There’s a difference between learning about ecosystems and standing inside one. Rowan University students can now participate in an immersive environmental learning experience connected to New Jersey’s Pine Barrens. While this education extends far beyond lecture halls and lab spaces, it will still earn students traditional college credit. Through a partnership between Rowan University’s Department […]
biological sciences experiential learning
From Chameleons to Horseshoe Crabs, a Biological Sciences Major’s Week in Experiential Learning
Some students talk about college as preparation for “the real world.” For future veterinary school student and recent graduate with a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences, Kayla B., that line doesn’t really exist. At Rowan University, her academic life, fieldwork, friendships and leadership roles all overlapped—sometimes in the same week, sometimes in the same day. […]