. Toly noted. &ldquo;It has been a great encouragement to watch as the institute fulfills its mission through teaching and research, and to come alongside other Christians in the task of creation care.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	Dr. Noah Toly and his wife Becky live in Wheaton Illinois where together they raise their three children, Joe, Ben and Rose and their dog Sprocket.</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1056,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_FOL_NoahToly.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/blog/faces_of_leadership_dr_noah_toly_secretary_board_of_trustees#.WG_M-bYrJBz','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1064,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	Understanding how science and policy interact has never been more necessary and relevant than it is today. Rachel Lamb M.S., M.P.P. teaches Au Sable&rsquo;s May Term course&nbsp;<em>Environmental Law and Policy.</em> Students studying and planning to work in the environmental field will be well equipped by Rachel&rsquo;s teaching with knowledge of the policy making process and an exploration of the linkages between policy and science, all through the lens of Christian faith.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	Understanding how science and policy interact has never been more necessary and relevant than it is today. Rachel Lamb M.S., M.P.P. teaches Au Sable&rsquo;s May Term course<em>Environmental Law and Policy.</em> Students studying and planning to work in the environmental field will be well equipped by Rachel&rsquo;s teaching with knowledge of the policy making process and an exploration of the linkages between policy and science, all through the lens of Christian faith.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Lamb_2.jpg\" style=\"width: 188px; height: 250px; float: left;\" />Professor Rachel Lamb is currently a PhD student at the University of Maryland where she studies Geographical Sciences and is a Flagship Fellow. Before returning to school to pursue her PhD, Rachel served as the National Organizer and Spokesperson for Young Evangelicals for Climate Action and in 2015 was recognized by the Whitehouse&rsquo;s Champions of Change Program for her work on climate action in faith communities.</p>\n<p>\n	&ldquo;Rachel has a way of engaging students in challenging dialogue that pushes us towards a nuanced understanding of our own thoughts and positions&nbsp;but also lends respect, comradery, and mutual growth. It is clear that her teaching methodology, as well as her desire to teach, is firmly situated in the fact that our actions flow out of our ideas and ways of thinking, and these actions tangibly shape our world and the lives of others. Studying with Professor Rachel Lamb was an absolute pleasure,&rdquo; shared a student from the 2016 offering of <em>Environmental Law and Policy.</em></p>\n<p>\n	Rachel&rsquo;s background is marked by extensive study and professional experience. She holds an undergraduate degree from Wheaton College, IL in Environmental Studies and International Relations, Master of Science in Sustainable Development &amp; Conservation Biology and a Master of Public Policy from the University of Maryland. Now, working towards a PhD, Rachel is also co-authoring a major textbook in conservation biology to be published by Springer in 2018, alongside Au Sable&rsquo;s Executive Director, Dr. Fred Van Dyke.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Lamb_1.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 188px; float: right;\" />Professionally, Rachel has worked with a number of development and environmental organizations both within the United States, and also abroad. Professor Lamb has worked for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a GRO Fellow, A Rocha Peru, and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, to name a few.</p>\n<p>\n	Of her work on the faculty at Au Sable, Rachel says, &ldquo;Walking alongside and equipping students to more fully engage the Christian call to serve, protect and restore the earth is always a privilege. Au Sable&rsquo;s dedication to place-based education and the conscious fostering of theocentric vocations among its students makes this a particularly special place to teach.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	Outside of work, Rachel enjoys hiking, camping, spending time with family, is a fan of classic literature and has the goal to visit every U.S. national park site.</p>\n<p>\n	Study under Rachel Lamb in <em>Environmental Law and Policy</em> and learn about how science can inform the policy-making process while diving into topics of environmental ethics, environmental justice, and environmental advocacy. Rachel presents a multi-disciplinary approach to caring for God&rsquo;s world when Christians&rsquo; role in engaging with environmental policy could not be more timely.&nbsp;</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1065,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_FF_RachelLamb.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/blog/featured_faculty_rachel_lamb_environmental_law_and_policy#.WKMU5hIrJBw','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1066,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	When it comes to college faculty, hiring a one-year replacement doesn&rsquo;t always create cause for celebration. But at Au Sable, that&rsquo;s exactly the way things are as we find ourselves celebrating the appointment of Dr. Eric Nord of Greenville C<a>olleg</a>e&nbsp; (Illinois) for Au Sable&rsquo;s Costa Rican offering, Tropical Agriculture and Missions (TAM).</p>\n','none','<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}EricNord_El Manguito.png\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 161px; float: left;\" />An Assistant Professor of Biology at Greenville, Eric will fill the post normally held by Dr. David Unander of Eastern University (Pennsylvania) who is unable to travel to Costa Rica this year. Already a part of the Au Sable faculty teaching Forest Ecology alongside his wife, Dr. Andrea Nord, during Summer Session II at the Pacific Rim Campus, Eric brings a wealth of experience to his new role. Through TAM, Eric will be providing students with an introduction to tropical agriculture with applications for working with resource-poor farmers.</p>\n<p>\n	Knowing Au Sable well, Dr. Nord first visited the Institute as a student in 1992, and went on to work at Au Sable as an intern, staff member, and faculty representative before becoming a professor on the faculty in 2016.</p>\n<p>\n	&ldquo;What can I say except that God has clearly provided the perfect person for our students in Tropical Agriculture and Missions this year in the person of Eric Nord. We&rsquo;ll be glad to see Dave Unander back in 2018, but there will be no drop in the quality of this course with Eric as the instructor. Students taking Tropical Agriculture and Missions this year will have an outstanding experience.&rdquo; said Dr. Fred Van Dyke, Executive Director of the Au Sable Institute.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}EricNord_Hiking RMMC.jpeg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 188px; float: right;\" />Eric brings much personal, professional, and cultural experience to TAM that will be a blessing to his students. Eric&rsquo;s graduate studies and post-doctoral work at Penn State focused on the use of ecological tools to enhance productivity in agricultural systems, including efforts to support plant breeding targeted at increasing the productivity of small-holder production systems in majority world nations. Eric has worked and studied internationally in China, South Africa, and Malawi. Fluent in Spanish, Eric has also worked in Honduras with Mennonite Central Committee in projects focusing on agricultural development and missions.</p>\n<p>\n	&ldquo;I&rsquo;m excited by the opportunity to teach this class; agriculture in the tropics is important both as a tool for stewardship of creation and as a tool for meeting human needs. Some of my best memories from Honduras&nbsp;are of&nbsp;touring small farms and hearing the farmers describe their ideas, hopes, and dreams &ndash; I&rsquo;d love for our students to experience that&rdquo; shared Eric about his appointment to teach TAM.</p>\n<p>\n	Glad to have you on board, Dr. Nord!</p>\n<p>\n	Learn more about Tropical Agriculture and Missions here, and enroll here!</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1067,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_EricNord_TAM.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/welcoming_dr_eric_nord_to_the_costa_rica_team#.WKMjiBIrJBw','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1068,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	Dr. Robert Zwier, &#39;Bob&#39; as many call him, currently serves on Au Sable&rsquo;s Board of Trustees as Treasurer. Joining the Board in 2015, Bob is one of the newest Trustees and brings expertise and administrative experience to his role from decades spent holding senior academic positions at Northwestern College in Iowa, Malone University in Ohio and Roberts Wesleyan College in New York.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}BobZwier.jpg\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 356px; float: left;\" />Dr. Robert Zwier, &#39;Bob&#39; as many call him, currently serves on Au Sable&rsquo;s Board of Trustees as Treasurer. Joining the Board in 2015, Bob is one of the newest Trustees and brings expertise and administrative experience to his role from decades spent holding senior academic positions at Northwestern College in Iowa, Malone University in Ohio and Roberts Wesleyan College in New York.</p>\n<p>\n	Bob studied Political Science at Calvin College (Michigan) for his undergrad, then went on to earn a Masters and doctorate in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin- Madison. As a member of the Board of Trustees, this is Bob&rsquo;s closest work with the Institute, and while not formally affiliated with Au Sable prior to this role, his connections to the Au Sable community were forged years ago! During his years as a graduate student he heard Dr. Cal DeWitt (former Executive Director of the Au Sable Institute) speak about creation care, then years later, while working as Academic Vice President at Northwestern College, he hired and supervised Dr. Fred Van Dyke (current Executive Director of the Au Sable Institute) as a professor of Biology.</p>\n<p>\n	As Treasurer of the Board, Dr. Zwier is one of four officers of the Executive Committee&nbsp;and is the Chair of the Finance Committee which monitors the budget process of the Institute. &ldquo;As an academic leader, I have long been interested in how teachers can maximize student learning through their pedagogy.&nbsp;It is clear to me that the kind of educational experience offered at Au Sable has a transformative and long-lasting impact on students,&rdquo; shared Bob.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}BobZwier2.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 169px; float: right;\" />Dr. Zwier is a respected Christian political scientist, teacher, scholar and administrator and in his professional career has taught as a professor at a state university in Kansas, then Northwestern College where he taught courses in politics and public policy. He then went on to work as Provost and Senior Vice President of Roberts Wesleyan College, Provost of Malone University, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Colorado Christian University and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Northwestern College. &ldquo;As a political scientist, I have been learning, teaching, and writing about the relationships between faith and politics, often focusing on how the Bible shapes our views about political and public policy issues. For several years I taught a class on public policy, in which we talked about environmental policies.&nbsp; The writings of people who were connected with Au Sable (Dr. Cal DeWitt, Dr. Dave Mahan, and Dr. Fred Van Dyke) were influential in helping me to understand the political choices being debated in the public square,&rdquo; said Dr. Zwier.</p>\n<p>\n	Now retired from his work at Christian colleges, Bob and his wife Janet live in Westerville, Ohio where he serves as an elder at his church and volunteer for the Red Cross delivering blood to regional hospitals and installing smoke alarms in low-income neighborhoods to reduce fire fatalities. Bob and Janet have two sons, one a meteorologist, and the other a graduate student. In his leisure time, Bob enjoys reading, disc golf, and traveling, in particular, his family has made a point of touring state capitol buildings in over 40 states!</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1069,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_FOL_RobertZwier.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/blog/faces_of_leadership_dr_bob_zwier_treasurer_board_of_trustees#.WKdtEBIrJBy','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1073,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_CalDeWitt_Reunion3.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/how_au_sable_trails_became_au_sable_institute_a_weekend_with_cal_dewitt#.WLSCzBIrJBw','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1074,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','none','<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}oilpad2016.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 200px; float: left;\" /></p>\n<p>\n	It takes a long time to grow a tree. That&rsquo;s why it shouldn&rsquo;t be a surprise that a study about how trees grow takes a while to complete. 2017 marks the third consecutive year that the Au Sable Institute will be working with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and two private energy companies, ConocoPhillips and The Shell Oil Company, to determine the best methods for reforesting abandoned oil pads in northern Michigan. As this third year of the planned five-year study begins its preparations, Au Sable has assembled its 2017 Oil Pad Reforestation Research Team that will begin its fieldwork in May.</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}KirstenFenton.jpg\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 301px; float: right;\" /><strong><em>Kirsten Fenton</em></strong>, from North Park University in Chicago, Illinois, first came to Au Sable as a student in Au Sable&rsquo;s Field Biology in Spring, taught by Dr. David Dornbos. In his recommendation of Kirsten, David noted that, on a rainy day in the field near one of the oil pad study sites, she &ldquo;pulled me out of the rain protecting forest &hellip;to walk back through the research site. She was interested in which tree species had been selected [for restoration] and which types had the greatest likelihood of survival.&rdquo; For her part, Kirsten noted that, &ldquo;My experience at Au Sable was life changing&hellip;my passion for creation, conservation, and the connection between faith and the environment grew exponentially.&rdquo; A highly respected student at North Park University, Kirsten has served as a Writing Advisor, Teaching Assistant and Summer Science Academy Research Student at North Park. Honored to have you with us, Kirsten.</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}TaylorMarshall-min.jpg\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 300px; float: right;\" /><strong><em>Taylor Marshall</em> </strong>from Southern Nazarene University (SNU) in Bethany, Oklahoma, will complement Kirsten in the 2017 study of oil pad reforestation. Founder and President of SNU&rsquo;s Creation Care Club, Taylor has also served as an Intern at the Oklahoma Aquarium in Jenks, Oklahoma, where she was responsible primarily for invertebrate displays. A student in Animal Ecology and Aquatic Biology at Au Sable&rsquo;s Great Lakes Campus in Michigan and in Marine Mammals on Au Sable&rsquo;s Whidbey Island Campus in Washington, Taylor shared that, at Au Sable, &ldquo;I have found my place as a steward of His beautiful creation, and Au Sable is an institution that provides lessons in the deeper understanding of this call.&rdquo; Welcome, Taylor. We&rsquo;re glad to have you back in this new role as a Research Assistant.</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}wilderman_tolsma_2016.jpg\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 300px; float: right;\" /><strong><em>Susan Wilderman</em>, </strong>a teacher from Jesse Remington High School in Candia, New Hampshire returns for her fourth year as the Research Associate for the oil pad reforestation study. Equipped with a Masters in Natural Resources and years of research and teaching experience, during the summer field season, Susan oversees the research students and manages the collection and analyzing of field data. &ldquo;I see my role in this study as one of mentor. In the beginning of the summer there is much to learn regarding vegetation identification, the methods for gathering, and managing a great deal of data. As the summer moves along, the students grow in knowledge and understanding which is a joy to observe,&rdquo; said Susan of her role in the study at Au Sable. Thanks for your work on the study, Susan, glad to have you back on the team for the upcoming summer.</p>\n<p>\n	<strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dr. Fred Van Dyke, </strong>Au Sable&rsquo;s Executive Director, noted that &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a pleasure to have such talented people assembled on one study. We&rsquo;ve learned a lot in just the first two years. The third year promises to give us even more insight about why different tree species are behaving differently in different treatments. Susan, Taylor, and Kirsten will provide us with the skill and dedication we need to make this year as successful as the first two.&rdquo; There&rsquo;s more ahead to discover in how to restore Michigan&rsquo;s abandoned oil pads to their former forested state. It&rsquo;s a pleasure to welcome our new Oil Pad Reforestation Team to be a part of this effort for 2017.</p>\n<p>\n	<strong><em>The first in a series of stories that will introduce the Au Sable Research Teams for every study, watch for the next story about our Kirtland&rsquo;s Warbler research.</em></strong></p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1075,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_2017OilPadTeam.