Her dream job is to do research at Coconut Island, a 28-acre island in Kāne’ohe Bay off the island of Oahu in Hawaii.

Senior pre-dental student Ethan Hwang went to Blakely Island twice while pursuing a physiology major and bioethics minor. Learn how the island impacted his academic and personal development below.    

SPU senior Alia Zieg’s shares her experience with Dr. Long’s ecology class on Blakely Island.

It’s a beautiful, sunny morning on Blakely Island, Washington as Elena Brezynski’s biology class gathers in small groups around tide pools.