Mission Statement
To provide an educational hands on experience while at the Florida Aquarium, and provide insight to a college experience while at the University of South Florida, to allow for a better planed future and education for the students.
Aims/Objectives:
To provide an educational fun experience while learning about marine life at the Florida Aquarium and providing insight to a collegiate future while touring the USF.
We want the customers to obtain knowledge while learning hands on and visually while at the aquarium, also we want the customers to learn about USF’s programs and opportunities.
We have specific goals that we want to accomplish and specific things we would like the students attending to learn and benefit from. Our goals
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We wanted to leave the school by 7:45 A.M. at the latest in order to reach the Aquarium at the scheduled time. We set the time at the Aquarium for 10:30 A.M. because it takes 2 ½ hours to travel to Tampa. We chose to eat lunch at USF at 12:00 P.M., which is a normal lunch time for our students. USF was a better choice for lunch since it had more options than the Aquarium. At USF the food court/ student center was our choice of dining since our participants would receive a variety of food choices and they would get to experience student life at the university. At 1:15 P.M. we had to meet with Brie Nestler, the tour coordinator, to receive the information pamphlets on the university. After our meeting with Brie we would need about 2 hours and 45 minutes to tour the main school buildings. We needed to leave the school by 3:00 P.M. in order to avoid traffic and arrive back to the school by 6:00 P.M. My group decided it would be nice to have a small bathroom and snack break on the way home from Tampa, so we wanted the rest stop about halfway or so through the trip, which would be about 4:30 P.M. We will be back on the road by 5:00P.M. in order to be back at the school by 6:00 P.M., which is the designated time on our permission
Within the assumptions of the structural frame we will use it The first and most notable structural management issue is the goals that were setup by the aquarium. The original goal of the aquarium, as stated in the first mission statement, was, “make known the world of water through education, research, and exhibition.” Since the aquarium wanted to attract a diverse population into the aquarium the mission statement was amended to say a “responsive community resource to attract the broadest possible audience”, and a “culturally diverse staff.” There were many different types of programs to reach the goals of the aquarium, but they...
I am very familiar with the operation. On the basis of volunteer work I have done at REEF, I have been hired several times by a company call Geo Marine. Geo Marine does research on coral reef systems for the United States Navy. I have good insight on how non-profit organizations and for profit companies operate in the marine conservation field. I might even have been able to write this short “reflective” paper extemporaneously without doing an interview, because I have been in the midst of informally conducting this interview with many individuals for the last twenty years. Nevertheless, I learned some good specific...
Perhaps the most visible and obvious structural issue revolves around the aquarium's mission statement and goals. As noted in the case study, the original mission statement "make known the world of water through education, research, and exhibition" concentrates on its goal to bring sea life to the community. The new mission statement saw the aquarium as a "responsive community resource that attracts the broadest possible audience delivering highest quality experience" and as "a culturally diverse staff."
Web log post. Sea World Orlando Goes Sustainable. Orlando Escapes, 1 Nov. 2008. Web. 19 Feb. 2010. .
Within the state of Florida there are dozens of individualized, non-profit organizations making an effort to help the local wildlife. The local land and marine wildlife includes birds, geckos, frogs, snakes, panthers, manatees, sea turtles, fishes, sharks, corals, lizards and many, many more. Florida State is located on the Southeastern tip of the United States providing a unique opportunity for conservation of salt-water animals. While there are animal conservation efforts taking place all over the world, this essay will focus on two animal species that humans are specifically trying to save in Florida State. The two main animal species of focus are manatees and sea turtles.
I’m applying to SEA Semester, because I love the ocean. It’s been my dream from a young age to learn to sail and live on a ship. I’m from Aroostook County in Northern Maine, which is five hours away from the ocean. Every summer my parents would make sure I got to the ocean at least once, and I’ve romanticized it since I can remember. Since coming to Bowdoin, I’ve always spent my weekends biking and driving to the ocean, because it’s become a place for me to think clearly and escape the fast-paced life of a college student. The ocean has developed into my happy place, which is why I want to study it and understand how humans are impacting it. I want my undergraduate studies to give me the knowledge needed to protect our oceans in the future, and to be able to conduct research to expand our knowledge of the ocean. To be able to live on a tall ship and continue my studies of the ocean is my dream.
At Six Flags Marine World in Vallejo, CA a new exhibit was opened to provide an interactive experience with the parks residents. These “Ocean Discovery” exhibits now include a 200,000 gallon tank containing three to five of the parks 14 Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins. The dolphins have been removed from their natural habitats deprived from an annexed refuge and placed in petting pools poorly located and smaller than that of an average living room.
To continue my career with the Port Authority and utilize my administrative skills to benefit mutual growth and success in the agency. My core competencies are creative thinking, organizational and planning, oral and written communication, attention to detail, initiative, decision-making, adaptability, and teamwork.
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With 1.5 million acres of Everglades stretching across south Florida, three areas are the most important to visit(NPS). The northern and southern sections along with the area in the middle divides the Everglades into these three main sections, all of which are accessible from different places. To begin with, I will simply be staying at my house, which is only 30 miles away from Everglades National Park. I would start by going to the southern section of the park and entering to the visitors station. This way, I can get the most information about the journey I will soon be embarking on. After I get all the information I need, I will then head north to Shark Valley Trail, which consists of an observation tower, a boardwalk, and an otter cave trail. Visiting the observation tower will bring me to higher elevations and give me a panoramic view of the entire park. From here, I can see the abundance of sawgrass that covers the Everglades and wildlife such as alligators and wood storks. Next on my journey, I will travel west towards the Ten Thousand Islands. For this part of my trip, I will take a boat tour in order to really get the best experience as possible. The tour will take me through one of the world’s largest mangrove forests. Manatees, eagles, ospreys, and dolphins are a common attraction during this tour(Ten Thousands Island Cruise). Lastly, after experiencing
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Central Idea: To show the benefits of Government funded exploration and examination of the oceanic environments across the globe.
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