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Biology
Department Chair: Jeanne Marie Lust OSB
Faculty: D. Gordon Brown, Manuel Campos, Philip Chu, Larry Davis, Ronald Henry, Ellen
Jensen, Cheryl Knox, William Lamberts, Jeanne Marie Lust OSB, Michelle McIntee, David
Mitchell, James Poff, Michael Reagan, Charles Rodell, Stephen Saupe, Marcus Webster,
Elizabeth Wurdak
The biology department offers a balanced curriculum suited to the
diverse needs of our students. Our curriculum embraces the breadth of the discipline, and
values both classical and modern approaches of biological inquiry. We seek to furnish
students with current knowledge and technical skills, and we strive to provide
opportunities for intensive studies using this expertise. Students may choose between a
major or minor preparatory to specific career programs. The major sequence prepares
students for graduate studies in the biological sciences and science education, and for
entry into professional schools of medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine. The major
and minor sequences both provide a suitable background for career areas such as business,
industry, law and government service. Non-major courses are offered for students in the
arts, humanities, social sciences and allied health professions.
Courses embody current biological principles and laboratory
techniques. We occupy two new, state-of-the-art buildings furnished with extensive
laboratory equipment including transmission and scanning electron microscopes,
high-pressure liquid and gas-liquid chromatographs, liquid scintillation counter, ultra
and high speed refrigerated centrifuges, walk-in environmental and cold chambers, and a
variety of spectrophotometers. The rural setting of the two campuses is ideal for field
studies providing easy access to a variety of natural habitats, including prairie,
savanna, wetlands, coniferous and deciduous forest, ponds and several lakes. In addition,
a greenhouse, field research center, herbarium, arboretum, natural history museum, and
extensive collections of insects, birds and mammals provide excellent facilities for
ecological and other field-related research.
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