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/meet_au_sables_2017_oil_pad_reforestation_team#.WLSf8xIrJBw','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1080,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	&ldquo;Growing up, I remember being outside in the woods for hours on end from morning to night. So, Conservation Biology comes naturally as a steward of God&rsquo;s creation,&rdquo; said Tom when asked what inspires his work.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}TomSmith2-min.JPG\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 333px; float: left;\" />Dr. Thomas Smith, Associate Professor of Biology at Ave Maria University in Florida is the newest member of the Au Sable faculty. Dr. Smith will be teaching ASI&rsquo;s Summer Session I course, Conservation Biology, in 2017.</p>\n<p>\n	&ldquo;Growing up, I remember being outside in the woods for hours on end from morning to night. So, Conservation Biology comes naturally as a steward of God&rsquo;s creation,&rdquo; said Tom when asked what inspires his work.</p>\n<p>\n	Dr. Smith&rsquo;s pursuit of conservation biology began at Plymouth State College in New Hampshire where he completed his undergrad in Environmental Biology, from there he went on to gain two Masters degrees from Western Kentucky University in Biology and in Recreation. Tom then earned his Ph.D. in Environmental Biology from the University of Louisville before beginning his teaching career. Prior to his current position as Associate Professor of Biology at Ave Maria University, Dr. Smith taught at a number of other schools including College of the Southwest in New Mexico, Waynesburg College in Pennsylvania and South Arkansas University in Arkansas.</p>\n<p>\n	Conservation biology is an area of study close to Tom&rsquo;s heart and central to his faith as a Christian. &ldquo;Creation is God&#39;s and we are responsible and accountable as stewards. We need to wisely manage and utilize Creation. God has placed in the human heart the desire to know the truth &ndash; &ldquo;creation&rdquo;. To know the truth about Creation; especially nature, is to explore and discover through studying. We need to learn from the past and present to see how we can manage creation for the future. Studying creation can give us an insight on God and illuminate some of God&#39;s wonders,&rdquo; he shared.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}TomSmith1-min.JPG\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 225px; float: right;\" />Apart from his work teaching at Ave Maria University, Dr. Smith works on a global algal taxonomy project, a topic on which he has published numerous manuscripts. Tom has a specific interest in the use of seaweed as an agricultural crop in the United States and Caribbean island countries. In particular, seaweed culturing can be used by economically impoverished communities to generate extra income with little effort.</p>\n<p>\n	In Ave Maria, Florida, Dr. Tom Smith lives with his wife and their 5 sons who range in age from 2 to 20. As a family, they enjoy exploring the National Parks.</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1076,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','none','<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}IMGP4610.JPG\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 167px; float: left;\" />Endangered species become endangered for at least one of three reasons: (1) they have small populations everywhere they occur; (2) they have a very limited geographic range; or (3) they are extreme habitat specialists, only able to use very specific types of vegetation. It&rsquo;s little wonder that Michigan&rsquo;s Kirtland&rsquo;s warbler is endangered, as it fits the profile for all three of these traits. This is particularly the case in habitat, where the Kirtland&rsquo;s warbler has long been known for its specialized use of 5-15-year-old jack pine stands. But as its populations have now begun to recover, there is mounting evidence that Kirtland&rsquo;s can use red pine stands as well as jack pine. If the warbler can nest and raise its young as productively in red pine as jack pine, a wildlife manager suddenly has many more options for increasing populations of Kirtland&rsquo;s warblers. And because red pine is a more commercially valuable tree, planting red pine could attract the&nbsp;support of commercial foresters for creating more habitat for Kirtland&rsquo;s warblers.</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With these considerations in mind, Au Sable begins its second year of a study on comparative use and reproductive success of Kirtland&rsquo;s warblers in jack pine and red pine habitat, in cooperation with the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. This year&rsquo;s team of Michael Hindy and Alyssa Sargent will be in the field collecting data about Kirtland&rsquo;s warblers by mid-May. We&rsquo;d like you to meet them.</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Michael Hindy.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 333px; float: right;\" /><strong><em>Michael Hindy</em></strong> comes to the study fresh from Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he completed a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Biology in December 2016. Familiar with Au Sable as a former student in Environmental Chemistry and Environmental Applications for Geographic Information Systems in 2015, Michael comes to the Kirtland&rsquo;s study already in possession of considerable experience in bird studies and in habitat restoration. A member of a student team directed by Au Sable faculty members Darren Proppe (Calvin College) and Rob Keys (Cornerstone University) on mechanisms of habitat selection in grassland songbirds at the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute in southern Michigan, Michael has also worked as restoration intern under Calvin College and Au Sable faculty member Dave Warners, an experience that provided him with extensive skill in plant identification, knowledge he will need in the Kirtland&rsquo;s study on a daily basis. As Michael said about his new opportunity with Au Sable, &ldquo;I cannot express how excited I am to be part of a team researching one of Michigan&rsquo;s prized warblers, as well as being able to be part of a community which loved God and cared for his creation.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Alyssa Sargent.JPG\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 250px; float: right;\" /><strong><em>Alyssa Sargent</em></strong> joins Michael from Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Initially a student with a focus in chemical and microbiological research, Alyssa became interested in conservation biology through her Departmental Honors Research project on the Panamanian golden frog in which she studied methods of individual identification that could be used for monitoring and managing captive and wild populations of this IUCN Red List (critically endangered) species. Alyssa perfected bird identification skills through her work at Messiah&rsquo;s Oakes Museum where she was responsible for the care of the museum&rsquo;s bird collection, not only learning how to identify adult birds but the nests and eggs of different species, a skill of immense value in finding nests of Kirtland&rsquo;s warblers in red pine and jack pine habitat. Alyssa also recently completed a field natural history course in New Zealand where she continued to sharpen her skills in bird species identification. Looking forward to her role as a Research Assistant in Au Sable&rsquo;s Kirtland&rsquo;s warbler study, Alyssa noted, &ldquo;Au Sable has a very impressive research program, and I am excited to be a part of it &ndash; I can&rsquo;t wait to be in the field and learn about the Kirtland&rsquo;s warbler firsthand.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dr. Fred Van Dyke, Au Sable&rsquo;s Executive Director and Principal Investigator in the Kirtland&rsquo;s warbler study, is enthusiastic about having Michael and Alyssa on the warbler research team. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s rare,&rdquo; said Van Dyke, &ldquo;to find individuals this young who already have so much useful, practical experience in precisely this type of research, combined with a focused interest and very specific goals for a career in conservation science. We really have two remarkable people for this study in Michael and Alyssa.&rdquo; Great to have you both on board! See you in the pines in May!</p>\n<p>\n	<strong><em>This is the second in a series of stories that will introduce the Au Sable Research Teams for every study. Watch for the next story about our research on the restoration of the Arctic Grayling in Michigan.</em></strong></p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1077,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_2017KirtlandsTeam.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/meet_au_sables_2017_kirtlands_warbler_team#.WL61sBIrJBw','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1082,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	Since September 2016, Jessi Kramer has been serving as the Environmental Education Program Assistant at Au Sable. Her affiliation with Au Sable began in the spring of 2016 when she came to the Great Lakes Campus in Michigan to take part in the Environmental Education Internship Program.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	<iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https://player.vimeo.com/video/213909799\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"640\"></iframe></p>\n<p>\n	<a href=\"https://vimeo.com/213909799\">Faces of Service: Jessi Kramer M.S., Environmental Education Program Assistant</a> from <a href=\"https://vimeo.com/ausableinstitute\">Au Sable Institute</a> on <a href=\"https://vimeo.com\">Vimeo</a>.</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	Since September 2016, Jessi Kramer has been serving as the Environmental Education Program Assistant at Au Sable. Her affiliation with Au Sable began in the spring of 2016 when she came to the Great Lakes Campus in Michigan to take part in the Environmental Education Internship Program. After the spring of her first internship, Jessi stayed on staff at the Institute as a cook for the summer college program, then in the fall returned to the Environmental Education program, this time as the Program Assistant.</p>\n<p>\n	Jessi exudes a quiet confidence and well-spoken eloquence in her teaching and writing. &ldquo;Talking with Jessi, it becomes apparent rather quickly that she is a caring and compassionate soul, there is a sincerity in the way she approaches people which makes her an extremely effective teacher,&ldquo; explained Paul Wiemerslage, Au Sable&rsquo;s Environmental Education Program Coordinator. &ldquo;We feel blessed to have Jessi on staff. I&rsquo;ve appreciated her assistance so much already, from collaborating on new curriculum to her help working with interns. There are a lot of exciting things going on right now with the program and it is great to have her help.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	Studying at Spring Arbor University in Michigan for her undergrad, Jessi earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology, then attended Taylor University in Indiana where she received a Master&rsquo;s in Environmental Science. After finishing her schooling Jessi worked at a number of farms where she could invest in her love of plants and God&#39;s&nbsp;earth. At the recommendation of Dr. Chris Newhouse, one of her professors and mentors from Spring Arbor University, Jessi came to Au Sable where she could not only work in the field of creation care but also engage with and teach people about the natural world, something that was missing in her farm work.</p>\n<p>\n	Outside of work, Jessi loves fireside reading, dogs, and bike riding and can be found perfecting her homemade mozzarella recipe, enjoying toast with lots of butter and foraging for wild edibles such as Chaga, in her down time.</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1083,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_FOS_JessiKramer.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/blog/faces_of_service_jessi_kramer_ms_environmental_education_program_assistan#.WPfFgFMrJB','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1084,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	For the past several years, the northeast quarter of Kalkaska County, Michigan, has been blessed by early spring and late autumn visits of both native species of North American swans, Tundra&nbsp;Swan, and Trumpeters Swan. They began to be seen on nearby Pickerel Lake, only about a mile south of the Institute, a few years ago, and more recently are being seen on Little Twin Lake, Big Twin Lake (which borders the Au Sable campus), and now on Au Sable&rsquo;s main campus on Louie&rsquo;s Pond.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	Today we had some of the best viewing ever of the larger Trumpeter Swan. Thanks to the skills of our Scientific Technician, Lindsay Barden, we can share this experience with you in these photos and video.</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	<iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https://player.vimeo.com/video/214055965\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"640\"></iframe></p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	Trumpeters derive their name from their loud, deep &ldquo;trumpeting&rdquo; voice, which contrasts with the softer, more mellow and higher pitched &ldquo;cooing&rdquo; of their smaller relative, the Tundra Swan. Trumpeters are described as &ldquo;rare&rdquo; wherever they occur, although the species is not listed as threatened or endangered. Best estimates put the current North American population at between 50,000 and 60,000 birds, with probably 10,000 to 20,000 in the so-called &ldquo;Interior Population&rdquo; of the US and Canada, whose range includes Michigan. While not listed as Threatened or Endangered, they have perhaps the lowest genetic diversity of any waterfowl species because almost all individuals alive today are descendants of a population that had, by the 1930s, been reduced to less than 100 birds in and around the Yellowstone Region in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. At this critical time, a special reserve in Montana, the Red Rocks Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, was created just for these survivors. From that point on, through protection, habitat management, reintroduction, and the discovery of another population in Alaska in the 1950s, the Trumpeter has recovered dramatically. Although still a rare sight, its populations are secure, increasing, and expanding in range.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}TrumpeterSwan1.jpg\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 333px;\" /></p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	The swans with us today are an adult male and female who have apparently found our current weather of cool rain and overcast skies much to their liking. They have been feeding and &ldquo;loafing&rdquo; in Louie&rsquo;s Pond (named after Louie Kleinschmidt, the man who sold the land that would eventually become the Au Sable Institute to Au Sable&rsquo;s Founder, Dr. Harold Snyder), and &ldquo;tipping&rdquo; in shallow water to pull up and consume rooted aquatic vegetation. Like the Trumpeter Swan, Louie&rsquo;s Pond is also a comeback story. Reduced to little more than a small &ldquo;hole&rdquo; of permanent water in the southeast corner of its original area after years of higher-than-average temperatures and lower-than-average rainfall from the 1990s through the first decade of the new Millennium, the Pond began to recover around 2012 when precipitation increased, temperatures cooled slightly, and water levels began to rise. Today, Louie&rsquo;s Pond occupies nearly all of its past acreage.&nbsp;<strong>For those of you who were students here in the 1980s, it is beginning to look just like you would remember it, except for the swans. I&rsquo;ll bet you never saw them here then!</strong></p>\n<p>\n	Enjoy the photos and video and envision yourself back on the Au Sable Campus. And when you&rsquo;re done, plan a visit. We&rsquo;d love to see you again.</p>\n<p>\n	Dr. Fred Van Dyke, Executive Director</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}TrumpeterSwan2.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 450px;\" /></p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1085,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_TrumpeterSwans.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/trumpeter_swans_on_louies_pond_april_20_2017#.WPkAxVMrJBz','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1087,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_GraylingResearchTeam2017.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/meet_au_sables_2017_grayling_research_team#.WRGj61MrJBw','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1089,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_TWUSustainingPartnership_2.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/partners_without_borders_trinity_western_joins_sustaining_partner_family#.WR792RMrJBw','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1126,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}Christmas_Potluck_HP_Rotator_2017-small.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/events/','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1105,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_MiCorps2017fall.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/events/','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1091,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_FOL_BertFroysland.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/blog/faces_of_leadership_bert_froysland_founding_trustee_board_of_trustees#.WSdMJRMrJBz','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1092,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','none','<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Lindsay_Mouw3.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 299px; float: left;\" />The Au Sable Institute is pleased to announce the 2017 recipient of the Calvin DeWitt Leadership Fellowship, Lindsay Mouw of Dordt College. The DeWitt Fellowship, an award of US $5100, is given annually to a student who embodies the leadership spirit and qualities of the award&rsquo;s namesake, Dr. Calvin DeWitt, the founding Executive Director and current President Emeritus of the Au Sable Institute. The recipient must be a student of exemplary academic record, as well as displaying accomplishments in leadership in Christian environmental service and care. Lindsay Mouw is just such a student.