Chris Wells

Professor at Aurora University: parks and recreation leadership, public lands stewardship, conservation technology. Drone pilot. Cancer survivor.

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I’m grateful to Hope Jahren for sending me a copy of her newest book “Adventures of Mary Jane.” I love adventure stories and can’t wait to read this one.

@HopeJahren

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It’s a privilege to celebrate my second birthday! Thank you to everyone who helped me reach this milestone!!

#twoyearsold
#bonemarrowbirthday
#multiplemyeloma
#cancersurvivor

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We enjoyed the workshop at Yerkes Observatory on designing and maintaining native prairie gardens.

@yerkescosmos

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Georgia and I learned from Chef Drea how to make spinach omelettes at a Charity Blooms cooking class this morning. Grateful for the good food and the chance to spend time with good people!

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Started using a GoPro 360 Max camera today for a work-related project. I’m impressed by how well the remote control app works. My goal is teach students how to upload stills/videos to a VR headset.

Would love to get tips and ideas from those of you with 360 experience!

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Sometimes life really is just a walk in the park. A quiet morning at Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area.

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We enjoyed celebrating Father’s Day weekend with pancakes and planes at Bessie's Diner!

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Georgia and I enjoyed a baked potato bar dinner and a great display of WWII era training aircraft at the recent EAA Chapter 1414 chapter meeting.

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Thunderbolt and lightning, very, very frightening …

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Looking forward to this concert!

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The world-renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis will fill Crimi Auditorium with music on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. Learn more about the event and how to purchase tickets here: https://t.co/ST5y7dXMJD

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Excellent advice from Big Panda for those of us heading into the final weeks of the semester…

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This came in mail from the FAA. Drone pilot. Unmanned aircraft systems. Looking forward to taking things to the next level with my students!

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Spring weather in northern Illinois - March 22, 2024

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This fall, we welcomed a record-breaking freshman class with 818 new first-year students, boosting the university's total enrollment of undergraduate, graduate, and AU Online students to 5,938. Read the full story: https://t.co/P0rwk2wQMZ

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Grateful for everyone who came together yesterday for the AU Morning of Service to clean up along the banks of the Fox River in downtown Aurora.

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Lots of great student volunteers, the staff of the Wackerlin Center who organized the Morning of Service, and my student, Calvin, who organized and led the river cleanup as part of his internship with The Friends of the Fox River.

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A few photos from yesterday’s “beach day”

This adventure was brought to you by the letter G: geology, glass, Georgia, and Great Lakes

Lake Michigan: unsalted and shark-free

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Happy Saturday!