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Ornithology class of 2024 inside of Fort Morgan at Fort Morgan Alabama

Keith Snyder leading Ornithology students on their annual trip to Dauphin Island.

Part of the 2024 ornithology class at the campground on Dauphin Island, Alabama.

Emily Olson, Steven Olson, Hannah Escamilla, Kailey Schroer, and Jasmine Zavala on a hike in the Great Smoky Mountains on April 5, 2024. 

GSMNP day-trip for General Biology II

Research group photo at Porter’s Creek Trail.

From left to right, Elizabeth Baldwin, Tavimbawanashe Tskirai, Allison Kim, Zoei Toh, and Tamupiwanashe Tskirai on a hike on Porter's Creek Trail on April 5, 2024. Stopped along the way to the waterfall on a little bridge to snap a quick picture!

Our group photo on the hike in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on April 5, 2024. 

Pictured:

Nathan Turner, Carrie White, Alexa Trevino, Carren Rodgers, Melany Castillo

Stephanie Kim, Cambria Herbert, Yunseo Ahn, and Emma Davis at Great Smoky Mountains on their way up to a waterfall on April 4, 2024.

Abigail Gilliland, Abigail Tching, Jimin Kim, Soobin Jeon, and Young Min Kim at the waterfall at the Great Smoky Mountains for the Gen Bio II field trip.

Keith and Beth Snyder on top of Mt. Saint Helens.  March, 2024.  Keith has been a fearless leader of the Biology department for decades.  

Research students of Southern Adventist University attend the 2024 session of the association of Southeastern Biologists.

Southern Biology students attend the 2024 session of the Association of Southeastern Biologists in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Tata Tsikirai enjoying a walk on the SAU Bio Trails. The variety of trails and short hikes on campus provide a perfect place to relax and take in nature.

Visiting my fiancée and her family in Ontario, California, was my destination after a lengthy flight from Nashville. Despite the crowds in the streets, I couldn't be happier.

Hughbrey Arroz visits the Cox Arboretum MetroPark in Ohio. 

Ashton McClure 

Nature hike over spring break

3-16-2024

I went on a natire hike to radnor lake state park to observe the wildlife and take photos.

Emily Castillo hiking at Bauxite Ridge Trailhead then taking a picture by the Wilkerson Branch River at the Student Park. March, 17, 2024

“The globe” at Andrews

Biology student Sadie Elias and a snowy friend enjoy the crisp mountain air at Pinecrest Lake, a reservoir in the Sierra Nevadas. In the late snows of March over spring break 2024, it makes a beautiful spot for snowshoeing with her mom. Sadie loves the wintry scene, but she can’t wait until that snow run off fills the lake to full again and she finds herself jumping from the cliffs into its chilly clear waters with a “I survived Biology 101 & 102” sticker plastered and already peeling from her water bottle, waiting in the kayak below. 

Yunseo Ahn at Pensacola Beach on March 10th to spend time in Florida as part of Spring Break.

I was the only one in the event (José Sarabia) As an international I was not able to go outside of campus, so i did a small hike in the outskirts of southern the wednesday and Friday during spring break.

Meagan Shields went to San Francisco for spring break 2024 and visited Muir Woods National Monument.

Hannah Bergmann on a beach in Naples, Fl on a trip with her family for spring break on 3/20/24. 

Took a trip to the Philippines for a dental mission trip for the week!

Carter Boskind in front of the Bellagio hotel on spring break. 

Grassy Creek waterfall, a short hike into the middle of the forest. 

SeaWorld over spring break. Stingray overhead.

I went to this national seashore over break

Fiery Gizzard Trailhead at South Cumberland State Park.

I backpacked with a couple of my friends. It rained a lot.

Yunseo Ahn visited Pensacola Beach on March 10th to spend time in Florida as part of Spring Break.

Dana Robinson in Arizona for spring break 2024.

I went to Washington DC with my cousins this spring break.

Beth de Fluiter, a Biology graduate of 1996, with her daughter Abbie.  Abbie will graduate in 2026 with a degree in Biology.  

Weongyu Lee, Danny An, at UTC.

Noah Saesim

Spring break travels

3-16-24

Short hike to a nice lookout of the inland empire .

Stephanie Kim during spring break on March 14th, 2024!

Walking with Jared at the park.