</p>\n<p>\n	This summer, Lindsay will be studying at Au Sable during Summer Session II where she will be taking Watersheds in Global Development taught by Dr. Bill Deutsch of Auburn University (Alabama) and Environmental Applications in Geographic Information Systems, taught by Dr. Mark Gathany of Cedarville University (Ohio). Lindsay has just completed her senior year at Dordt College (Iowa) where she majored in &nbsp;Biology. At Dordt, Lindsay served as Vice President of the Sustainability Committee, founded and served as President of the Dordt College Eco Defenders, worked as Project Leader for Young Evangelicals for Climate Action (YECA) on her campus, and then went on to be selected as a YECA Climate Leadership Fellow.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Lindsay_Mouw5.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 225px; float: right;\" />&ldquo;One of Lindsay&rsquo;s greatest strengths,&rdquo; said Kyle Meyaard-Schaap, National Organizer and Spokesperson for YECA, &ldquo;is her creativity and fearlessness. One of Lindsay&rsquo;s first projects with YECA was to conduct candidate &lsquo;intercepts&rsquo; during the Republican presidential primaries in 2015 and 2016.&nbsp; This required her to attend local rallies and events held by candidates in Iowa and to ask candidates about their views on creation care and climate change. Lindsay jumped at the opportunity to grow her advocacy skills and to develop her natural leadership abilities.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	Lindsay&rsquo;s passion for creation care and the environment has been growing since the time she studied with the Creation Care Study Program in New Zealand in 2015. Learning in an intentional Christian community and putting into daily practice her lessons about environmental stewardship from her classes opened her eyes to a new lifestyle. During that semester abroad, Lindsay recalled, &ldquo;My interest in environmental stewardship grew tremendously and it has now become my greatest passion. I now pay greater attention to creation and I find myself seeking God through it. I also find that caring for His creation offers another way for me to worship and praise Him.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Lindsay_Mouw1.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 444px; float: left;\" /></p>\n<p>\n	Since her earlier studies in New Zealand, Lindsay has been actively building and leading her college community in climate action and caring for creation. Lindsay seeks to one day work in the field of environmental policy. &ldquo;My goal,&rdquo; says Lindsay, &ldquo;is to help people see that environmental issues are bi-partisan issues. I believe that laws and policies are a relatively fast medium to enact widespread change, and when we are dealing with a rapidly changing climate, we need to act with urgency.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	Congratulations Lindsay! You are well-deserving of the 2017 Calvin DeWitt Leadership Fellowship. Your passion and drive make you an outstanding leader in Christian environmental care. Au Sable looks forward to having you study with us at our Michigan campus this summer!</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1093,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_2017DeWitt_LMouw.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/meet_lindsay_mouw_2017_cal_dewitt_fellowship_winner#.WS7YeRMrJBx','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1094,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','none','<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Benjamin_VanDyke1.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 333px; float: left;\" />Congratulations to Benjamin VanDyke the 2017 recipient of the Harold Snyder Fellowship which was created in 2014, the 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary of when Dr. Snyder, Au Sable&rsquo;s Founder first brought college students from Taylor University to Au Sable, which was then a Trails Camp for Boys. The fellowship provides a US $3000 award to a student who shares the values of Dr. Harold Snyder, combined with exceptional academic ability and a passion for science teaching as part of their career goals.</p>\n<p>\n	Benjamin VanDyke, the 2017 recipient of the Fellowship, will be entering his senior year at Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan this fall where he is an Environmental Biology Major. This summer Ben will be studying Land Resources and Animal Ecology during Summer Session I, then Wildlife Ecology during Summer Session II, both at Au Sables&rsquo; Great Lakes (Michigan) Campus.</p>\n<p>\n	In his application for the Snyder Fellowship, Ben wrote, &ldquo;I believe that God&rsquo;s creation when viewed in a proper way, can lead to a sense of amazement that can only serve to glorify God. From an early age, I have fostered a sense of awe for God&rsquo;s creation. I do not worship the creation; rather, I look at the creation as a way to redirect praise back to who it is due, that is the Creator himself. That is why I want to pursue a career that involves wildlife and resource management. These things, when discovered and explored by mankind, give credit to their Designer, and leave us speechless at His glory.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Benjamin_VanDyke3.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 333px; float: right;\" />Ryan Williams, Resident Director and Student Training Coordinator at Cornerstone University, worked closely with Benjamin in overseeing his work as a Resident Assistant. In his recommendation of Benjamin, Ryan noted &ldquo;I visited Benjamin&rsquo;s room on campus and noticed a poster of the birds of the Midwest. He proceeded to talk with passion for no less than 45 minutes about all of the birds he had seen and his excitement to learn more in his ornithology course. I also know that a White Fir is his favorite of all the conifers. Who has a favorite tree within different categories of trees? Benjamin does. Benjamin is a student who exhibits a desire to glorify Christ and a passion for the world the Lord has created.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	Benjamin comes to Au Sable with a strong background in leadership, knowledge of the natural world, and a passion for sharing that knowledge with others. Through working as a Residence Assistant at his home college, Cornerstone University, a Lab Assistant for the course Introduction to Biology at Cornerstone, and employment as a Naturalist Interpreter at the Mackinac State Historic Parks, Benjamin has sharpened his skills in serving and educating the public and peers about God&rsquo;s creation and its care. In these traits, Benjamin stands squarely in the legacy of Au Sable&rsquo;s Founder, Dr. Harold Snyder, who brought this vision and mission to Au Sable even from its earliest years as a summer science camp for junior high boys.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Benjamin_VanDyke2.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 197px; float: left;\" />Benjamin holds aspirations to one day work for an organization such as the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, the US Forest Service, the US Fish and Wildlife Service or the US National Parks Service. At Au Sable, we hope that the experiences Benjamin will have, the outstanding faculty he will learn from, and the remarkable people he will meet among his fellow students will all be God&rsquo;s gifts to him toward a great career in serving and protecting God&rsquo;s earth.</p>\n<p>\n	Benjamin, congratulations on being named the 2017 Harold Snyder Fellow! We look forward to having you study with the Au Sable Institute and are glad to be a part of your journey towards your wildlife management and conservation career goals.</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1095,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_2017SnyderFellow_BVanDyke.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/harold_snyder_2017_fellowship_benjamin_vandyke#.WS8cVxMrJBw','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1099,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_DCDJonTerry.jpg','xhtml','news_and_resources/news/intentionally_creating_community_jon_terry_joins_au_sable_staff#.WUPf-RMrLUI','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1100,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','none','<p>\n	As a group, they are among the most difficult to study, living life in two different worlds of land and water. They are among the most colorful, beautiful, and vocal, but also among the most sensitive to environmental changes in climate, landscape structure, and habitat fragmentation. And with all their diversity, beauty, and sensitivity, they are often the most overlooked. &ldquo;They&rdquo; are amphibians, and their worldwide decline is now a global concern in conservation biology. Staff, faculty, and consulting scientists at the Au Sable Institute recently published a collaborative research effort on amphibian conservation, <em>Amphibians in Forest Pools: Does Habitat Clustering Affect Community Diversity and Dynamics? </em>(<a href=\"http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecs2.1671/epdf\">http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecs2.1671/epdf</a>).</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}eastern_tiger_salamander_JimHarding_DNR.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 164px; float: left;\" />Appearing in the prestigious publication <em>Ecosphere</em>, the only completely online and fully open access journal publication of the Ecological Society of America, Au Sable Executive Director Fred Van Dyke, Au Sable Professor of Environmental Law Rachel Lamb, Seth Harju, President of Heron Ecological and a regular consulting scientist in the Au Sable Research Program, and five other authors explored the effects of habitat clustering (similar kinds of habitat in close proximity to one another) in forest pools on the level of species richness in amphibian communities using forest environments, with Au Sable&rsquo;s Scientific Technician, Lindsay Barden, providing assistance with graphics and figures included in the publication. Van Dyke, Lamb, Harju, and their colleagues determined that, when forest pools occurred in clusters, species richness of the amphibian community in the cluster increased compared to pools of approximately the same size that occurred in isolation (alone) from other similar pools.</p>\n<p>\n	Van Dyke, the paper&rsquo;s senior author, noted the importance of the paper to science in general, to amphibian conservation in particular, and to the ongoing work of the Au Sable Institute in its mission. &ldquo;There has been a great deal of theoretical work predicting that clustered habitats will tend to support greater species richness than isolated or fragmented habitat, but field studies that show real examples of this are less common. This study provides support that, in fact, habitat clustering does increase the richness of animal communities. It&rsquo;s particularly important for forest amphibians because they must adapt to two different worlds: an aquatic environment as larvae, a terrestrial forest environment as adults. Knowing that clustering supports more species of amphibians can help conservation managers to target areas that can support more amphibian species. For Au Sable, making contributions in conservation research that can be accessed by scientists worldwide is an important part of our service and mission in creation care, and critical to the Institute&rsquo;s credibility in forming new partnerships and coalitions to conduct our current and future studies.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}spring_peeper_JimHarding_DNR.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 221px; float: right;\" />Faculty member Rachel Lamb, now Flagship Fellow at the University of Maryland, added &quot;Through the practice of perseverance and a genuine commitment to producing sound and management-relevant science, our team was able to publish our findings and make this information readily accessible to a variety of audiences&hellip; I imagine that many of the former students who worked on this project view this work as a foundational learning experience that has continued to shape their research endeavors. For example, as my first peer-reviewed article, this work helped me better understand the peer-review process and the importance of never giving up on improving, and in some cases defending, the communication of your ideas.&rdquo; As a consulting scientist with particular expertise in statistical analysis, Seth Harju explained, &quot;Being a steward of natural resources often involves choices about conservation - where can we have the biggest positive impact? Here, we found that clustered pools supported more amphibian biodiversity and higher amphibian abundance than isolated pools. These results provide clear and concise guidance for management of amphibian habitat. And, by sharing these results in a high-visibility outlet like Ecosphere, we were able to reach a large audience of people who will leverage these findings to improve conservation outcomes. It was a pleasure to work alongside the Au Sable team as part of a group dedicated to high-quality science with tangible and beneficial conservation outcomes.&quot;</p>\n<p>\n	Au Sable&rsquo;s current research efforts include investigations of the effects of sound on songbird community composition, the comparative reproductive success of the endangered Kirtland&rsquo;s warbler in jack pine and red pine stands, the development of habitat suitability indices to choose the best sites for reintroduction of the Arctic grayling in Michigan, and the determination of best practices for reforestation of abandoned oil pads. We hope and plan to have the results of these studies in press soon as well, the better to contribute to conservation worldwide, help other scientists engaged in creation care, and advance Au Sable&rsquo;s own mission to serve, protect, and restore God&rsquo;s earth.</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-size: 10px;\">Photo Sources:</span></p>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-size: 10px;\">Jim Harding</span></p>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-size: 10px;\"><a href=\"http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10370_12145_12201-61173--,00.html\">http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10370_12145_12201-61173--,00.html</a></span></p>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-size: 10px;\"><a href=\"http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10370_12145_12201-59138--,00.html\">http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10370_12145_12201-59138--,00.html</a></span></p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1101,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_2017AmphibianResearch.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/constructive_collaboration_in_creation_care_a_new_contribution_to_amphibian#.WUPnyRMr','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1102,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_MahanFellowship2017.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/2017_dave_mahan_fellowship_jd_golden_and_rachel_pigden#.WUPuSRMrLUI','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1103,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','none','<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}ArcticGraylingHeld_JamesNPerdue2012(1).jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 200px; float: left;\" /></p>\n<p>\n	Today in the beautiful streams of northern Michigan, anglers fish for species like brook trout, brown trout, and rainbow trout in the cold, clear waters of Blue Ribbon Trout Streams like the Manistee and Au Sable Rivers. But none of these species, for all their attributes, were originally native to these particular drainages. Michigan&rsquo;s true native member of the trout family was the Arctic Grayling, a striking gray-blue fish with a large, uniquely sail-shaped dorsal fin. Extirpated by stream degradation and habitat loss that came with Michigan&rsquo;s logging era, the Grayling disappeared from the Lower Peninsula by the early twentieth century, persisting longest in the Manistee River, where the last Grayling was caught in 1906.</p>\n<p>\n	Today the Institute is playing an important part in the research effort to bring back the Grayling, working with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, and Michigan Technological University (Michigan Tech) to first determine the best sites for in-stream incubation of grayling eggs and fry that will become the foundation of well-adapted populations in the state (<a href=\"{filedir_11}news_and_resources/news/meet_au_sables_2017_grayling_research_team#.WUAh0aK1sdU\">{filedir_11}news_and_resources/news/meet_au_sables_2017_grayling_research_team#.WUAh0aK1sdU</a>). But the Grayling&rsquo;s restoration depends not only on good science, but on good science education, and on effective public relations to tell the Grayling&rsquo;s story, then and now, to the public at large. As a member of the Education and Outreach Working Group of the Michigan Arctic Grayling Initiative, Au Sable&rsquo;s Scientific Technician, Lindsay Barden, has been playing an important role in this educational effort. Most recently, Lindsay, an expert in electronic communication and illustration, was selected by the Group to design the official website icon for the Michigan Arctic Grayling Initiative.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}GraylingInitiativeLogo_LB.jpg\" style=\"width: 350px; height: 229px; float: right;\" /></p>\n<p>\n	Her logo (pictured) features a simple but elegant line drawing of the Grayling, with the body curved upward to indicate life and movement. The color in the otherwise black and white image is strategically and accurately placed in the Grayling&rsquo;s iconic dorsal fin, which, in a living fish, reflects a rainbow of colors contrasting with the blue-gray body of the fish. &nbsp;Articulating how she developed the logo to communicate the work of the Grayling Initiative, Lindsay said &ldquo;My aim was to create a simplistic design that would put an emphasis on the grayling&rsquo;s colorful dorsal fin; the species&rsquo; clearest identifier. My hope is that this design will be a visual representation of the grayling that resonates with the public and leads to an increased familiarity with this species. It is a great honor to have my design chosen to be the official logo for the Michigan Arctic Grayling Initiative and I look forward to continuing to be a part of the important work of returning the grayling to Michigan&rsquo;s waters.