NSU Horizons Spring 2017

26 NSU HORIZONS The Carpenter House, top, originally built in 1941, is now home to the Marine Environmental Education Center (MEEC), which provides interactive learning and research with a focus on endangered sea turtles. Above, Richard E. Dodge, left, professor and dean of the NSU Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography; Amy Hupp, MEEC program coordinator and caretaker; Derek Burkholder, director of the MEEC; and Glenn Goodwin, MEEC education specialist, are shown at the Carpenter House. BY STAFF REPORTS At Home with Captain NSU’S NEWEST SHARK IS A TURTLE Captain is a permanent resident of the MEEC.