Allison Kim

Taking a hike on White Oak Mountain

March 17, 2024

3-15-24

Members of the Pucallpa, Peru Vision Trip took a picture in Pucallpa after a tiring day of providing medical and dental services to the locals in the area on March 11, 2024. Members of the group include Biology Department members: Michael Ken Hongo, Melissa Lee, Caroline Wagner, Isabel Genovez, Hannah Bahri, Elina Khan, Claire Elias, Allison Conelly, Josep Figueredo Garcia, David Lazcano, Camille Badger, and Jorge Cordero-Jimenez.

Hannah Escamilla on Spring Break, March 15th at Sunset Park, visiting the lake in Petoskey, MI. 

David Park at the American Museum of Natural History

2024-03-11

I took an afternoon hike on March 17th at this park that brings awareness to Cherokee Nation history and is likely where the Trail of Tears began.

Andrew Murphy skiing in Snowmass Colorado during spring break.

Abby and Clarissa Tching befriending tropical birds on 3/11/24 (for spring break) at Parrot Mountain and Gardens. 

Donghyuk An in Santa Monica

This image was taken over spring break on 3/12/24 on the Cassidy Arch Trail in Utah. The photographer was Jeffrey Yaste.

Sabrina Yoo

Skiing over Spring Break

March 17, 2024

Joseph Chung backpacking the Fiery Gizzard trail at South Cumberland State Park on March 15, 2024. There was an intense thunderstorm but it was ok since he had gummy worms. 

Coordinates: 35.18819° N, 85.70026° W

Ashley Austin went to Triple Falls in DuPont State Forest, NC with her family on Sabbath afternoon March 16, 2024. It was an enjoyable end to her Spring Break back home in North Carolina.

Spring break 

Nicole Seheult visiting family over spring break 2024

Gabby Lewis - Spring Break March 9, 2024

Ryan Ro Hills outside my house

Dana Grakov during spring break 2024 on a hike with friends on the 16th of March.

Emma Davis 

Road Trip

March 16, 2024

One of two statues. This one is on the southern side, while the other one resides in Timberville, Virginia. 

Folsom Parkway Rail Trail, March 16, 2024, Adrian Serna

Ellie-Rose Emde at Panther Creek State Park, Morristown, Tennessee. Sabbath afternoon hike on March 16, 2024. Favorite childhood hike around Cherokee Lake during Spring Break. 

Jessy Hajaj back at home during spring break! The Globe represents the diversity found at Andrews University. March 15, 2024.

Kailey Schroer in Jupiter, Florida

Lilli Bilbao -  Spring Break, 2024

Spring Break 

03/16/2024

Lunch in Ontario 

William Kim, spring break trip to Korea, 3/16/2024, I took a trip to South Korea to see family and learn more about my culture.

My name is Aiden Lee, and I went to Whistler/Blackcomb for Spring Break from March 10-17. I went with my mother and father (Jenny and Donald Lee), Bryson Pak, Caleb Park, James Ahn, and Noah Choi. My family and have gone to Whistler annually since I was 3 years old (16 years!). Skiing, swimming and eating has become our spring break ritual. I couldn’t imagine a spring break without whistler!

Abigail Gilliland; I went on a walk on the trails that are by my neighborhood on March 15, 2024.

Donghyuk An at Santa Monica Beach, Spring Break, 2024

People: Brian Lee

Event: Camping trip

Date: 3/8/24

Short summary: A quick camping trip in the Chattahoochee National Forest for Spring break

Hiking during spring break (03-15-24)

Haley Fulton in downtown Miami on 3/15 spending time with family in the warm Florida heat. 

Cambria Herbert at Hanging Rock State Park for Spring Break on March 15, 2024

Soobin Jeon on a week-long (3/10/24 - 3/15/24) dental mission trip to the Philippines. Got to meet a lot of new people and learn and experience new things.

Rebecca Santiago  on Spring Break 2024

Kaylyn Rhoads at the flower fields in Carlsbad, CA on March 14, 2024 during a family beach trip.

Elizabeth Baldwin

A brief hike on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 along Butterfly Conservatory Arenal’s Rainforest River Walk. Many amazing trees and even strawberry poison dart frogs were seen along the way!

Zoei Toh on a hike during spring break.