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	A great logo is vital to the success of the Grayling Initiative in connecting the public to this important work in conservation. As Suzanne Stone, Program Support Section Manager for the DNR, who has been leading the Initiatives work in education and outreach, said, &ldquo;Ms. Barden&rsquo;s artwork was selected to represent the Michigan Arctic Grayling Initiative by the initiative&rsquo;s two foundational partners, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians. We felt its beauty and fluid motion not only symbolized the species, but would equally represent all of the partners whose collective efforts are essential for the Arctic Grayling&rsquo;s successful reintroduction to Michigan.&rdquo; Dr. Cameron Goble, Principal Investigator in a current study evaluating the habitat suitability of possible sites for Grayling reintroduction added, &ldquo;A huge part of the Michigan Arctic Grayling Initiative involves engaging the public in the potential return of this iconic species to the waters of the State. The most successful environmental conservation and restoration projects tend to be those that have the greatest amounts of buy-in and excitement. The artwork that Lindsay created for the Initiative provides a beautiful representation of the species and the project not only for the researchers and agencies involved but more importantly, for all people of Michigan!&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	At Au Sable, Executive Director Dr. Fred Van Dyke explained the significance of Lindsay&rsquo;s work and its selection to represent the Grayling Initiative.&nbsp; &ldquo;Today the average child under ten can&rsquo;t identify five species of fish, but can correctly identify hundreds of corporate logos. A good logo is critical to connecting people who come to the Grayling site with a visual image that will remind them, time and again, of the work of this important restoration effort.&nbsp; And that will help them identify new work arising from the Grayling Initiative every time they see the logo. Lindsay has done that in her beautiful work to create an iconic visual image that will represent this effort throughout Michigan, across the United States, and around the world. That&rsquo;s a great achievement, and it brings tremendous credit and respect to Au Sable.&rdquo; &nbsp; &nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	From now on, when people throughout the world see Lindsay&rsquo;s logo, they&rsquo;ll think of the Arctic Grayling Restoration Initiative. In the Au Sable community, Lindsay, we&rsquo;ll also think of you. Congratulations on this important recognition of your fine work.</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1104,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_GraylingLogo_LBarden1.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/the_face_of_the_fish_au_sables_lindsay_barden_chosen_to_create_logo_for_gra#.WUP7axMr','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1111,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_FOL_DaleStephenson.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/blog/faces_of_leadership_dale_stephenson_jd_board_of_trustees#.WbGffNOGNUO','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1112,1,3,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','none','','none','','none','','none','<p>\n	Helena Cicero is the Interim Director of the Oakes Museum at Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania where she has been working since 2004. Helena has served in numerous roles at the Oakes Museum, starting as a Docent from 2004-2008, Education Coordinator from 2008-2017 and now Interim Director. In her role, Helena writes and implements curriculum for the museum classroom, broadens the scope of educational offerings at the museum as well as managing and coordinating all museum education programs.</p>\n','none','{filedir_2}Helena_Photo_2015-small.jpg','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'0062','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	Prior to the Oakes Museum, Helena worked as a Teacher-Naturalist and Safari Overnight Manager at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, PA, and volunteered at the Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge in Alamo, Texas. Helena&#39;s connection with Au Sable is long standing as she completed the Environmental Education Internship in 1999 which she credits as being instrumental in shaping her into who she is today.&nbsp;</p>\n','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1113,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_2018RegistrationOpen.jpg','xhtml','/courses/register','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1124,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','none','<p>\n	<span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}kids&amp;Ben.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 188px; float: left;\" />Ben and Missy Van Ee are important members of the Au Sable community.&nbsp; They both have spent considerable time on our northern Michigan campus in a variety of roles.&nbsp; &nbsp;Ben and Missy, along with their three young children, currently live in Puerto Rico and witnessed the destruction of Hurricane Maria as it devastated the island in September.&nbsp;</span></p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}VanEe_Church.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 188px; float: right;\" />The Van Ees are now working with their friends and neighbors to try and return to a sense of normalcy, but it&#39;s not easy. Their church building was literally blown away by the storm and the congregants now meet each Sunday under temporary shade structures. while the Van Ees were well prepared and stocked up on drinking water, non-perishable foods, and some fuel for their small generator before the storm, they spent 43 days without electricity. Now happy to have their power back on, the Van Ees are fortunate to live close to the city of Mayaguez and feel blessed to have their electricity restored. Much of Puerto Rico is still without power.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Missy&amp;girls.jpg\" style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; width: 250px; height: 167px; float: left;\" /></p>\n<p>\n	<span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;\">To learn more about the Van Ee family and ways that you can support their community in recovery from the hurricane, you can visit Missy&rsquo;s blog at:&nbsp;</span><a data-saferedirecturl=\"https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=https://missyvanee.blogspot.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1511275480543000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHI4CIqEZXVYxsuklGvvPLsTmhGtw\" href=\"https://missyvanee.blogspot.com/\" style=\"color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;\" target=\"_blank\">https://missyvanee.<wbr>blogspot.com</wbr></a></p>\n<p>\n	<wbr>\n	<p>\n		<wbr></wbr></p>\n	<wbr>\n	<p>\n		<wbr> </wbr></p>\n	<wbr><wbr>\n	<p>\n		<wbr></wbr></p>\n	<wbr><wbr><wbr>\n	<p>\n		<wbr> </wbr></p>\n	<wbr><wbr><wbr><wbr>\n	<p>\n		<wbr></wbr></p>\n	<wbr><wbr><wbr><wbr><wbr>\n	<p>\n		<wbr> </wbr></p>\n	<wbr><wbr><wbr><wbr><wbr><wbr>\n	<p>\n		&nbsp;</p>\n	<p>\n		<span style=\"font-size: 10px;\">Photos are taken by Ben and Missy Van </span><span style=\"font-size: 10px;\">Ee,</span><span style=\"font-size: 10px;\"> and were originally posted on Missy&#39;s blog.</span></p>\n	<p>\n		&nbsp;</p>\n	<p>\n		&nbsp;</p>\n	<p>\n		&nbsp;</p>\n	<p>\n		&nbsp;</p>\n	<p>\n		&nbsp;</p>\n	<p>\n		&nbsp;</p>\n	<p>\n		&nbsp;</p>\n	<p>\n		&nbsp;</p>\n	<p>\n		&nbsp;</p>\n	<p>\n		&nbsp;</p>\n	<p>\n		&nbsp;</p>\n	<p>\n		&nbsp;</p>\n	<p>\n		&nbsp;</p>\n	<p>\n		&nbsp;</p>\n	<p>\n		&nbsp;</p>\n	</wbr></wbr></wbr></wbr></wbr></wbr></wbr></wbr></wbr></wbr></wbr></wbr></wbr></wbr></wbr></wbr></wbr></wbr></wbr></wbr></wbr></wbr></p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1115,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	There is a kind of &lsquo;classic&rsquo; story that you often hear when talking to someone on the staff, board, or faculty at Au Sable. A story of coming to Au Sable, encountering a new perspective of God and his creation, being captivated by the community and mission of the Institute then returning again and again. It&#39;s the kind of story we love to hear and love to tell. Helena Cicero, the Interim Director of the Oakes Museum at Messiah College in Pennsylvania, and member of Au Sable&rsquo;s Board of Trustees is someone whose story is one of those classics.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	There is a kind of &lsquo;classic&rsquo; story that you often hear when talking to someone on the staff, board, or faculty at Au Sable. A story of coming to Au Sable, encountering a new perspective of God and his creation, being captivated by the community and mission of the Institute then returning again and again. It&#39;s the kind of story we love to hear and love to tell. Helena Cicero, the Interim Director of the Oakes Museum at Messiah College in Pennsylvania, and member of Au Sable&rsquo;s Board of Trustees is someone whose story is one of those classics.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}HelenaCicero-2015.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 333px; float: left;\" />She came to Au Sable first as a college student in the summer following her sophomore year at Messiah College, her sights set on medical school after graduation. She was in the first group of students to study at the Pacific Rim campus taking <em>Marine Stewardship</em> in 1997, &ldquo;I remember each evening I would be diligently studying in the lounge,&quot; Helena shared, &quot;and one of my classmates would go out on the bluffs to watch the sunset. For days he would invite everyone else to join him, but I thought I needed to keep studying. One day I finally went out to watch the sunset and was completely in awe of the beauty before me. I learned a valuable lesson there, -&nbsp; don&rsquo;t miss out on the wonder and awe of creation because you are too busy studying it!&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	Following her studies at the Au Sable &ndash; Pacific Rim Campus, she continued on to the Great Lakes Campus where she studied <em>Restoration Ecology</em> and Sustainability from Dr. Cal DeWitt (the Founding Executive Director of the Au Sable Institute). Helena returned to Au Sable the following year to study <em>Field Botany</em>, <em>Plant Ecology</em>, <em>Field Geology</em>, and <em>Advanced Field Biology</em> then over the following winter studied with Au Sable in India, taking <em>Ecology of the Indian Subtropics</em>. Helena says that, &ldquo;these experiences changed my trajectory. &nbsp;I had thought I would go to medical school, but I found my interest to be much more in how our ecosystems work and how people interact with our world.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	After Graduation from Messiah College, Helena worked as a TA in Au Sable&rsquo;s <em>Field Botany</em> class, participated in research at the Pacific Rim campus on a glacial outwash prairie, then took part in the Environmental Education Internship Program where she realized teaching is where her passions and skills lined up. &ldquo;I learned that I love to see that look of wonder and amazement when children make a connection with their world,&rdquo; explained Helena, &ldquo;and the satisfaction I feel as an educator when I see how I helped them along the way. I had no idea that I liked kids until the internship at Au Sable, that realization was a highlight of my experience there.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	Today Helena has built a career in science education, she serves as the Interim Director of the Oakes Museum at Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania where she has been working since 2004. Helena has served in numerous roles at the Oakes Museum, starting as a Docent from 2004-2008, Education Coordinator from 2008-2017, and now Interim Director. In her role, Helena writes and implements curriculum for the museum classroom, broadens the scope of educational offerings at the museum as well as managing and coordinating all museum education programs.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}HelenaCicero_Family2017.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 225px; float: right;\" />Helena lives in an intentional community in Mechanicsburg, PA with her husband Patrick, kids Jack and Maggie, parents and dog Marv. Helena is an avid reader, and a tenured cheerleader for her children at their many sports events (Soccer, baseball, basketball, and track). Helena thoroughly enjoys her daily walks with Marv and has found a stronger sense of place and community through exploring the neighborhood and the seasons with Marv each day.</p>\n<p>\n	&ldquo;I love Au Sable,&rdquo; said Helena.&nbsp;&ldquo;It was instrumental in shaping who I have become, and I am blessed and humbled by the opportunity to work on the board.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	Au Sable is excited to have Helena as a new member of the Board of Trustees, there are not many who have taken part in so many of Au Sable&rsquo;s programs and know from first-hand experience how each program runs. Her expertise as a science educator who knows the Institute well, make Helena a great asset to the Au Sable Board of Trustees.&nbsp;</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1116,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_FOL_HelenaCicero.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/blog/faces_of_leadership_helena_cicero_board_of_trustees#.Wb_mZ9N95UP','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1117,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','none','<p>\n	Many talented and dedicated women and men have contributed to making the Au Sable Institute what it is today, beginning with the transforming vision of Au Sable&rsquo;s Founder, Dr. Harold Snyder, who first purchased the land that would become the Au Sable campus in 1956 for what he then envisioned as a science camp for junior high boys. But, after Harold, perhaps no single individual contributed more to making Au Sable a true <em>Institute</em> of national and international recognition in Christian environmental stewardship than its founding Executive Director, Dr. Calvin B. DeWitt, Professor of Environmental Studies Emeritus at the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. To honor his contributions and enduring legacy, the Au Sable faculty, staff, students, Board of Trustees, and alumni and friends gathered at Au Sable&rsquo;s Great Lakes Campus from August 3<sup>rd</sup> through 5<sup>th</sup> to combine a Symposium of Recognition, dedication of the Calvin B. DeWitt Library, and 5<sup>th</sup> Annual Alumni and Friends Reunion to remember and honor Cal&rsquo;s work.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}DeWittReunion2017-2-min.jpg\" style=\"width: 350px; height: 233px; float: left;\" />After opening remarks and a welcome by current Executive Director Dr. Fred Van Dyke, the Keynote Address was offered by Dr. Joel Carpenter, Director of the Nagel Institute for the Study of World Christianity at Calvin College. Dr. Carpenter offered insights not only about the breadth of Cal DeWitt&rsquo;s contributions to the development of a genuinely Christian theology of environmental stewardship, but also explained the effect of these contributions on the role of the church in creation care today. The Symposium also recognized Cal for his contributions to environmental education in Christian higher education, building a network of colleges within the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) that would form the foundation for the academic family of 52 CCCU schools participating in creation care education with Au Sable today. Dr. Orin Gelderloos, Professor of Biology at the University of Michigan-Dearborn offered insights, with remarkable humor, in describing not only the early years of academic development at the Institute, but the development of a passionate love for God&rsquo;s creation in the early years of&nbsp; Cal&rsquo;s life. Dr. Susan Emmerich, former Senior Environmental Officer with the US Department of State, described Cal&rsquo;s role as her mentor as a PhD student at the University of Wisconsin and led a panel discussion examining Cal&rsquo;s role in the lives of other grad students, some of whom, like Dr. David Foster of Messiah College and Dr. Dorothy Boorse of Gordon College, recently served / currently serve on Au Sable&rsquo;s Board, David formerly as Chair and Dorothy currently as Vice Chair of the Trustees. Dr. Rolf Bouma, Coordinator of the Au Sable Graduate Fellows Program, a ministry providing mentoring and support to Christians in graduate programs at state universities, brought a scholarly perspective on Cal&rsquo;s contributions to the development of the theology of creation care while Dr. Del VanderZee, one of the &ldquo;Founding Faculty&rdquo; of the Au Sable Institute, read letters of recognition and tribute from notable Christian scientists, conservationists, and teachers, including Larry Schweiger, former President of the National Wildlife Foundation, Dr. Ghillean Prance, former Director of the Royal Botanical Garden at Kew, England, and Peter Harris, Founder of the international Christian conservation organization A Rocha.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}DeWittReunion2017-4-min.jpg\" style=\"width: 350px; height: 197px; float: right;\" />The Board of Trustees recognized Cal on Friday with the dedication of the Calvin B. DeWitt Library, a collection of Cal&rsquo;s books, papers, and articles that will henceforth be housed in the Earth Hall Library of the Au Sable Institute. The same evening the Alumni and Friends Reunion began with Cal&rsquo;s opening remarks to the community of Au Sable alumni and supporters gathered at the Institute. Saturday marked a wonderful time of fellowship, reunion, and new relationships for the alumni and friends of Au Sable assembled to see one another, reaffirm old friendships, share their stories from their days at Au Sable, and learn about the work of others in creation care. The Reunion ended with final remarks by Cal about his own journey to Au Sable, and his work in keeping God&rsquo;s earth that became the center of the Au Sable mission.