Tag: Professional Development

August 12, 2021

New operations and outreach intern joins TWS headquarters

The Wildlife Society welcomes its newest operations and outreach intern, Alexia Yau, to TWS headquarters. Yau is from Hampton, Va. and graduated in the summer of 2020 from the University...

January 15, 2021

New Intern Joins TWS Operations Team

This month, The Wildlife Society welcomes its first Operations and Outreach Intern to TWS Headquarters. Akea Cader grew up in Newport News, Va. In May of 2020, she graduated from...

January 15, 2021

New changes announced for TWS certification program

The Wildlife Society’s Wildlife Biologist Certification Program — established in 1977 — is regularly evaluated to ensure the requirements reflect a level of training and experience necessary for professional stewardship...

October 5, 2020

North Central Section to host webinar series

The North Central Section of The Wildlife Society is hosting a professional development webinar series with one webinar each month between October and February. Descriptions of each webinar are included...

May 26, 2020

Apply for Native Student Professional Development Program

The Native Student Professional Development Program provides Native American students with the opportunity to attend The Wildlife Society’s Annual Conference, the largest gathering of wildlife professionals in North America. Now...

May 4, 2020

Congratulations to TWS’ Leadership Institute Class of 2020

The Wildlife Society is pleased to announce the Leadership Institute Class of 2020. Each year, a group of 10 early-career wildlife professionals are selected from a competitive pool of applicants...

January 30, 2020

Minnesota student chapters provide exciting new opportunities

These updates originally appear in the North Central Section of The Wildlife Society’s Fall 2019 newsletter. Photos highlighting the student chapter’s activities are also included in the section’s newsletter. Bemidji...

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January 13, 2020

Apply now for TWS Leadership Institute Class of 2020

The Wildlife Society is now accepting applications for the Leadership Institute Class of 2020. The deadline to submit applications is March 16 by 11:59 p.m. EST. Leadership Institute participants engage...

October 14, 2019

Elizabeth Flaherty recognized for teaching excellence

TWS member Elizabeth Flaherty was recently selected to present during the Purdue University College of Agriculture’s 6th annual Celebration of Teaching Excellence. Flaherty, an associate professor of wildlife ecology and...

August 8, 2019

Minnesota Chapter to discuss 50 years of natural resources

The Minnesota Chapter of The Wildlife Society will host its annual summer workshop Thursday, August 29 at Cragun’s Resort in Brainerd, Minnesota. This year’s theme is: 50 years ago today...