Jaeeun Shin studying over spring break off campus… with friends :)

This image was taken at the peak of mammoth mountain on 3/13/24. The event was snow skiing and the individual in the photo is Trevor Cain. The photographer was David Cain.

Eating some snow in dessert. March 12, 2024 (George Imuro)

Yewon Kang on March 13, 2024. I came back home for spring break and this is a near my house at a cliff with ocean view.

YoungMin Kim, Connor Grant 

Exploring Downtown Duluth

3/10/24

Grace Kim, scuba diving off the coast of Útila on March 13, 2024 during spring break.

Studying General Biology 2 at UTC Library during spring break!

Spring Break! Sebastian Nieto 

Soren Pang on March 11, 2024 on some hills near his house. 

Spring Break

Kayla Kwon, during Spring Break 2024, visited the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington.

coordinates

(34.0392402 N, -117.2439111 W)

Afternoon hike on spring break 

March 10 

Jimin Kim exploring a new town on 3/10 and enjoying the vibrant community.

Youngmin Kim, Connor Grant

Exploring a new city

3/10/24

Peter Ni

Spring Break

3/10/24

Spring Break at New York

My family and I (Duane, Tammy, Carrie, and Caden White), went on a picnic on the path to Thornton gap in Shenandoah National Park on March 9, 2024. 

My dog Buddy and I 

Event: Spring Break

3/9/2024

The first day starting spring break.

Aleena Hurd at the peak of a pathway, showing Snoqualmie Falls, one of Washington's scenic attractions on March 8, 2024. 

Bethany Howard visits Athens, Greece with the Biology Flag

Tim Trott shown

At Gaylord National conference center.  

Ornithology class on Dauphin Island.  David Holly - class instructor.  

The annual Physical Science Egg Drop at Midland Adventist Academy.  Students are pictured with their projects after the drop.  Four were successful.  

On February 21, 2024, the students from Midland Adventist Academy visited the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO.  This year, 2024, is the 100th anniversary of the first Negro Leagues Baseball World Series.

Field Ecology, 2023, outside of Selina Monte Verde.

Ecology, 2019, on their yearly canoe trip down the Hiwassee River.

Cyril Asok, niece of Dr. Abhishek, is studying business in Tunisia. 

Beena and Asok, sister and brother-in law of  Dr. Abhishek, outside of their office where they do property evaluations. 

Breanna and Ben Thornton at the fire tower on top of Mt. Cammerer.  January 2024.

Breanna Thronton.  Viewpoint along the Lower Mount Cammerer Trail.  January 2024.

Breanna Thronton at the junction of Lower Mount Cammerer Trail and the Appalachian Trail.  

Ben Thornton at Sutton Ridge Overlook on the way up to Mt. Cammerer.

Breanna Thornton on a log bridge over Toms Creek

Ecology, 2023, at the Frozen Niagra in Mammoth Cave National Park at the end of a four-mile hike underground.

Ecology, 2023, underground at Mammoth Cave National Park with ranger Rachel.  

Ecology, 2023, studying cave ecology with rangers Shannon and Rachel.  This is where we came out of the cave after hiking four miles. 

Ecology class, 2023, at Mammoth Cave National Park with Rangers Rachel and Shannon studying cave ecology. This is the location where we went underground for four miles. 

Biology faculty and students, November 2023, gather at the student park for a sundown social on Friday evening.

KC and Olivia, Field Ecology2023, watching howler monkeys in Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica.

Field Ecology, 2023, at Arenal Volcano.

Biology Alum in Boston, Ma.

Dr. Tim Trott and Biology students, 2018, on the Appalachian Trail, Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Chandler Bozarth & Madison Carter tubing down the Ichetucknee River.

Tropical Biology, 2016, Lokon Volcano.

Tropical Biology, 2018, Tangkoko Nature Preserve.

Tropical Biology, 2016, Mahawu Volcano.

Tropical Biology, 2016, climbing Mt. Klabat.

Tropical Biology, 2016, Klabat Univeristy.

Tropical Biology, 2018, Jl. Monkey Forest. Jennie Wheeler and _____________.

Tropical Biology, 2016, Bali Bird Park.  

Tropical Biology, 2018, climbing Lokon Volcano

Tropical Biology, 2016, Manado Bay boating to Bunaken.

Tropical Biology, 2019, on the rim of Mahawu volcano.