</p>\n<p>\n	Perhaps the heart of Cal&rsquo;s insights, and the steadfast foundation upon which he designed the development of Au Sable as an &#39;institute,&#39; was revealed in his words explaining what we mean by an &#39;institute.&#39; Quoting the noted economist Douglass North, Cal noted, &ldquo;There is an intimate relationship between belief systems and the institutional framework. <em>Belief systems</em> are an internal representation of the human landscape. <em>Institutions</em> are the structure that humans impose on that landscape in order to produce the desired outcome. Belief systems, therefore, are the internal representation and institutions the external manifestation of that representation.&rdquo; So, Cal explained, Au Sable came to be designed as an <em>institute </em>that would be a living and vibrant manifestation of the belief that the proper human response to the good creation God made is in its care and keeping.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}DeWittReunion2017-3-min.jpg\" style=\"width: 350px; height: 233px; float: right;\" />Since its formation under Cal&rsquo;s leadership in 1979, Au Sable has indeed fulfilled the vision of vitality and vibrancy of Christian witness and leadership in creation care that Cal envisioned. Over 4,000 people have taken courses in Au Sable&rsquo;s College Academic Program. Over 130,000 have participated as students in its Environmental Education Program for K-8 students in northern Michigan. Less easy to quantify, but perhaps even more influential and important, are the thousands of Au Sable alumni now actively engaged in creation care.</p>\n<p>\n	One of these, Dr. David Foster, Professor of Biology at Messiah College (Pennsylvania) and Chair of Au Sable&rsquo;s Board of Trustees, explained the effect this way. &ldquo;Cal provided a profound example in being a life-long student in studying the wonders of the Lord&rsquo;s Creation and applying that knowledge through stewardship. His enthusiasm is contagious. He also encouraged all students, professors, and every person with him to ask questions and seek answers with awe and wonder. It is rare that an institution is able to take this on as a principle character trait and continue with that trait well after the direct leadership of its instilling member is passed. Such a character trait is at the root of understanding our place in the Creation.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}DeWittReunion2017-min.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; float: left; height: 450px;\" />Dr. Susan Emmerich, one of Cal&rsquo;s first graduate students at the University of Wisconsin, added this insight about Au Sable&rsquo;s effect on both Christian education and environmental stewardship. &ldquo;Au Sable Institute uniquely provides a biblically-based, scientific and intellectual community in which students and faculty &lsquo;reason together&rsquo; both in the classroom and in the field to discover the intricacies of God&rsquo;s creation and ways to steward it.&rdquo; Nathan Aaberg, a program director for a non-profit organization in Illinois that promotes sustainable agriculture, visited Au Sable for the first time by attending the Symposium and Reunion, and said &ldquo;It was a delight to be with so many warm and welcoming Christians who care deeply about Creation and who are acting on that conviction through the unique institution that is Au Sable. I&rsquo;m hopeful that Au Sable&rsquo;s impact will continue to grow in depth and breadth. At a time when God&rsquo;s earth is in desperate need, more Christians need to be inspired and equipped to respond.&rdquo; In all of its effects, Dr. Fred Van Dyke, Au Sable&rsquo;s current Executive Director, noted, &ldquo;Au Sable has an outstanding educational program, to which we have now added original, primary research investigations in creation care to give credibility to our mission to serve, protect, and restore God&rsquo;s earth. But Au Sable has always been and continues to be more than the sum of these things. The dynamic biblically-centered mission which Cal instilled in the very fabric of the Institute continues to be the driving force of Au Sable&rsquo;s work, and the source of its ability to inspire people to take up these efforts.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	A great celebration indeed! As Au Sable looks forward to new work in the year ahead, but not without careful, informed, and warm remembrance of what has brought the Institute this far. Thank you, Cal DeWitt, for all you have given to Au Sable.</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1118,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_AGreatCelebration_DeWittReunion.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/a_great_celebration_au_sable_community_honors_founding_executive_director_d#.WcK9FNN9','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1119,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','none','<p>\n	In the world of high finance, managers of institutional endowments are charged with preserving an institution&rsquo;s endowment capital while at the same time producing sustainable financial growth that can contribute to the organization&rsquo;s ongoing work. Judged by their performance in these areas, endowment managers sometimes never actually see the work their client organizations are doing, or where they are doing it. The Au Sable Institute intentionally changed that relationship with its own endowment manager, Colleen Chandler of <a href=\"http://www.rmbcap.com/\">RMB Capital</a>, and her associate Andy Park, by arranging a visit for them to Au Sable&rsquo;s Great Lakes Campus during an important event in the life of the Institute, a Symposium of Recognition for Founding Executive Director Dr. Cal DeWitt and Au Sable&rsquo;s Annual Alumni and Friends Reunion (see &ldquo;A Great Celebration: Au Sable Community Honors Founding Executive Director Dr. Cal DeWitt&rdquo; <a href=\"{filedir_11}news_and_resources/news/a_great_celebration_au_sable_community_honors_founding_executive_director_d#.WcK9FNN9\"><strong>here</strong></a>). Responding to the invitation of Dr. Fred Van Dyke, Au Sable&rsquo;s current Executive Director, Colleen and Andy made the six-hour drive from their Lake Forest (Chicago), Illinois office to the wild woods of northern Michigan, and were surprised at what they found.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}AR8.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 225px; float: right;\" /></p>\n<p>\n	&ldquo;We came to Mancelona, MI to learn about Au Sable and we came away truly inspired by the Institute&rsquo;s mission to educate, serve, protect and grow. In many respects, this too is our mission as investment managers of the endowed funds. Cal Dewitt used the term &lsquo;guardener&rsquo; to describe environmental stewardship and I think it is also a fitting word for our work as Au Sable&rsquo;s portfolio manager,&rdquo; shared Colleen. Thanks to the careful management of Colleen and her colleagues at RMB, the Au Sable endowment has not only grown in monetary value, but is increasingly invested in companies and funds that are developing sustainable solutions to energy production, agriculture, and business systems. Under Colleen&rsquo;s leadership, the Au Sable endowment not only invests in socially responsible companies and funds (a strategy often referred to as &ldquo;negative screening&rdquo; because it is defined by what a company <em>does not</em> do) but also follows a strategy of &ldquo;impact investing,&rdquo; selecting investments in which companies act in ways that actively promote positive social and environmental change. In the latter strategy, managers like Colleen look for companies which may enjoy competitive advantages as a result of environmentally-efficient design or manufacturing, or that offer products or services that address environmental problems. As a result, Au Sable&rsquo;s investments yield gains from companies like Tesla that are now producing electric cars. In all of these efforts, there is deliberate intent to make the Au Sable endowment not just a source of institutional income, but an active force in advancing Au Sable&rsquo;s mission to inspire and educate people to serve, protect, and restore God&rsquo;s earth. As Executive Director Fred Van Dyke explains, &ldquo;We want the entire Au Sable community to understand that we are now intentionally using Au Sable&rsquo;s endowment to advance, support and be consistent with the work of Au Sable itself. When people give to Au Sable, sometimes gifts are used for endowment growth. But that&rsquo;s not just a financially prudent decision. That&rsquo;s a way of using some gifts to advance environmental change and business solutions that support them.&rdquo;&nbsp; &nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}DeWittReunion2017-2-min.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 200px; float: left;\" />Both Colleen and Andy were impressed by what they learned about Au Sable&rsquo;s work during their visit. Andy explained, &ldquo;We witnessed the Doxology sung joyfully while standing in the Jordan River, we were taught about the dent-de-lion and the grass of Parnassus and were fed by the passion of the administration, professors, and students of Au Sable.&rdquo; The visit included the opportunity to hear Cal DeWitt and other speakers describe the history and work of the Institute, participation with students in a study of the ecology of the National Scenic River, the Jordan, about 35 minutes from the Institute, and&nbsp;an opportunity to meet with Au Sable&rsquo;s Board of Trustees to explain and discuss current investment performance and strategies. As Board Chair Dr. Robert Zwier noted &ldquo;The Board&rsquo;s meeting with Colleen and Andy was a great opportunity not only to see the significant endowment growth in the last year but also to understand and explore investment strategies that are consistent with Au Sable&rsquo;s passion for sustainability. Getting to know the investment managers personally enriches the Board&rsquo;s ongoing analysis of investment results and strategies.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	Going forward, Colleen and Andy will have a deeper appreciation, and personal experience with how Au Sable is engaged in delivering its mission to inspire and educate people to serve, protect and restore God&rsquo;s earth. And the Au Sable trustees and staff will have the opportunity for more intentional and effective collaboration with Colleen and Andy in the development of the Institute&rsquo;s financial resources. &ldquo;It was a great visit,&rdquo; noted Executive Director Fred Van Dyke, &ldquo;and now Colleen and Andy know how to get here. We hope to have them back again soon. They will always be welcome on any occasion.&rdquo; Colleen and Andy, thanks for coming! We look forward to making a difference together through wise investment and stewardship of the Au Sable endowment.</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1120,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_EndowmentManagerVisit2017.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/a_valueable_visit_au_sables_endowment_managers_visit_great_lakes_campus#.WdOda9N95UM','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1121,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	On September 29th and 30<sup>th</sup>, 2017, 45 participants representing 38 colleges, universities, and other educational institutions gathered at Au Sable&rsquo;s Great Lakes Campus (Michigan) for Au Sable&rsquo;s annual Academic Council, this year dedicated to the theme of &ldquo;Developing Leadership in All Our Students and Ourselves &ndash; Discipling Leaders in Creation Care.&rdquo;</p>\n','none','<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}AAC_Manistee-min.JPG\" style=\"width: 350px; height: 233px; float: right;\" /></p>\n<p>\n	On September 29th and 30<sup>th</sup>, 2017, 45 participants representing 38 colleges, universities, and other educational institutions gathered at Au Sable&rsquo;s Great Lakes Campus (Michigan) for Au Sable&rsquo;s annual Academic Council, this year dedicated to the theme of &ldquo;Developing Leadership in All Our Students and Ourselves &ndash; Discipling Leaders in Creation Care.&rdquo; The Academic Council is a gathering of faculty from Au Sable&rsquo;s Participating Colleges who are the designated Faculty Representatives of the Institute on their own campus. With the aid of distinguished guest speakers and Au Sable staff, representatives at this year&rsquo;s Council learned practical knowledge and skills about how to identify and mentor student leaders, how to work effectively with under-prepared students and move them toward becoming effective leaders, and how to work more effectively with Au Sable&rsquo;s curriculum in their own environmental programs, including how to use Au Sable in student leadership development.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}AAC_Meyaard-Schaap.jpg\" style=\"width: 350px; height: 197px; float: left;\" />Arriving from 16 US states, three Canadian provinces, and the country of Costa Rica, representatives first heard from Kyle Meyaard-Schaap, National Spokesperson for Young Evangelicals for Climate Action (YECA), an organization dedicated to leadership development in college students designated as &ldquo;Climate Fellows&rdquo; who work with YECA to stimulate social and political action on climate change. After Kyle, representatives enjoyed the presentation of Dr. Camellia Okpodu of Norfolk State University, an expert on working with underprepared students, a group that makes up an increasing number of individuals on most college campuses today. Au Sable&rsquo;s Executive Director, Dr. Fred Van Dyke, also contributed by helping representatives both define and identify leadership qualities in students based on his successful program of student leadership development in creation care in his previous position at Wheaton College (Illinois). Breakout discussion sections that followed each presentation were as vigorous and informative as the presentations themselves. As Faculty Representative Dr. Rob Keys, from Cornerstone University, Michigan, noted, &ldquo;The Au Sable Academic Council is a great time to recharge, reflect and share ideas with others who are passionate about Creation Care. The opportunity to build skills in the leadership development of our students was enlightening and timely.&rdquo; Representative Dr. Mike Mooring, from Point Loma Nazarene University (California), who had made one of the longest trips of any representative to attend, explained the reason he always looks forward to the annual Council. &ldquo;Every year I leave the Au Sable AAC meeting excited, encouraged, and renewed in the ongoing task of bringing a creation care perspective into our Environmental Science program. Fred is always very intentional about integrating a practical professional development workshop into the meeting to equip us holistically to improve our institutional programs. Furthermore, there is no better way to be encouraged than to gather and break bread with my colleagues from across the country who teach at similar institutions under similar constraints, sharing our successes and challenges and trust in Jesus. What a great weekend!&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}AAC_Okpodu-min.jpg\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 147px;\" /></p>\n<p>\n	To appreciate Au Sable&rsquo;s field-intensive, place-based approach to learning, representatives spent time in the field seeing sites used in Au Sable&rsquo;s ongoing undergraduate research program involving reforestation of oil pads, restoration of an extirpated fish formerly native to Michigan, the Arctic grayling, and habitat enhancement for Michigan&rsquo;s rarest bird, the Kirtland&rsquo;s warbler. But days at the Council are not only about teaching, discussion, and presentation. They are about community, as Faculty Representatives enjoy relationships established in past years with other representatives, and form new ones. As Dr. Edward Berkelaar, Faculty Representative of Redeemer University College (Ontario) explained, &quot;I really enjoy connecting with fellow representatives from other places &ndash; some new and some whom I&rsquo;ve gotten to know in previous years. It is so valuable to meet folks with a shared mission so we can compare notes and strategies to improve our own programs and students&rsquo; experiences in our home institutions. I leave these annual meetings energized to continue the work I am called to do.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	This year&rsquo;s Council is over, but its work and relationships will lay the foundation for students from throughout North America to attend Au Sable in 2018. Thanks to Au Sable&rsquo;s Faculty Representatives, students on every campus will learn what Au Sable has to offer them as they pursue their own studies in caring for God&rsquo;s good creation.</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1122,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_AAC2017.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/record_representation_faculty_reps_gather_for_academic_council_on_developin#.WdulP9N9','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1152,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','none','<div>\n	Registration is now open for the Wendell Berry Weekend!</div>\n<div>\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div>\n	~An Invitation to Rest and Delight~</div>\n<div>\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div>\n	Au Sable Institute warmly invites you to attend the Wendell Berry Weekend, a celebration of the writings of Wendell Berry and our shared work together in serving, protecting and restoring God&rsquo;s earth.</div>\n<div>\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div>\n	We are thrilled that Dr. Steven Bouma-Prediger will be joining us and will lead two sessions focused on the themes of rest and delight found in Wendell Berry&rsquo;s writings. Dr. Bouma-Prediger is a professor of religion at Hope College and has written extensively about ecological theology and ethics. He is the author of four books, including For the Beauty of the Earth: A Christian Vision for Creation Care.</div>\n<div>\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div>\n	Wendell Berry will not be in attendance at this event, but we plan to hear his voice through the study of his writings.