From her career as a veterinarian specializing in animal behavior to the development of the Public Policy of Animal Welfare and the direction of a government entity to protect animals in Bogotá, Liliana Rodríguez has remained busy in her country of origin, Colombia. Wanting to expand more on her English skills and conservation knowledge, Rodríguez set out for Madison, Wis. where she enrolled in the Environmental Conservation MS program at the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. “It was an incredible experience for me,” said Rodriguez.