Biology Faculty and Staff
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Meet the biology faculty and staff
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School committee assignments
School Evaluation Committee
Chair: DeKrey Assistant Chairs: McGlaughlin, Thomas
Duties include coordinating the faculty evaluation process and nominating faculty for awards.
MS and PhD committee
Chair: McGlaughlin Members: Adams, Leatherman, Mackessy
Duties include MS and PhD curriculum, recruitment, applications, fellowships/scholarships, and other duties associated with the MS and PhD programs.
MBS committee
Chair: Fisher Members: DeKrey, Gardiner, Thomas
Duties include MBS curriculum, recruitment, applications, fellowships/scholarships, and other duties associated with the MBS program.
Undergraduate committee
Chair: White Members: Benedict, Franklin, Hawkinson, Shaw
Duties include undergraduate curriculum, recruitment, scholarships, preview days, Biology club advising (Amoeba and Tri Beta) and other duties associated with our undergraduate programs and students.
Undergraduate advising committee
Chair: Gardiner Members: Fisher, Franklin, Reinsvold, Skufca
Duties include updating advising documents, group advising, and other duties associated with undergraduate advising.
Social committee
Chair: Higgins Members: Budde, Halliday, Jurin, graduate student representative
Duties include planning and implementing social activities, gifts, etc for the school and nominating staff for awards, etc.
Assessment committee
Chair: Juring Members: Adams, Burns, Skufca, White
Duties include program review and working with TracDat and other procedures to improve theassessment of our undergraduate and graduate programs.
Website committee
Chair: DeKrey
Duties include improving and updating the School website, catalog, public relations, and other forms of advertisement.
Individual assignments
- Alpine Gardens - Reinsvold
- Biology minor advising - Leatherman
- Environmental studies - Jurin
- Greenhouse - Franklin
- Herbarium - McGlaughlin
- Library representative - Hawkinson
- Museum - Benedict
- Non-thesis Master's advisor - Reinsvold
- Pre-health advisor - Fisher
- Student athlete advisor - Burns
- Student teacher coordination, evaluation of applications for licensure, PTEP etc. - Reinsvold
- Summer advising - Skufca
- Undergraduate transfer evaluation - Skufca
- Graduate student representative - Saviola
College committees
- NHS Curriculum Committee—White
- NHS Policy and Procedures Committee—Thomas
- NHS Awards Committee—Higgins
- NHS Assessment Committee—Jurin
University-wide service
- Undergraduate Council, NHS Representative —Fisher
- Research Advisory Council—Mackessy
- Honors program representative—Mackessy
- Associate Dean Search Committee—Franklin
- IACUC—Mackessy, DeKrey, Thomas