</div>\n<div>\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div>\n	Space is limited and registration is required. For additional information and to register, click here: &nbsp;<a href=\"https://bit.ly/2FW4CQO\">https://bit.ly/2FW4CQO</a></div>\n<div>\n	&nbsp;</div>\n<div>\n	&nbsp;</div>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1153,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_1}WBW_banner.jpg','xhtml','https://bit.ly/2FW4CQO','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1154,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}Webp.net-resizeimage_.jpg','xhtml','https://bit.ly/2FW4CQO','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1130,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','none','<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}KirstenFenton.png\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 267px; float: left;\" />The Au Sable Institute is again pleased to announce paid research opportunities for qualified undergraduates to participate in its ongoing research studies, all of which involve important aspects of ecological restoration in northern Michigan. This year&#39;s restoration research will include best methods for reforestation of abandoned oil pads and development of alternative habitat for the endangered Kirtland&#39;s warbler.</p>\n<p>\n	All positions for research assistants are externally funded and provide a stipend of $5,200 and free room and board at Au Sable&#39;s Great Lakes Campus in northern Michigan from May 14th to August&nbsp;10th. Au Sable&#39;s research program provides a valuable field experience and skills that can lead to employment after graduation.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Kirtlands2017-Alyssa.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 141px; float: right;\" />&quot;The Au Sable research program has set me on the trajectory for graduate school,&quot; shared Alyssa Sargent, research assistant for the 2017 Kirtland&#39;s warbler study. &quot;It was a demanding and challenging position, but it taught me that my passion lies in fieldwork and research, particularly that which is conservation-oriented. There is also something to be said for living in close community with like-minded peers and faculty that makes Au Sable feel like home. I wouldn&#39;t trade this past summer for the world.&quot;</p>\n<p>\n	&quot;I could not have asked for a better experience!&quot;&nbsp;Michael Hindy, Alyssa&#39;s research&nbsp;partner on the 2017 Kirtland&#39;s project explained, &quot;Through Au Sable&#39;s research program I gained lifelong relationships, while also gaining the confidence and experience necessary to launch a career in environmental research. Whether it was waking up long before dawn for bird surveys, or building friendships by the campfire on Big Twin Lake, my time as an Au Sable research assistant was a once in a lifetime experience.&quot;</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<h3>\n	<strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">To read more about specific positions and to learn how to apply, <a href=\"{filedir_11}research/apply/\">click here!</a></span></strong></h3>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	Want a sneak peek into a&nbsp;day in the life of Au Sable&#39;s researchers? Check out the trailer below that shows Mike and Alyssa in the field working on a nest search for the Kirtland&#39;s warbler!</p>\n<p>\n	<iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https://player.vimeo.com/video/250670041\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"640\"></iframe></p>\n<p>\n	<a href=\"https://vimeo.com/250670041\">Kirtland&#39;s Warbler Research Trailer 2017</a> from <a href=\"https://vimeo.com/ausableinstitute\">Au Sable Institute</a> on <a href=\"https://vimeo.com\">Vimeo</a>.</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1123,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','none','<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 6px; font-family: &quot;SF Optimized&quot;, system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, &quot;.SFNSText-Regular&quot;, sans-serif; color: rgb(29, 33, 41); font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.12px;\">\n	As part of our mission to restore God&rsquo;s earth, Au Sable is proud to play an active role in the Michigan Arctic Grayling Initiative.</p>\n<p style=\"margin: 6px 0px; font-family: &quot;SF Optimized&quot;, system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, &quot;.SFNSText-Regular&quot;, sans-serif; color: rgb(29, 33, 41); font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.12px;\">\n	We contribute significant work to the research agenda and our own Lindsay Barden designed the logo that is being used to represent the initiative. The logo was on prominent display at a recent partners meeting and featured on a variety of mugs and literature.</p>\n<p style=\"margin: 6px 0px; font-family: &quot;SF Optimized&quot;, system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, &quot;.SFNSText-Regular&quot;, sans-serif; color: rgb(29, 33, 41); font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.12px;\">\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Barden_GraylingLogo_mugs-min.jpg\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 284px; float: left;\" /><span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.12px;\">Key partners in this initiative include&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.consumersenergy.com/\">Consumers&nbsp;Energy</a></span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.12px;\">,&nbsp;</span><u><a class=\"profileLink\" data-hovercard=\"/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=88660114244&amp;extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D\" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show=\"1\" href=\"http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/\" style=\"font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.12px; color: rgb(54, 88, 153); cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;\">Michigan Department of Nat<span class=\"text_exposed_show\" style=\"display: inline; font-family: inherit;\">ural Resources</span></a></u><span class=\"text_exposed_show\" style=\"font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.12px; display: inline;\">,&nbsp;<u><a class=\"profileLink\" data-hovercard=\"/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=299886080028363&amp;extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D\" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show=\"1\" href=\"https://lrboi-nsn.gov/\" style=\"color: rgb(54, 88, 153); cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; font-family: inherit;\">Little River Band of Ottawa Indians&nbsp;</a></u>and&nbsp;<u><a class=\"profileLink\" data-hovercard=\"/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=40926839596&amp;extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D\" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show=\"1\" href=\"http://www.mtu.edu/\" style=\"color: rgb(54, 88, 153); cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; font-family: inherit;\">Michigan Tech University</a></u>.</span></p>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_show\" style=\"display: inline; font-family: &quot;SF Optimized&quot;, system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, &quot;.SFNSText-Regular&quot;, sans-serif; color: rgb(29, 33, 41); font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.12px;\">\n	<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 6px; font-family: inherit;\">\n		To learn more, read Au Sable&#39;s articles about our involvement with the Arctic Grayling restoration work:</p>\n	<p style=\"margin: 6px 0px; font-family: inherit;\">\n		Au Sable involved in research &gt;&gt;<a data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;-U&quot;}\" data-lynx-mode=\"async\" href=\"https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2hXihxV&amp;h=ATP1e55fXM_v4rlDaLtdpJ6TLPgRpwk_2u9IlD_fHCGI3kKNgWJVUj0OSH1qZAAP1ELrrtZs1GSyfEkNbaTPbKeG-hASQIMR_OvkKpGLgpJfMSWPMP_Pyy9yaOccKbtgrJHlIiGSBPxfviDdQSmp3TLyrbdwt7XbrrC_SRePEef3QfY7XAFa085AW43qocByKFxTje_oX30ZH-fhBQMMCFkk9mJ3SPJi5Sz5ERKFRTw65EXOvAhFx4PAv3At2wtYTJx0x7bTkfyqh0-fLDjcEmTjT_CTCxqcSRnpV40HmQ\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"color: rgb(54, 88, 153); cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; font-family: inherit;\" target=\"_blank\">http://bit.ly/2hXihxV</a><br />\n		Au Sable&#39;s 2017 Research Team &gt;&gt;&nbsp;<a data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;-U&quot;}\" data-lynx-mode=\"async\" data-lynx-uri=\"https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2hj83ar&amp;h=ATOdTbe2XRv97SB6y8_PgEEE3vSboOXXnRq5O_4aeXV_ZBFgIdi_ofigLBI8E9Zxbt6WV0Sn_aiOF71LPcDPoBYRdXO68nudXM7UkAEAOuezgvQSLVeDBQ3E-25Jpr4jqLScjxlTZtkA_sNIEhm23zLXznORddgA7TK8czFwKf_kqNdm7fYr6c11pjk5jfPGAwmwGO3ISEARybs40CMNkIZzldY3Py1lPod2_BD5Gz24P6Tz5hcpSGV2vqs9GUxARRGV1qqRwZUXzOJth8opCqtKxM7qSz1eiRW4aoKCYQ\" href=\"http://bit.ly/2hj83ar\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"color: rgb(54, 88, 153); cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; font-family: inherit;\" target=\"_blank\">http://bit.ly/2hj83ar</a><br />\n		Grayling logo chosen &gt;&gt;&nbsp;<a data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;-U&quot;}\" data-lynx-mode=\"async\" href=\"https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2yKYigb&amp;h=ATOtm_AfOkce8munK3ZwpIXHtUstd_DLavfWp_aP2dSrkcuog0Rv0XOWXS-0bBGqkWR-kYyawKEqAJONcLzxkWeKXrfzQdwjCLQhP7JLrh7XjYc9hboJE2nnZJ3Af6iyyepFS9e5Uguf2zcIM02iEj-4w_KYwf-BadZKXe9CYak4LE45xREK-2lxTuxgBLzEt6gP1_hgLKhCwipb9Q-xmIgbkUZAqW4qw_lAAERBdyBh8HWN5Sh8XHfZA9CJmsWcd-kHzqeghWapOtvQcn1UOiqsjzZ2IHKzbmWEORlvyA\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"color: rgb(54, 88, 153); cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; font-family: inherit;\" target=\"_blank\">http://bit.ly/2yKYigb</a></p>\n	<p style=\"margin: 6px 0px; font-family: inherit;\">\n		&nbsp;</p>\n	<p style=\"margin: 6px 0px; font-family: inherit;\">\n		Or visit the Michigan Arctic Grayling Initiative website!<br />\n		<a data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;-U&quot;}\" data-lynx-mode=\"async\" href=\"https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.migrayling.org%2F&amp;h=ATNafmse24yM-AfLP_FmhvxYqI7ZRwAI3Ahir6PoGPVS2QOvdTD2F56GrSEg2oV3PtuvjgV-z3a808WgVwAHPH8C2tXSTCKQkQ6bWgKuEIyJ-kSIYQfe0pl2ixJHO-2bSJpnJF41pbYOkcw_eTQf91hXBsr4eImZjpxtfXXIrrUkbA14RGHQ4WYpYO0y2Awy9avj5WgaZU95EDoE0RXi5Q0cIo9E_1uZdkbJU3gKP3saturGEB12IPAVMzTl0h6aFeR_Z7X1rh11rlOmBWH42uRe8Jxw_FjNhmjxYwkvPg\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"color: rgb(54, 88, 153); cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; font-family: inherit;\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.migrayling.org/</a></p>\n	<p style=\"margin: 6px 0px; font-family: inherit;\">\n		&nbsp;</p>\n	<p style=\"margin: 6px 0px; font-family: inherit;\">\n		&nbsp;</p>\n</div>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1125,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_VanEE_PuertoRico_Update.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/the_van_ee_family_in_puerto_rico#.WhL9txOPLUL','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1128,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_Pines_Septic_Construction.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/foundations_of_stewardship_au_sable_begins_construction_of_new_septic_syste#.Whw5wxOP','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1131,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_2018ResearchOpenings-update.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/au_sable_research_program_opens_applications_for_2018_assistants#.Wl4S61Q-dUM','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1132,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	Dr. Matt Ingle is known by his students for his warm approachable teaching style at Au Sable. Associate professor and Assistant Chair of Biology at The Master&rsquo;s University, Matt has been teaching Animal Ecology at Au Sable&rsquo;s Great Lakes Campus during Summer Session I since 2016.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Ingle.jpg\" style=\"width: 251px; height: 251px; float: left;\" />Dr. Matt Ingle is known by his students for his warm approachable teaching style at Au Sable. Associate professor and Assistant Chair of Biology at The Master&rsquo;s University, Matt has been teaching Animal Ecology at Au Sable&rsquo;s Great Lakes Campus during Summer Session I since 2016.</p>\n<p>\n	For his Ph.D. studies, Matt explored the relationship between raccoon ecology and parasitism from raccoon roundworm at Loma Linda University. His research provided models for predicting where disease is most prevalent, and how parasites are transmitted. In his professional career, Dr. Ingle&rsquo;s research has been published in <em>International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, </em>and the conference proceedings of the <em>American Society of Mammalogists </em>and the <em>American Society of Parasitologists. </em>Matt has served on the faculty at Cedarville University, Biola University, and now in at The Master&rsquo;s University, he teaches courses in molecular biology and ecology.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}AnimalEcology2017-min.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 188px; float: right;\" />Learning from Dr. Ingle, students have the opportunity to study the interrelationships between animals and their biotic and physical environments, emphasizing animal population dynamics in old growth pine forests and bogs. This field-intensive course centers on the ecology of northern Michigan fauna from a stewardship perspective. &ldquo;Ecology is a great subject for integrating multiple areas of biology,&rdquo; explained Matt. &ldquo;Of all the areas of ecology, animal ecology, in particular, is the most tangible to students. It takes organisms that students are familiar with, and uses them to illustrate important ecological principles.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	&ldquo;It was really important for me to be able to converse with Matt on my level,&rdquo; shared one of his Dr. Ingle&rsquo;s Au Sable students, &ldquo;and he did an excellent job of that. He explained concepts in ways that a student without a Ph.D. would understand. I also really enjoyed all the small research projects we did. I&#39;d never had hands-on experience in laying transect and collecting data before Au Sable.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	One of Dr. Ingle&rsquo;s most memorable experiences while teaching Animal Ecology was when a porcupine squeezed its way into a medium size rodent live trap. &ldquo;It took us half an hour to help the little guy out of the trap so that he could scurry up the nearest tree!&rdquo; Matt explained.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}MattIngle_2017-min.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 167px; float: left;\" />Dr. Matt Ingle calls California home and lives in the Mojave Desert of California with his wife Jordie, three kids, Reagan age six, Liam age 4, and Madison age 2. When he isn&rsquo;t working, Matt and his family enjoy spending time in the outdoors, hiking, fishing, camping, and playing sports.</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1129,1,1,'<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">\n	&nbsp;</h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">\n	<strong>SUPER Program at Au Sable</strong></h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\n	<u><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong>S</strong></span></u>ummer <u><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong>U</strong></span></u>ndergraduate <u><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong>P</strong></span></u>reparation in <u><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong>E</strong></span></u>nvironmental <u><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong>R</strong></span></u>esearch</h3>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	The SUPER program is designed to prepare sophomore or junior students for upper-level requirements in environmental research at their home college, including senior capstones, or for external competitive research programs such as the Au Sable Undergraduate Research Program or the National Science Foundation&rsquo;s Research Experiences for Undergraduates.</p>\n<p>\n	The SUPER program is a <strong>comprehensive 13-week program that includes 16 college credits of field coursework at the Au Sable Great Lakes campus</strong> and guided research instruction culminating in an independent research project focused on a biodiversity survey of a taxonomic group in the habitats near Au Sable, which include lakes, ponds, bogs, hardwood and pine forests. Typical taxonomic groups may include woody or herbaceous plants, aquatic or terrestrial invertebrates and insects, or selected vertebrates.</p>\n<p>\n	Because the SUPER program provides the preparation for research, <strong>no specific research experience is required</strong>; however, students should meet the following prerequisites:&nbsp;</p>\n<ul>\n	<li>\n		1 year of general biology,</li>\n	<li>\n		1 semester of ecology or environmental science, and</li>\n	<li>\n		1 semester of introductory statistics or approval of instructor.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</li>\n</ul>\n<p>\n	Successful completion prepares students for the <strong>Au Sable Certified Naturalist &ndash; Field Naturalist Certification</strong> through one of four different course pathways. Depending on student background, previous courses at their home college and taxonomic interest, students will choose from the following courses:</p>\n<p>\n	May (3 wks) &ndash; one course from: Field Biology or Insect Ecology of Streams, Forests, and Fields</p>\n<p>\n	Summer I (5 wks) &ndash; Research Methods I <u>and</u> one course from: Field Botany, Aquatic Biology, Animal Ecology, Conservation Biology or Land Resources</p>\n<p>\n	Summer II (5wks) &ndash; Research Methods II <u>and</u> Environmental Applications for GIS, Restoration Ecology or Wildlife Ecology</p>\n<p>\n	At Home College &ndash; Ecology or Plant Taxonomy</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<h3>\n	<strong>Research Fellowship</strong></h3>\n<p>\n	Each student selected to the SUPER program receives a Research Fellowship of US $3,600 to help offset the costs of the course tuition.</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<h3>\n	<strong>2018 Focus Taxonomic Groups</strong></h3>\n<p>\n	The current focus of the research in the SUPER program is a biodiversity survey of &ldquo;overlooked&rdquo; organisms in the habitats near Au Sable, which include lakes, ponds, bogs, hardwood and pine forests. In the process of their training, SUPER students will learn to observe, identify and quantify species presence and abundance in a variety of habitats.