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Chris Wells

@cdwells

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

Joined October 2008

2KPosts 505Followers 733Following

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Chris Wells

7 Aug

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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Chris Wells

4 Aug

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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Chris Wells

30 Jun

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

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Chris Wells

23 Jun

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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Chris Wells

21 Jun

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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Chris Wells

20 Jun

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

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Chris Wells

16 Jun

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

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Chris Wells

15 Jun

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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Chris Wells

24 May

Thunderbolt and lightning, very, very frightening …

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Chris Wells

15 Apr

Looking forward to this concert!

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11 Apr

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: bit.ly/49vWh3R

Chris Wells

14 Apr

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

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Chris Wells

28 Mar

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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Chris Wells

22 Mar

Spring weather in northern Illinois - March 22, 2024

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26 Sep 2023

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: bit.ly/3PvwX6o

Chris Wells

16 Sep 2023

Happy Saturday!

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