{"id":8870,"date":"2021-01-14T14:00:48","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T20:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/admissions\/?p=8870"},"modified":"2021-01-14T12:59:50","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T18:59:50","slug":"john-rushin-teaching-and-research-prairie-dedication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/admissions\/2021\/01\/14\/john-rushin-teaching-and-research-prairie-dedication\/","title":{"rendered":"John Rushin Teaching and Research Prairie Dedication"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"18\" data-lineheight=\"27px\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/01\/5f9dd4340a91b.image_-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Rushin Prairie Dedication\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/01\/5f9dd4340a91b.image_-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/01\/5f9dd4340a91b.image_-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/01\/5f9dd4340a91b.image_-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/01\/5f9dd4340a91b.image_-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/01\/5f9dd4340a91b.image_-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/01\/5f9dd4340a91b.image_-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/01\/5f9dd4340a91b.image_-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/01\/5f9dd4340a91b.image_-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/01\/5f9dd4340a91b.image_-1320x990.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/01\/5f9dd4340a91b.image_-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/01\/5f9dd4340a91b.image_.jpg 1662w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>John Rushin Teaching and Research Prairie Dedication<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>On Oct. 31, Missouri Western unveiled a project the department of biology has been working on for the last six years.<\/p>\n<p>The John Rushin Teaching and Research Prairie will provide opportunities for Missouri Western faculty and students to have real world applied learning labs. The prairie also includes a cross country trail and will be open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>The prairie is in partnership with the Missouri Department of Conservation and is named after John Rushin, a retired professor of biology and wildlife conservation for 33 years.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Mark Mills, chair of the department of biology, said this project will never be finished and it will provide a great opportunity for applied learning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can actually have outdoor labs here,\u201d Mills said. \u201cWe are the applied learning university in the state of Missouri, so we want students to get hands-on experience doing things here on the campus which includes this prairie.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-sharing-box fusion-single-sharing-box share-box\">\n<div class=\"fusion-social-networks boxed-icons\">\n<div class=\"fusion-social-networks-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Rushin Teaching and Research Prairie Dedication On Oct. 31, Missouri Western unveiled a project the department of biology has been working on for the last six years. 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