&nbsp; Only then can we make informed decisions about con-serving, protecting, or restoring these species and habitats, thus helping to fulfill Au Sable&rsquo;s mission &ldquo;to serve, protect, and restore God&rsquo;s earth.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	Students will typically choose from one of the following groups as their research focus:</p>\n<p>\n	herbaceous understory plants, shrubs, deciduous trees, coniferous trees, aquatic macrophytes, zooplankton, aquatic macroinvertebrates, dragonflies and damselflies, butterflies and moths, flies, beetles, bees and wasps, and arachnids.</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<h3>\n	<strong>Application and Deadline</strong></h3>\n<p>\n	<strong>Application information for the SUPER program is available by <a href=\"{filedir_5}SUPER_application_2018.pdf\">clicking here</a>.&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<p>\n	All application materials should be submitted via e-mail (preferred) <em>at the same time</em> by the Au Sable Faculty Representative to the office at the Great Lakes Campus.&nbsp; Review of applications will begin on <strong>February 1, 2018</strong> and will continue as space is available.&nbsp; Students will be notified of their status on a rolling basis beginning February 15.</p>\n<p>\n	Students are encouraged, but not required, to be enrolled in Au Sable classes prior to their application for the program.&nbsp; <u>It is strongly suggested that students discuss their research interests and their plans for specific courses with Brian Keas</u> (<a href=\"mailto:brian@ausable.org\">brian@ausable.org</a>), Director of Educational Development, prior to enrolling to properly prepare for completing the Field Naturalist Certification as part of the SUPER program.</p>\n','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1133,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_FF_MattIngle_2017.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/blog/featured_faculty_matt_ingle_animal_ecology#.WmeKDFQ-dUO','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1134,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','none','<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}SaraBodbylRoels_GradFellows_2018-min.jpg\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 333px;\" /></p>\n<p>\n	January 12-14, was the 2018 Au Sable Graduate Fellows Retreat, an annual gathering of Christian Master&rsquo;s and Ph.D. students from major research universities who have been selected to be members of the Graduate Fellows program here at Au Sable, because of their exceptional abilities, interests, and leadership potential in environmental stewardship.</p>\n<p>\n	&ldquo;It is Important to bring these students together each year for fellowship and learning,&rdquo; said Dr. Rolf Bouma, the director of the Center for Faith and Scholarship at the University of Michigan, who serves as the Graduate Fellows Coordinator at Au Sable. &ldquo;We strive to create a collegial atmosphere and establish professional connections that will last beyond graduate school.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}GradFellows2018_discussion.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 169px; float: right;\" />Sixteen of the fellows met in northern Michigan this past weekend at the Great Lakes campus of the Au Sable Institute, coming from Michigan State University, University of Michigan, Ohio State University, Pennsylvania State University, Purdue University and University of Maryland. During their time together, the students discussed the integration of science and Christian faith in &ldquo;Distinctively Christian: Dreamweavers or Programmers,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Distinctively Christian: Offensive, Irrelevant or Integral&rdquo; seminar sessions led by Dr. Rolf Bouma. In these sessions of reading, presentation, and discussion, Fellows explored possible pathways toward the meaningful presentation of Christian ideas in the setting of a secular university, as well as constructive ways to address both personal and institutional needs at their schools in ways that promoted the application of Christian concepts to current conditions and problems. These included development of the outline of a presentation for an academic department or government scientific agency that promoted engagement with Christian ideas and faith-based organizations to solve problems related to environmental stewardship. Throughout the weekend the fellows also enjoyed cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and Sunday morning worship together at the Institute.</p>\n<p>\n	&ldquo;The Grad Fellows Retreat at Au Sable each winter is always a breath of fresh air,&rdquo; explained Steve Roels, a doctoral student in the Department of Zoology at Michigan State University. &ldquo;The days are short, the holiday haze is still lifting, and the grind of another semester is underway. It&rsquo;s the perfect time to remind ourselves as a community what we care about and why.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}GradFellows2018_smallgroup.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 169px; float: left;\" />In addition to the annual retreat, each student in the Grad Fellows program receives a stipend to purchase books and attend educational events focused on their field of study.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	&ldquo;The Grad Fellows Program has had a disproportionately important effect on Christian witness in scientific higher education,&rdquo; noted Dr. Fred Van Dyke, Au Sable&rsquo;s Executive Director, who spent the weekend with the Grad Fellows in their presentations, recreation, meals, and worship. &ldquo;Today, many of the Faculty Representatives who represent Au Sable on the campuses of Christian colleges and universities are former grad fellows. Many current teachers among Au Sable&rsquo;s own faculty are former Au Sable Grad Fellows, and many Au Sable alumni now actively working and making a difference in conservation are former Grad Fellows. This has been a program that has made a difference.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	Thank you, Au Sable Grad Fellows, for spending time with us at the Institute again this January. We look forward to seeing you again next year!</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1135,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_2018GradFellowsRetreat.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/2018_au_sable_grad_fellows_retreat#.Wmn0zFQ-dUO','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1136,1,11,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','none','heath.garris@covenant.edu','none','Covenant College','none','','none','<p>\n	Dr. Garris teaches <a href=\"{filedir_11}courses/course_information/summer_session_i/field_techniques_in_wetlands_biol_358/\">Field Techniques in Wetlands</a> at the Great Lakes Campus during Summer Session I. Heath is an Assistant Professor of biology at Covenant Collge and holds a Ph.D. in Integrated Bioscience from the University of Akron. Before coming to Covenant, he worked with the mining industry on remediation efforts following the 2014 Mount Polley tailings impoundment failure. He teaches field courses in Ecology, Botany, Conservation and Environmental Science, and his research interests include community/vegetation ecology and wetland restoration/management.</p>\n','none','{filedir_9}Heath_Garris-100px.jpg','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'0041','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1137,1,1,'<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">\n	Field Techniques in Wetlands (Biol 358)</h1>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">\n	<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><em>Great Lakes Campus - Summer Session I</em></span></h4>\n<h2>\n	Course Description<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}AS_Day2_LowRes-143.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 200px; float: right;\" /></h2>\n<p>\n	A comprehensive overview of wetland ecosystem processes, values, legislation, and quantification. Students will learn to evaluate and quantify soils, hydrologic status, and vegetation in a variety of wetland ecosystems including bogs, emergent marshes, forested wetlands, and wetlands converted for agriculture, and to apply standard tools developed by the US Army Corps of Engineers and Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to assess wetland extent and habitat quality. Prerequisite: one year of general biology or one semester of general ecology. (4-credits) <em>Field.</em></p>\n<p>\n	<strong>Professor:</strong> <a href=\"{filedir_11}courses/faculty_and_fellows/#Dr.%20Heath%20Garris\">Dr. Heath Garris</a><br />\n	<strong>Meets:</strong> Wednesday &amp; Friday</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n	<a class=\"shinyBtn\" href=\"{filedir_11}courses/register/\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Register now!</a></p>\n<h2>\n	Knowledge Gained</h2>\n<ul>\n	<li>\n		Wetland ecosystem properties, services, and significance</li>\n	<li>\n		History and current regulatory framework for wetlands</li>\n	<li>\n		Ecosystem feedback to global processes (carbon balance and sequestration)</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>\n	Skills Developed</h2>\n<ul>\n	<li>\n		Habitat identification and delineation (USACoE: Wetland Delineation)</li>\n	<li>\n		Habitat quality assessment (Michigan Rapid Assessment Method for Wetlands (MiRAM) &amp; Indices&nbsp;of Biotic Integrity)</li>\n	<li>\n		Hydrologic determination</li>\n	<li>\n		Basic Soil Survey and Characterization</li>\n	<li>\n		Vegetation survey</li>\n	<li>\n		Geodatabase&nbsp;development and mapping (ArcGIS)</li>\n	<li>\n		Technical reporting for regulatory compliance</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>\n	Field Experiences</h2>\n<ul>\n	<li>\n		Beaver Pond</li>\n	<li>\n		Upper Manistee Headwaters Preserve</li>\n	<li>\n		Sunset Trail Swamp</li>\n	<li>\n		Skegmog Lake Wildlife Area</li>\n	<li>\n		Big Twin Lake</li>\n	<li>\n		Manistee Lake</li>\n	<li>\n		Bear Lake Bog</li>\n	<li>\n		Grass River Natural Area</li>\n</ul>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>\n	Interested in learning more about Field Techniques in Wetlands and Dr. Garris?</h2>\n<p>\n	Check out these blogs!</p>\n<p>\n	Coming soon...</p>\n','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1138,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','none','<h2>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}AS_Day2_LowRes-143.jpg\" style=\"font-size: 12px; width: 250px; height: 166px; float: left;\" /></h2>\n<p>\n	More than half of all wetlands in the US have been destroyed by humans and our call as Christian stewards is to protect and restore God&#39;s creation.&nbsp; A key foundation for this is to understand the significance of wetlands within the ecosystem.&nbsp; Humans typically see wetlands as un-useable and therefore think of them as worthless and not needed. However, in Au Sable&rsquo;s newest course, Field Techniques in Wetlands, taught by Covenant College&rsquo;s Dr. Heath Garris, students will learn about how wetlands play a pivotal role in natural environments and explore perspectives on land ownership, use, and service from a biblical call to stewardship.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	&ldquo;Wetlands are highly regulated in the US,&rdquo; explains Heath, &ldquo;and there are many jobs available for students with skills in wetland habitat delineation and assessment. This course is intended to give students a background in the US regulatory framework for wetlands, and build hard skills that will make graduates competitive for entry-level positions in environmental consulting.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Heath_Garris.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 240px; float: right;\" />Dr. Garris is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Covenant College and an expert in field ecology, research design, and botanical classification and has a passion for environmental stewardship and sharing the study of God&rsquo;s earth with students. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Furman University, a Master&rsquo;s of Science in Biology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and a Ph.D. in Integrated Bioscience from the University of Akron.</p>\n<p>\n	&ldquo;I am really excited about working with students to develop a habitat assessment for the Upper Manistee Headwaters Preserve, where students will simultaneously learn and apply field skills to this ecosystem and the data they collect will help set monitoring and management goals for the preserve,&rdquo; explained Dr. Garris.</p>\n<p>\n	Field Techniques in Wetlands will provide valuable field ecology skills both in wetland ecology and conservation. The course will be a comprehensive overview of wetland ecosystem processes, values, legislation and quantification where students will learn in the context of a very interdisciplinary approach and be immersed in field methods and survey designs for soil, water and vegetation, national protocols for wetland delineation, and how to collect and process environmental DNA for further testing.&nbsp; Students will have the opportunity to learn in the field in various ecosystems local to the Institute such as Beaver Pond on campus, Upper Manistee Headwaters Preserve, and Grass River Natural Area.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}ASI_May_359-adjusted-300pxl.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 188px; float: left;\" />For young professionals, acquiring the field skill for working in and studying wetlands will be valuable to employers. Organizations and companies involved in wetland regulation are all seeking the skills that are taught in this class. Study Field Techniques in Wetlands with Au Sable and Dr. Garris to not only fulfill requirements for your program of study, but also become well equipped for employment post-graduation.</p>\n<p>\n	&ldquo;I am excited to have Dr. Garris teaching this wetlands course at Au Sable,&rdquo; says Dr. Brian Keas, Director of Educational Development at Au Sable. &ldquo;His expertise ranges from the small scale of environmental DNA to the expansive landscape level and use of satellite imagery in understanding wetland ecosystems and he is passionate about using his experience to share God&rsquo;s call to care for His creation. Students in this course will learn valuable skills in wetland conservation and ecology that will make them effective stewards of these important habitats. The knowledge and skills will provide the opportunity for careers in serving and protecting these crucial ecosystems.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<h2>\n	<a href=\"{filedir_11}courses/register\">Register Today!&nbsp;</a></h2>\n<p>\n	For more details about Field Techniques in Wetlands, <a href=\"{filedir_11}courses/course_information/summer_session_i/field_techniques_in_wetlands_biol_358/\"><strong>click here</strong></a>.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1139,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_WetlandsCourseAnnouncement.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/announcing_au_sables_newest_course_field_techniques_in_wetlands#.WmulBVQ-dUP','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1140,1,2,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	One of our goals at the Au Sable Institute is to engage and mobilize churches to care for God&#39;s creation. We recently spoke with Rev. Gerry Koning about his church&#39;s involvement in the Michigan Clean Water Corps program.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	One of our goals at the Au Sable Institute is to engage and mobilize churches to care for God&#39;s creation. We recently spoke with Rev. Gerry Koning about his church&#39;s involvement in the Michigan Clean Water Corps program. We asked him about how he got involved in the program and, most importantly, why he cares about the health of his local watershed. Please share this nine-minute radio story with your church leaders and use it as a tool to begin discussing the biblical framework of creation care. If you would like more resources or encouragement to get started, please contact Jon Terry at <a href=\"mailto:jon.terry@ausable.org?subject=Creation%20Care%20Radio%20Stories\">jon.terry@ausable.org</a></p>\n<p>\n<script src=\"https://www.buzzsprout.com/151571.js?player=small\" type=\"text/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script></p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'','xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1141,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_APastorAndACreek.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/blog/a_pastor_and_a_creek#.Wm-DxpM-dUO','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1148,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	This year, Au Sable is happy to announce that the 2018 recipient of the Calvin B. DeWitt Leadership Fellowship is Lucia Combrink of Westmont College, California. Lucia is a third-year biology major in the ecology, evolution, and natural history track, with minors in psychology and chemistry, and this summer she will be studying Forest Ecology and Alpine Ecology at the Pacific Rim campus during Summer Session II.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	The Calvin B. DeWitt Leadership Fellowship is the largest and most prestigious fellowship offered at the Au Sable Institute. With a value of US $5,100, students must demonstrate academic excellence and a record of accomplishment with high potential for continued leadership in Christian environmental stewardship, like that of Dr. Calvin DeWitt, the Institute&rsquo;s Founding Executive Director. Cal displayed visionary leadership as he led Au Sable for its first two decades as an Institute, and engaged with the wider Christian community to care for God&rsquo;s earth out of a joy for the good gift of creation and out of our responsibility as earthkeepers to serve and protect it.