Article By: Agnes Hina
Twelve students and four faculty members from the University of North Georgia (ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥) attended the Georgia Chapter of The Wildlife Society (GA TWS) annual meeting held March 2-3 in Macon, Georgia.
The event included ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥'s Jessy Patterson, a biology lecturer who serves as GA TWS board secretary.
"This meeting is important for students because it tends to be a smaller conference," Patterson said. "It's specific to wildlife, filtering out other sciences’ presentations. It’s more intimate and provides them a chance to network with potential graduate school advisors and future employers in this field."
There were four groups of ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥ students and mentors who presented, with three winning awards:
"It was a good first experience as it was our team's first poster and presentation. This conference reaffirmed what I wanted to do as it was very welcoming and supportive. The people there made us feel like our presentation was useful," Ramey, a senior pursuing a degree in biology, said.
The conference will come to ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥'s Dahlonega Campus next spring as it continues to aim to be an affordable and local option for Georgia students interested in the realm of wildlife sciences.