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Alumni Spotlight

Jonathan Piazza, Botswana ’13

Jonathan Piazza grew up watching nature documentaries and dreaming of spending time in picturesque southern Africa. When he was encouraged by his advisor to study abroad...

Molly Shane, Botswana ’12

Molly grew up in Santa Cruz immersed in the spectacular nature of the California coast. Her mother, a marine biologist, instilled in her a deep respect and appreciation for nature and...

Kenna Hill, Costa Rica ’16

Kenna recently wrapped up a stint with Healthy Environment Alliance (HEAL) of Utah, a Salt Lake City-based non-profit where she assisted with lobbying for environmental legislation...

Nina Ferrari, Patagonia ’15

Nina is crew lead and coordinator at Mount St. Helens Institute where she is involved in a long-term study to assess how populations of birds, small mammals, amphibians, and fish have recovered since the 1980 eruption...

Mark Erelli, Mexican Wolf ’94

Singer-songwriter Mark Erelli performed his beautiful song "By Degrees" with Rosanne Cash during the Brady Campaign's 2016 Bear Awards in New York City.  He shared this video on October 2...

Jean Polfus, Taku ’06

My involvement with Round River began in 2006 with the Taku Student Program. After that integral experience, I worked with Dr. Kim Heinemeyer and Round River to develop a master's project in collaboration with the University of Montana

In Their Own Words

In-depth, personal stories from our Student Programs.