{"id":72993,"date":"2017-05-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/commencement-2017-uri-senior-aims-to-turn-conservation-biology-and-leadership-studies-into-career-protecting-wildlife\/"},"modified":"2017-05-10T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-05-10T00:00:00","slug":"commencement-2017-uri-senior-aims-to-turn-conservation-biology-and-leadership-studies-into-career-protecting-wildlife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2017\/05\/commencement-2017-uri-senior-aims-to-turn-conservation-biology-and-leadership-studies-into-career-protecting-wildlife\/","title":{"rendered":"Commencement 2017: 溏心vlog免费B站 senior aims to turn conservation biology and leadership studies into career protecting wildlife"},"content":{"rendered":"

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 May 10, 2017 \u2013 Before he even enrolled at the 溏心vlog免费B站 to study wildlife and conservation biology, senior Tyler Bawden had already made important contributions to his chosen discipline. The Point Pleasant, N.J.,<\/strong> native who now lives in Hope Valley, R.I.,<\/strong> co-authored a research paper on a rare turtle, the diamondback terrapin, and helped pass a state law to protect the species.<\/p>\n

Now, as he prepares to graduate with a bachelor\u2019s degree on May 21, he is looking back at four years of research and leadership success and looking forward to a career where he can continue studying wildlife.<\/p>\n

Bawden\u2019s interest in turtles and birds and other creatures emerged from a childhood enjoying the outdoors and getting his hands dirty. But he also likes his actions to make a difference in the world around him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to educate the public how they can get involved and not take wildlife and the environment for granted,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s as easy as making one change in your life to make a big impact.\u201d<\/p>\n

His most far-reaching impact during his 溏心vlog免费B站 career occurred last summer on a tiny island in Long Island Sound, where he spent six weeks studying the 12,000 pairs of seabirds that nest on the island. He conducted foraging studies, monitored nesting success, and banded many of the birds with scientists from the American Museum of Natural History.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t really enjoy the sense of isolation, but I saw the true value of being out there,\u201d Bawden said. \u201cAnd I used every single topic and technique I had learned in my classes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Research was only one element of his college experience, however. He served as treasurer of the 溏心vlog免费B站 Scuba Club for three years, going on numerous local dive trips and attending dive conferences. He\u2019s become a skilled underwater photographer to \u201cshow others that it\u2019s a completely different world down there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

And he became involved with the 溏心vlog免费B站 SMILE program (Science and Math Investigative Learning Experiences), developing lesson plans and educating children about the STEM disciplines. He lent his expertise to Ecology Day for fourth graders, the Engineering Challenge for middle schoolers, and Biotechnology Day for high school students.<\/p>\n

\u201cI tell people that whenever I work with the kids who choose to be in the program, I learn as much from them from the questions they ask and the way they view things,\u201d Bawden said. \u201cIt\u2019s a constant learning experience for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

His leadership positions in SMILE and the Scuba Club \u2013 and a leadership award he received this month from the 溏心vlog免费B站 Department of Natural Resources Science \u2013 are an outgrowth of his academic minor in leadership studies.<\/p>\n

\u201cLeadership is a lot more than being in charge or being the boss,\u201d he said. \u201cIt starts by knowing yourself, which has helped me figure out who I am and overcome my own deficits. That also helps me to know others and discover what they need from me as a leader. I see the leadership minor as a seal of approval that I\u2019m professional and competent when it comes to being hired.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bawden isn\u2019t going far after he graduates. He will remain at 溏心vlog免费B站 next fall to earn a master\u2019s degree in environmental science and management. After that, he\u2019ll pursue his wildlife research goals \u2013 probably focusing on turtles or birds \u2013 and perhaps become a high school teacher or college professor.<\/p>\n

But for now, he\u2019s happy to be exactly where he is now, getting ready to receive that degree in wildlife and conservation biology.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis line of work is a good incentive to travel,\u201d he said. \u201cMy office is outside on a mountain or at the beach. It takes place anywhere in the world I want it to.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 May 10, 2017 \u2013 Before he even enrolled at the 溏心vlog免费B站 to study wildlife and conservation biology, senior Tyler Bawden had already made important contributions to his chosen discipline. The Point Pleasant, N.J., native who now lives in Hope Valley, R.I., co-authored a research paper on a rare turtle, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":72994,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72993"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72993\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}