Honor Society® member
Kristen Hankins
Summer School Teacher's Assistant at Sedgwick County Zoo
- Friends University Wichita
- Zoo Science
- Class of 2018
- Wichita, Kansas
Member since March 2016
About
My name is Kristen Hankins and I am a student at Friends University. I participate in volleyball, zoo science club, intramural's, and i am on the Animal Care Committee for the University. I am pursuing a degree in Zoo Science and i am also pursuing a minor in psychology. I was awarded Athletic Directors Honor Roll in Fall of 2015. With this degree I would like to pursue a career as a dolphin trainer or a marine mammal behavioral specialist. I have experience in the zoo field, being an intern in the Education Department for a full year at the Sedgwick County Zoo and i was a summer school teacher there as well.
Education
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Friends University
Zoo Science/Psychology
2015 – 2019
Honors and awards
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Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Athletes who received a 3.0 or higher for the semester.
Goals and interests
- Career goal
I would like pursue a job as a dolphin trainer or a marine mammal behavioral specialist.
- Graduate school interests
I have not decided if i will attend Grad school.
- Outside the classroom
I enjoy playing sand volleyball, basketball and I enjoy ice skating. Every March I create a bracket and watch every game of March Madness. Boomer Sooner!
Experience
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Summer School Teacher's Assistant
Sedgwick County Zoo
May 2015 – Aug 2015
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Education Intern
Sedgwick County Zoo
Aug 2014 – May 2015
Volunteering
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Zookeeper Volunteer
Sedgwick County Zoo
Feb 2016 – Mar 2016
Languages
- English (US)
