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Here are some of the on-going activities that support Mizzou Tigers for Tigers' objectives.
Raising Awareness
John Seidensticker, Ph.D., Save the Tiger Fund chairman, is interviewed outside Conservation Hall.
MT4T students with Truman in front of the MT4Ts display at Monsanto Auditorium during Tiger Awareness Month..
Dana Morris , Ph.D. presents a tiger program for the St. Charles Alumni Association at the St. Louis Zoo.
Tiger experts visit MU. We have brought, and will continue to bring, "tiger experts" to the MU campus to present public lectures about tigers and tiger conservation, to meet with faculty and students, and to conduct interviews with local media.
MT4T presence at MU events. We have created a tabletop display that provides information about tigers, tiger conservation and the Mizzou Tigers for Tigers program. The display is used at alumni events, meetings, presentations and at venues around campus. We are also looking to secure funds to build an interactive kiosk. The kiosk would be used to educate MU alumni and fans at sporting and alumni events as well as Columbia school children in their schools.
The MU athletic department will also feature information about tigers and tiger conservation at sporting events.
Presentations to alumni and students. We have made several presentations about tigers, tiger conservation and the Mizzou Tigers for Tigers program to MU alumni groups and to Columbia schoolchildren.
Media Coverage. Tiger conservation and the efforts of the Mizzou Tigers for Tigers program have been featured in many of the Columbia media outlets including newspaper, radio and television.
Fundraising
The University Bookstore is a proud supporter of Mizzou Tigers for Tigers.
Members of the Alumni Association Student Board present a check for $450 to Michael Baltz, Ph.D.
Donations from MU departments. Many departments on campus have supported Mizzou Tigers for Tigers' efforts at fund raising. The University Bookstore donates partial proceeds from the sale of various bookstore items to the program.
Donations from MU student groups. Student groups have begun to recognize Mizzou Tigers for Tigers as a cause worth supporting. The Alumni Association Student Board recently donated money raised through their "Cash for Class" fundraiser to MT4T.
Donations from individuals. Mizzou Tigers for Tigers has received several generous donations from concerned alumni and Missourians that love tigers.
Creating an endowment for Mizzou Tigers for Tigers. We will begin efforts to create an endowment for the program in the near future. Once endowed, Mizzou Tigers for Tigers will, among other things, provide graduate assistantships in wildlife biology to students from tiger-range countries.
Educational and Research Opportunities
Joshua Ginsberg, Ph.D. (left), director of Asia programs for the Wildlife Conservation Society, talks with MU faculty.
John Seidensticker, Ph.D., Save the Tiger Fund chairman, addresses a conservation biology class.
Peter Raven, Ph.D. (right), director of the Missouri Botanical Garden, with MU students.
Tiger class offered. During the fall 2000 semester, the course, "Tiger Biology and Conservation" was offered. The goal of this course is to introduce students to and get them excited about wildlife/conservation biology using the tiger as the focal species.
Tiger experts meet with faculty. During visits to MU, tiger experts meet with faculty to discuss the research needs related to tiger conservation.
Tiger experts talk to students. While on campus, visiting tiger experts meet with students to discuss tiger conservation, getting into graduate school, etc.
Training program for Asian conservation professionals. One of the most significant contributions that MU can make to tiger conservation is to help create conservation leaders in Asia. To that end, we have begun developing a training program that may ultimately involve a partnership between MU, the St. Louis Zoo and the Missouri Botanical Garden.
MU partnership with Korea University. MU has significant formal ties with Korea University (KU) and our joint identities as "Tigers" (KU's mascot is also a tiger) would seem to offer additional opportunities to solidify that relationship. We envision joint research projects involving our faculty and students, and perhaps shared study abroad programs that focus on tiger conservation. For more information about asian affairs at MU, visit the MU Asian Affairs Web site.