Ecology, 2019, Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge, GA

Ecology, 2019, Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge, GA

Boardwald Trail

Ecology, 2019, Cumberland Island, Sea Camp, GA

Ecology class, 2016, at Myrtle Point on Mt. Leconte on Great Smokey Mountain National Park, TN

Emma Cannaday, 2018,  on top of Whinchester Mountain in the North Cascades, WA

Graduates of Southern Biology at Loma Linda University, 2019, celebrating another milestone.

Southern Biology Man, Dr. Thornton, with Field Ecology students, 2019, at Fort Montagu, in Nassau, Bahamas.

Tropical Biology students, 2019, diving and snorkeling off of Bunaken, Indonesia.  

Southern Biology, 2018, on top of Mr. Orizaba, 18,491 ft, in Puebla, Mexico.

Southern Biology, 2018, on the summit of Mt. La Malinche, in Puebla Mexico, 14,636 ft.  

Tropical Biology, 2016, at Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park.

Ecology students with Dr. Ben Thornton, on Billy's Island in the Okefenokee Swamp.

General Biology students on top of Mt. Leconte, 2023.  Cliff Tops View Point

Ecology students, 2016, studying in the Okefenokee Swamp.

Ecology students, 2016, studying in the Okefenokee Swamp.  

Ecology students, 2016, at the Chesser family homestead in the Okefenokee Swamp.

Ecology students, 2016, at the Cedar Hammock canoe shelter in the Okefenokee Swamp.

Biology students, 2018, participate in preparing food for "Feed My Starving Children."

Ecology students, 2016, studying in the Okefenokee Swamp.

Ecology students, 2016, studying in the Okefenokee Swamp.

Ecology students, 2016, studying in the Okefenokee Swamp.

Ecology students, 2016, studying in the Okefenokee Swamp, GA.

Ecology students, 2016, studying swamp ecology in the Okefenokee Swamp.

Ecology class, 2016, studying fish diversity in the Conasaugua River which has more species of fish than the entire Colorado River basin.  

Ornithology students, 2017, on Dauphin Island, AL, with their faithful leader, Dr. Keith Snyder.

Southern Biology Research attended the 2016 meetings of the Association of Southeastern Biologists in Montgomery, AL

General Biology annual trip to Great Smoky Mountains Park
2019
Appalachian Trail
Icewater Spring Shelter

The Narrows, 2018
Southern Biology Faculty and Spouses:
Ben and Belinda Thornton
Aaron Corbit
Tim and Selina Trott
Keith Snyder

Field Ecology, 2023
Dinner at Soda Viquez

Field Ecology
2023

Ecology Field Trip
2023

Ecology Field Trip
2023

Ecology Field Trip
2023

Field Ecology
2023

Ecology Field Trip
2021

Principles of Biology
Collins Gulf Trail
2021

General Biology, 2023

The freshmen year ends with a trip for General Biology students to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.

Ecology Field Trip
2021

Ecology Field Trip
2022

David Callender and Gabriel Brown on top of Kilimanjaro, the highest point on the African continent and the tallest land-based mounting from its base to its summit in the world

Field Ecology, 2023

100% Adventure
Field Ecology, 2023
Longest Zipline in Central America, over one mile long.

Field Ecology, 2023

Field Ecology
2023

Sendero Coladas, Provincia de Alajuela, San Carlos, Costa Rica

Field Ecology, 2023
La Fortuna Waterfall

Field Ecology, 2023

Ben Thornton, 2021

Ben and Belinda Thornton, 2021

2021

Where will Southern Biology show up next?

Templer Mount, 2021
Dana and Brendon Brockman
The Temple Mount is the holiest site in Judaism

Field Ecology, 2023
Photos were taken at the boat dock in Tortuguero after paddling through the canals in Tortuguero National Park and watching the howler monkeys, and green macaws...

Field Ecology, 2023

Field Ecology
2023
Jaguar Trail

Noland Divide Trail
Ecology Field Trip
2023

Stone Door
Overlook
Ecology Field Trip
2023

Stone Door
Ecology Field Trip; 2023

Ecology Field Trip, 2023

Buzzard Point

Ecology field trip 2023

Ecology, 2023
Noland Divide Trail

Students study changes in flora as a function of elevation along the Noland Divide Trail.  The trail begins at 5895 ft and ends at 1847 ft.