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}LuciaCombrink.jpeg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 333px; float: left;\" /></p>\n<p>\n	This year, Au Sable is happy to announce that the 2018 recipient of the Calvin B. DeWitt Leadership Fellowship is Lucia Combrink of Westmont College, California. Lucia is a third-year biology major in the ecology, evolution, and natural history track, with minors in psychology and chemistry, and this summer she will be studying Forest Ecology and Alpine Ecology at the Pacific Rim campus during Summer Session II. Lucia is a South African citizen who spent a considerable part of her childhood growing up in Malaysia, where her interests in environmental stewardship and leadership were first sparked by exploring the rainforest with her younger siblings, encountering geckoes, snakes, monkeys, and hornbills. Animals captured her interest at a young age, much like Dr. Cal DeWitt whose passion for creation started as a child who created and maintained a reptile zoo in his backyard. Lucia shares commonalities with the award&rsquo;s namesake not only in the passion for creation that they each discovered at a young age but also in their study of reptiles. Dr. DeWitt spent much of his early professional career as a scientist studying desert iguanas, and similarly, Lucia has participated in reptile research through Westmont College. It was during this time that her field supervisor Dr. Amanda Sparkman, Associate Professor of Biology at Westmont College, gained great insight into Lucia&rsquo;s work ethic and natural leadership ability. &ldquo;During eight weeks of reptile field research in summer 2017, I found her [Lucia] tireless, astoundingly enthusiastic, and full of love for her fellow creatures &ndash; even on our more challenging days filled with mosquitos, reptile excrement, or rain. She seemed always to be able to find animals when none of the rest of us could find any, and she entered data, took blood samples, and conducted ultrasounds with great precision and skill.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}LuciaCombrink2.jpeg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 225px; float: right;\" />&ldquo;Her academic ability is not just a function of analytic acuity,&rdquo; added Dr. Jeff Schloss, Distinguished Professor of Biology at Westmont, &ldquo;she is amongst the most voraciously curious, eagerly inquisitive students I&rsquo;ve encountered.&rdquo; It is Lucia&rsquo;s excellence and enthusiasm for her studies along with her leadership experience that makes her the 2018 Calvin B. DeWitt Leadership Fellow. Lucia began taking on leadership roles in high school where she was elected to student government for three years and taught English to Malaysian children. More recently, Lucia has been active on her college campus serving as Co-President of the Swing Dancing Club, an International Student Ambassador, and now, a Resident Advisor.</p>\n<p>\n	Lucia aims to continue her education after graduating from Westmont to pursue a Ph.D. program. &ldquo;I would love to become a researcher, especially in the field of genetics and evolution, community ecology, or animal behavior,&rdquo; explained Lucia. &ldquo;I feel so incredibly blessed to be the recipient of the Calvin B. DeWitt fellowship, it has made it possible for me to attend Au Sable this summer. I am excited to grow in my knowledge and enjoyment of God&rsquo;s beautiful world, and I&rsquo;m looking forward to spending time outdoors, being immersed in a Christian community, and learning how to appreciate and understand complex ecosystems and animal interactions.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	Congratulations on being named the 2018 Calvin B. DeWitt Fellow, Lucia! We look forward to having you join the Au Sable community this summer!</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1142,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	Knowing the high honor of a Harvey Fellowship and all that it represents, we at Au Sable are delighted that one of our own faculty, Rachel Lamb, has received the 2018 Fellowship. Au Sable&rsquo;s instructor in the Environmental Law and Policy course, Rachel teaches in an area that has not, in the past, received concentrated attention in Au Sables&rsquo; academic program.&nbsp;</p>\n','none','<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}Lamb_2.jpg\" style=\"width: 188px; height: 250px; float: left;\" />Among Christian scholars in academia, there are few honors higher than the Harvey Fellowship, a ministry of the Mustard Seed Foundation (MSF), an organization dedicated to, among other ministries, supporting Christians pursuing advanced educational degrees in preparation for leadership roles in society. Through its&nbsp;Harvey Fellows Program, the MSF&nbsp;provides financial support to Christian students pursuing graduate studies at premier universities in fields considered to be underrepresented by Christians.&nbsp;The Harvey Fellows Program seeks to mark, equip and encourage individuals to actively integrate their faith and vocation as leaders in strategic occupations, with the expectation that such young scholars grow to become people of disproportionate influence in their fields, advancing God&rsquo;s kingdom and Christ&rsquo;s work in strategic areas. With awards to individual students of up to $48,000 over a three-year period, as well as the prestige that has come to be associated with it, the Harvey Fellowship is today one of the most competitive and esteemed awards that any graduate student can receive.</p>\n<p>\n	Knowing the high honor of a Harvey Fellowship and all that it represents, we at Au Sable are delighted that one of our own faculty, Rachel Lamb, has received the 2018 Fellowship. Au Sable&rsquo;s instructor in the Environmental Law and Policy course, Rachel teaches in an area that has not, in the past, received concentrated attention in Au Sables&rsquo; academic program. As Executive Director Fred Van Dyke explained, &ldquo;We needed a course addressing the fundamentals of environmental law and policy, not only in what they contain but how they are formed and changed. And we needed someone actively engaged in influencing that formation. That person is Rachel Lamb. Although Rachel has not yet completed her Ph.D. at the University of Maryland, I wanted her to join our faculty now both for what she already is as well as for what she will become a person of influence at the highest levels of public policy debate, and a unique and outstanding mentor to our students. Rachel shows her students how to be and become people of influence in environmental law and policy, as Rachel is herself.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}EnviroLaw%26Policy2016-min.JPG\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 225px; float: right;\" />Rachel is no stranger to recognition. A Flagship Fellow in the Department of Geographical Sciences, she holds the highest fellowship award given by the University of Maryland. Rachel has previously been honored at the White House as a Champion of Change for her work on climate action in the Christian community. A recipient of the US Environmental Protection Agency&rsquo;s (EPA) Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) Fellowship while still an undergraduate at Wheaton College (Illinois), and more recently a Graduate Pursuits Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation supported Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC), Rachel has also served as National Organizer and Spokesperson for Young Evangelicals for Climate Action (YECA) and worked in the prestigious Mickey Leland Internship Program for Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Already a published author on effects of climate change in native American cultures and on effects of habitat arrangement in amphibian communities, Rachel will be the co-author, with Au Sable&rsquo;s Executive Director Fred Van Dyke, of the third edition of the globally-used textbook, <em>Conservation Biology: Foundations, Concepts, Applications </em>to be published in 2019.</p>\n<p>\n	Of her own recognition and receipt of the Harvey Fellowship, Rachel noted, &ldquo;I am very grateful for the support of the Harvey Fellowship and Mustard Seed Foundation. This award provides more freedom to advance my dissertation research at the science-policy interface, with the explicit recognition that this work is part of my Christian vocation and witness.&rdquo; &ldquo;We&rsquo;re very happy for Rachel,&rdquo; said Dr. Fred Van Dyke, &ldquo;for this deserved recognition and strategic support for her career, and life, of growing Christian influence in creation care. She has made and continues to make a great difference in the lives of our students here and in all her efforts worldwide.&rdquo; Congratulations, Rachel, on this prestigious award! We&rsquo;re honored to count you a member of the Au Sable community!</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1144,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	This year, the David C. Mahan Fellowship goes to Jessica Callen of Biola University, California. Jessica is an Environmental Science major with a minor in Biblical Studies who will be entering her 3<sup>rd</sup> year at Biola, this fall. This summer, she will be studying&nbsp; Lake Ecology and Management and Environmental Chemistry at the Great Lakes campus during Summer Session II.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	2018 marks the second year for Au Sable&rsquo;s newest fellowship, the David C. Mahan Fellowship. This named award celebrates the life and legacy of former Associate Executive Director of the Au Sable Institute, Dr. Dave Mahan. During his 31 years of service at the Institute, Dave became known for his warmth, humor, and relational skills that made hundreds of friends for the Institute. The David C. Mahan Fellowship awards US $2000 towards tuition for 2 courses at Au Sable for a student who shows the ability to advance the work of creation care through creative and caring relational collaborations with others, a trait that was the hallmark of Dave Mahan&rsquo;s work.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}JessicaCallen2-min.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 200px; float: left;\" />This year, the David C. Mahan Fellowship goes to Jessica Callen of Biola University, California. Jessica is an Environmental Science major with a minor in Biblical Studies who will be entering her 3<sup>rd</sup> year at Biola, this fall. This summer, she will be studying <a href=\"{filedir_11}courses/course_information/summer_session_ii_great_lakes/lake_ecology_and_management_biol_302/\">Lake Ecology and Management</a> and <a href=\"{filedir_11}courses/course_information/summer_session_ii_great_lakes/environmental_chemistry_chem_332/\">Environmental Chemistry</a> at the Great Lakes campus during Summer Session II. At her home campus, Jessica is a leader in environmental stewardship, not only is she the Organic Garden Manager at the school, and Professor&rsquo;s Assistant for the Botany Lab, but Jessica also co-founded and leads the Biola Environmental Stewardship Team (B.E.S.T.).</p>\n<p>\n	&ldquo;Jessica&rsquo;s work ethic, respectful attitude, and helpfulness are inspiring to other students. Her excitement for environmental science is contagious and she exhibits a passion for life and learning that is inspiring to others,&rdquo; shared Dr. Wendy Billock, Associate Professor of Biology at Biola.</p>\n<p>\n	Once she graduates, Jessica has aspirations to start a non-profit that helps the environment and also the people who live within it. In this career path, she will be able to draw on her education from Biola, experience leading creation care groups, and her passion for sustainable agriculture.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}JessicaCallen3-min.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 300px; float: right;\" />&ldquo;This summer I&rsquo;m looking forward to being in a Christian environmental community at Au Sable and being able to study God&rsquo;s creation through Lake Ecology and Management as well as Environmental Chemistry,&rdquo; Jessica explained. &ldquo;I love that Au Sable is a school with field-based teaching where I get to have hands-on experience with what I&rsquo;m learning and be able to explore a new environment that I&rsquo;ve never been to before. Ever since I started attending Biola University and studying environmental science, I&rsquo;ve been wanting to study at Au Sable in the summer and surround myself with people who are as passionate about exploring and learning about God&rsquo;s creation as I am. Through the David C. Mahan Fellowship, I am now able to attend Au Sable this summer and I&rsquo;m so excited to be a part of this amazing learning community.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	Congratulations Jessica! Your enthusiasm, commitment to doing good work and building community, exemplifies the legacy of Dr. Dave Mahan at Au Sable and has earned you the 2018 David C. Mahan Fellowship. We look forward to having you join our community this summer!</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1143,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_Lamb_HarveyFellowship2018.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/a_signature_honor_au_sable_professor_rachel_lamb_wins_harvey_fellowship#.WpRA55PwZUO','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1145,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_MahanFellowship2018.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/2018_david_c_mahan_fellow_jessica_callen#.WpR-fJPwZUP','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1149,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_DeWittFellowship2018_copy.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/2018_calvin_b_dewitt_leadership_fellow_lucia_combrink#.WsUxGZPwZUM','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1150,1,9,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'<p>\n	Congratulations to Michael Tebo of Spring Arbor University who has been named the 2018 Harold Z. Snyder Fellow! This annual award is named after Au Sable&rsquo;s founder Dr. Harold Snyder who built the Institute from the ground up, starting in 1961 as a wilderness camp for boys. 2014 was the inaugural year of this fellowship celebrating the 50<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;anniversary of when the college program was started.</p>\n','none','<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}MichaelTebo1 copy.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 333px; float: left;\" />Congratulations to Michael Tebo of Spring Arbor University who has been named the 2018 Harold Z. Snyder Fellow! This annual award is named after Au Sable&rsquo;s founder Dr. Harold Snyder who built the Institute from the ground up, starting in 1961 as a wilderness camp for boys. 2014 was the inaugural year of this fellowship celebrating the 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary of when the college program was started. The fellowship of $3000 goes to one deserving student each year who shows promise of developing the passion, vision, and skill to do and teach science to others as an expression of Christian faith, and as a commitment to serve, protect, and restore God&rsquo;s earth.</p>\n<p>\n	Michael Tebo, is this year&rsquo;s Fellow, a biology and environmental science major in his junior year at Spring Arbor. This summer, he will be coming to Au Sable to study Aquatic Biology, Land Resources, Lake Ecology &amp; Management and Watersheds in Global Development during Summer Sessions I &amp; II.</p>\n<p>\n	At his home campus, Michael is known for his firm grasp of environmental science and his natural draw towards teaching his fellow students and encouraging discussion and learning. Since attending Spring Arbor, Michael has worked as a lab assistant for Introductory Biology and Environmental Science classes and as a biology tutor. Prior to his college years, Michael&rsquo;s draw towards sharing information about nature and the environment started in as a child. While on field trips to the park with his homeschool co-op, Michael would take the lead in exploring streams and sharing what he knew about the creatures that live there with his fellow students. For two summers during high school, Michael then worked as a Park Naturalist Intern at For-Mar Nature Preserve and Arboretum where he helped run educational programs for the public.</p>\n<p>\n	<img alt=\"\" src=\"{filedir_5}MichaelTebo3 copy.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 333px; float: right;\" /></p>\n<p>\n	&ldquo;He displays dynamic leadership skills and provides a positive tone when working with his colleagues in answering questions posed in class and encouraging discussion of possible solutions,&rdquo; shared Dr. Aaron Wyman, Associate Professor of Biology at Spring Arbor University. &ldquo;Michael employs numerous learning styles to master concepts, including auditory, visual, and kinesthetic approaches that he combines with his strong analytical skills. His class notes are an awesome collection of diagrams, cartoons, poems, and stories that help him correlate topics from different areas into a tapestry of understanding. This approach to learning helps Michael serve as an outstanding tutor for numerous courses and a great teaching assistant for Introductory Biology I. He has received superb feedback from his peers for his patience in answering their questions, passion for their success, and competency in helping them master material. Michael is phenomenal at working with colleagues on techniques, concepts and moral support.&rdquo;</p>\n<p>\n	Speaking about his selection as the 2018 Harold Snyder Fellow, Michael said, &quot;I am thankful for this special opportunity to learn in a new setting and learn some practical skills in field research. My professors tell me I am interested in too many things and I will have a tough time finding somewhere to settle. My hope is that I will discover a specific field that I can be truly passionate about. I am still unsure of my future, but I trust that God will use this Fellowship and my time with Au Sable to show me what&#39;s out there.&quot;</p>\n<p>\n	We look forward to having you study with us at the Great Lakes campus this summer, Michael! We hope that your time at Au Sable will develop your passions and provide you with hands-on skills and inspiration for your future. Congratulations on receiving the 2018 Harold Snyder Fellowship, we will see you soon!</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n<p>\n	&nbsp;</p>\n','none',NULL,'xhtml',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL),(1151,1,5,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,'{filedir_3}HP_Rotator_2018SnyderFellow.jpg','xhtml','/news_and_resources/news/2018_harold_z_snyder_fellowship_michael_tebo#.Wto8kNPwbUI','none',NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL);
