A once-in-a-lifetime Endangered Species experience. Rwanda and Uganda are home to the remaining populations of the endangered mountain gorillas, which do not survive in captivity. So this is the only place in the world to see them, and you will see them in an intimate setting in their home. These triple-canopy forested mountains are also home to chimpanzees and various primates, elephants, lions, leopards, hippos, giraffe, zebra, etc. This expedition would include visits to two gorilla families, a troop of chimpanzees, troops of golden and blue monkeys. It also would include visits to communities in Rwanda and Uganda dedicated to protecting gorillas and to sustainable agriculture and to community projects committed to securing clean-drinking water and promoting health education. This expedition also includes safari game drives and boat cruises (especially along the Nile River) to see hordes of elephants, hippos, lion prides, giraffe, hosts of various antelope and birds. This you can do for 6 CORE COURSES (THEO 332 and BIOL 108/9 or BIOL 280) towards your undergraduate degree. LIMIT: 14 Students.

A once-in-a-lifetime Polar Icecap experience! Greenland is the largest island in the world and now made famous because of the Greenland Iceshelf and the impacts of climate change. Like our Antarctica expedition on the other far side of the world, this is an expedition to learn about the history of climate change through periods of glacial advance and retreat and to discover how local people have adapted to these changes over centuries. It is an opportunity to witness firsthand that climate change is real and to be inspired about creative solutions. But, first, we visit Iceland. Icelandic and Greenlandic peoples both have innovative solutions from which we have much to learn! This is the opportunity to sail via icebreaker ship around massive icebergs, to see Humpback and Greenlandic whales and Ringed seals. It is a chance to learn from Icelandic and Greenlandic peoples, to get up close to the most active glacier in the world, to feel like you are standing at the “Ice at the End of the World!” Most importantly, it is an awakening moment—to be able to state that climate change is a nonpolitical reality—and to understand the historical context and scientific basics at the very moment you yourself are actually standing atop the Iceshelf! And you will also receive 6 CORE CREDITS (THEO 332 and PHIL 200) towards your undergraduate degree. LIMIT: 12 Students.