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Today’s #MarauderMonday is Dakota Baxter! Dakota is a recently graduated senior from Dover, PA, majoring in Environmental Earth and Ocean Science. Dakota chose to attend Millersville University because it was close enough to home to see his family often, and he was impressed with the university’s environmental science program, which houses renowned professors with whom he has since built close relationships. He also credits his decision to Millersville’s affordable tuition and that the campus is close to Downtown Lancaster. In addition to his studies, Dakota is a part of multiple clubs on campus. He has spent most of his time with the Conestoga Outdoors Club (COC), where he has adventures hiking on local trails, camping at state parks throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia, and learned how to backpack properly and safely on the Appalachian Trail. Dakota also helped establish the Trash Clean-Up Committee, with Millersville’s Office of Sustainability, to host a semi-annual trash clean-up event. “We have had huge turnouts every year, and get to work together with local recycling plants such as Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority and SAHD Metal Recycling,” he says. “I have gained many friendships through COC and many stories to go along with.” In his free time, Dakota enjoys hiking, camping, backpacking, paddleboarding, and surfing. He also enjoys lifting weights and going for runs. On less active days, Dakota enjoys listening to vinyls, trying new recipes in the kitchen, or reading. After his graduation, Dakota plans to further his education with an M.S. and Ph.D. in Marine Sciences, somewhere near the sea. Dakota’s favorite quote comes from Jacques Cousteau: "When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself." “This quote resides with me because I would not have had the chance at my desired life if it were not for the people around me,” says Dakota. “My friends and family have always pushed and supported me through the good times and the bad, and for that I am grateful beyond bounds.”