Governance
Department of Biology Committee Appointments 2013-14
Administration
- Chair –Craig Osneberg (1st year)
- Assoc Chair –Colette St. Mary (4th year)
- Grad Coordinator –Rebecca Kimball (3nd year)
- Undergrad Coordinator –Ed Braun (2st year)
Advisory Council
- Chair – Craig Osenberg (entering first year)
- Assoc Chair – Colette St. Mary (4th year)
- Grad Coordinator –Rebecca Kimball (entering third year)
- Office Manager – Karen Patterson(ex officio)
Elected Members :
(3 year terms, but length of terms for this first election will be staggered)
- Former Zoologist – B Smocovitis (1st year)
- Former Botanist – J Putz (1st year)
- At large – Michael Miyamoto (3rd year)
- At large – Keith Choe (2nd year)
- FLMNH – Bruce McFadden (2nd year)
- Grad student –François Michonneau (BGSA President)
Departmental Standing Committees
(3 year terms, but length of terms for this first election will be staggered)
Graduate Committee
(all members from both former departments' committees)
Elected Members :
- Ted Schuur, (2nd year)
- S McDaniel (sabbatical replacement for M. Wayne, 3rd year)
- Keith Choe (2nd year)
- FLMNH – S. Robinson (1st year)
- Grad student –Caitlin Pries
Graduate Admissions Committee
- Jose Miguel Ponciano (2nd year)
- B Barbazuk (2nd year)
- M Maden (2nd year)
- G Burleigh (1st year)
- S Chen (1st year)
- FLMNH – N Cellinese (3rd year)
- R Kimball (chair)
Curriculum Committee
- C St Mary (Assoc. Chair and Committee Chair)
- R Kimball (Grad Coordinator, ex officio)
- E Braun (Undergrad Coordinator, ex officio)
- Tangelyn Mitchell and/or Magie Crespo, as needed (Academic Program Assistants, ex officio)
Elected Members :
- J Holliday (1st year)
- D Oppenheimer (1st year)
- K Vliet (BSC courses)
- FLMNH – L Page (1st year)
- Graduate student – Carol Chaffee
Space and Facilties Committee
- R Kimball (Graduate Coordinator, ex officio)
- P Ryskevitsch (Building Manager, ex officio)
Elected Members :
- Chair - K Bjorndal (2nd year)
- Michelle Mack (2nd year)
- B Hauser (1st year)
- Graduate student –Kin Han
Recruitment and Review Committee
Elected Members :
- Chair - D Soltis (3rd year)
- M Miyamoto (3rd year)
- C Osenberg (2nd year)
- B Holt (2nd year)
Merit Committee
(One year Term)
- Chair - W Judd
- C Osenberg
- S Chen
Appointed Standing Committees
Colloquium
- J Pulliam
- JM Ponciano
- J Lichstein
- Graduate Students - Christine Holdredge
Public Relations and Fund Raising
- Chair - T Palmer
- K Bjorndal
- Graduate Student - Tim Crombie & Christine Angelini
IT
- Boyd Westerman (Department IT)
- Matt Gitzendanner
- Jose Ponciano
- David Oppenheimer
- Graduate Student – François Michonneau
Greenhouse
- D Soltis
- S Chen
- B Hauser
- Greenhouse Manager Jeff Hubbard (ex officio)
- Graduate Student – Nicolas Miles
Animal Care
- C St Mary –IACUC
- M Maden
- H Lillywhite
- A Bolten
- M Frick
Policies & Bylaws
Download the Biology Policies, here.
Download the Biology Bylaws, here.
Download the Biology Tenure and Promotion Guidelines here.
Download the Biology Van Use and Safety Policy here.
Download the Biology Lecturer Promotion Criteria here.
Download the Biology Scientist Promotion Criteria here.
Faculty Meeting Minutes
To view the committee meeting minutes, click here.
NOTE: Only department faculty have access to the meeting minutes.