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"Wilbur Wright Ecology Club" » Chicago, Illinois
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Wilbur Wright College is a Minority Serving and Hispanic Serving Institution of about 6000 students that is part of the City Colleges of Chicago. This student population holds the key to increasing the diversity of STEM talent pool from which the nation’s future scientific talent and technical force will be drawn. To achieve this, Wright College Ecology Club is tapping into the talent and diversity of these undergraduate students and individually mentor potential scientists and encourages them to pursue ecology and environmental sciences as a future lifelong career. We are also collaborating with other groups in environmental events and activities on and off the campus. |
Plans for 2009-2010
- Visit to Bird Collections at the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago to observe rare species of birds.
- Celebrate Earth Day.
- Participate in nest predation research at the Cook County Forest Preserve.
- Recruit more members
- Four members travel to Kenya to conduct 5 week ornithological field research
Activities of 2008-2009
New chapter as of November 2009
- The focus of this group has been undergraduate research mentoring and environmental activities. Past activities includes:
- Reconstructing a 60 m x 60 m prairie plot in a disturbed open area behind the main parking garage of Wilbur Wright College. Seeds comprising more than 15 wildflower species were spread on the plot are germinating.
- Conducting soil nutrient analysis from the prairie plot and investigate the relationship between soil composition, wild flowers, and other organisms found in the prairie.
- Presentation of research finding in workshops and conferences. Two students presented their research findings at the 93rd ESA annual meeting, at Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Celebrate Earth Day.
Faculty Advisors
- Joseph Oyugi
