I was having my morning coffee in the local doughnut shop Saturday when Dr. Mark Miller popped in for some early-morning sustenance. He was about to begin an all-day field trip with Geography 101 students to Moss Point on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and he graciously agreed to send me pictures. Dr. Miller, one of our most enthusiastic (and enthusiastically received) profs, led the students through the marsh & swampland of the Pascagoula estuary (top photo). The students also interviewed Beverly Taite in her hairdressing shop (bottom photo).
Here's Dr. Miller's report: The Pascagoula is the largest unaltered (no dams, no levies) river system in the lower 48 states. The tour was by Benny McCoy -- local guide for ecotourists and researchers -- operating out of the new Audubon Center in Moss Point. Ms. Taite is the unofficial historian of Moss Point's Kreole neighborhood, a low-income community that is attempting to maintain its identity. Honors GHY101 students are creating oral history videos about this community and its experiences with Katrina.
Wow. This trip, like all of our active-learning trips, adds so much to our students' education. Dr. Miller, can I go along next time?