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1830 N. Meadow Rd.
Evansville In 47715
April 17, 2009

Mike Haug
(812)-319-9420

Dear Editor:

Some of the students at USI that are in English 201 classes are participating in a public sphere day projects. This project involves the students doing research around the Evansville area and around campus. The main idea is for the students to be able to get their ideas out to the public on something that they wanted to be changed or added to USI. Their ideas can include changing or joining already existing programs or even to the extent of creating their own organization. I choose do a project that involved protecting our environment.

The project that I choose for my public sphere day is to inform the students on the benefits of creating a conservation and wildlife management programs and projects around campus. I choose this project because of the location of USI, the location of campus includes many lakes and hundreds of wooded acres that would be the ideal setting for carrying forth many projects. The benefits the students would achieve from these projects obviously include maintaining a healthy and safe environment and students would also be able to get outside of the classroom and be involved in experimental learning. It is proven that students will remember information longer if they are actually doing hands on activities. This is a way to get some of the students away from their everyday lecturing classes. I believe that most students around the campus do not pay any attention to their surrounding environment and this idea would be able to inform the students of many things and also get them involved in many projects. Some of the projects the students could get involved in would be land surveying, vegetation, sampling, GPS technology, and working with animals.

Overall I believe protecting the area that we have left around campus is very important. This is a way to get the students outside and experience may different types of learning skills. Creating this project will help me inform the students on something most of them do not pay attention to. I am counting on this project to be very successful and fun. I am hoping to change the student’s views on conserving the land around them or maybe encouraging someone to take this project farther than I am.

Sincerely,




Mike K. Haug

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