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Anne Brungardt, a junior biology and environmental conservation major, worked at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas, this past summer.
During the summer months, many Ravens take up jobs to gain professional experience and make extra money.
Some of our Ravens have taken up unique jobs with unique roles.
Anne Brungardt, a junior biology and environmental conservation major, worked at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas, this past summer.
Her job was to interact with the kids and families that came to the zoo, teach them about the animals and how to feed and pet them. Her interest in this job stemmed from her childhood memories of visiting this zoo, which also led her to study biology and wildlife conservation so she can continue this kind of work after college.
“You get hundreds of people every day and interacting one-on-one with them is so fulfilling,” Brungardt said.
Axie Rohn, also a junior biology major, worked part time at a veterinary clinic as a vet assistant while also working on her family farm.
Her role was to help the doctors with appointments, treatments, surgeries, and other similar roles.
“It’s fun working with the different doctors and how they run appointments and learning different things from the different doctors as we see various animals,” Rohn said.
This interest in animals and veterinary work originally came from her upbringing in a woodsy neighborhood and later a farm.
Besides her part time job in the veterinary clinic, Rohn also worked part time on her family farm.
Her role on the family farm, which has many kinds of animals, was that she would help take care of them and even teach other family members how to take care of them.
“Being on the farm has given me a bigger view of the very foundational aspects of human life and culture.” Rohn said