Elizabethtown College Biology News 
Back to top 10/27/2006 New construction photos of the Master Science Center Click here for the latest construction photos of the Lyet Wing of the Masters Center for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Back to top 10/27/2006 Come visit us during the November 11th Open House We hope you will come visit us on November 11th. During the open house you will have the opportunity to tour the campus, meet biology faculty and students and hear about our academic programs. Click here for more information about the November 11th Open House. Back to top 8/23/2006 First-Year Biology Students Meeting, Aug. 25, 1:30, Gibble Auditorium There will be a meeting of all First Year Biology Students on August 25th at 1:30 pm in Esbenshade Hall, Gibble Auditorium. We look forward to meeting you! Back to top 8/23/2006 Welcome Back Biology Students! We welcome back all biology students for a new year. A special welcome to our first-year students. We are looking forward to a good year and are excited to watch the building progress of the new biology wing currently under construction. Back to top 8/23/2006 Dr. Wohl receives Editor's Choice Award Resource written by Elizabethtown College bio prof earns Editor’s Choice Award ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – An Elizabethtown College biology professor coauthored a curriculum resource that has won the 2005 MicrobeLibrary Curriculum Resource Editor’s Choice Award, presented by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). The winning activity, “Exploring Microbial Diversity through a Microbe Collection,” was written by Assistant Professor of Biology Debra Wohl and three co-authors. The activity provides a framework for students to collect diverse microorganisms from the environment. It was one of 13 resources published in 2005 in the MicrobeLibrary’s Curriculum Collection, which provides undergraduate microbiology educators with access to peer-reviewed resource materials. Wohl joined the Elizabethtown College faculty in August 2004, having previously taught at the University of Richmond. She specializes in microbial interactions and their effects on freshwater ecosystem processes. She earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Michigan, a master’s degree in entomology and a doctorate in ecology from the University of Georgia. Ranked as one of the best colleges in the northern United States by U.S. News and World Report, Elizabethtown offers its 1900 students 53 academic programs in the liberal arts, sciences and professional studies. Driven by its motto to “Educate for Service,” Elizabethtown centers learning in strong relationships, links classroom instruction with experiential learning, emphasizes international and cross-cultural perspectives and nurtures the capacity for lives of purpose. Back to top 8/23/2006 Science Camp Successful 7/31/2006 Think BIG camps to offer science, business to elementary students Nearly 75 elementary students from Lancaster are expected to attend this year’s “Think BIG: Believing, Inspiring, Guiding” weeklong summer camp, organized by Elizabethtown College students. Held this year from Aug. 7-11 on the Elizabethtown campus, the camp provides exciting learning experiences in science and business to students in grades 4, 5 and 6 who attend Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary and Wharton Elementary in the School District of Lancaster. The project is organized by Elizabethtown students who are members of the Medicus Club (students with an interest in the health care field) and Students in Free Enterprise (club that focuses on the development of leadership teamwork and communication skills through learning, practicing and teaching the principles of free enterprise). With help from sponsorship by The Alcoa Foundation for the past two years, Think BIG has grown from 20 campers since it began in 2002. Throughout the week, campers work with Elizabethtown College students and faculty members to learn the fundamentals of science through hands-on activities. Business activities teach them what it takes to become a successful entrepreneur, including developing a budget and pricing items, marketing products and learning about business ethics. Students work toward the grand opening of their own mini-businesses, which occurs on Aug. 11 at the conclusion of the camp. Later that day, at 2 p.m. in the Event Space, campers don graduation caps and receive a diploma. The graduation ceremony, which is open to parents and community members, also features highlights of the week and guest speakers. Back to top 3/30/2006 2nd Biennial Biology & Chemistry Alumni Symposium & Reunion, April 21 The 2nd Biennial Biology & Chemistry Alumni Symposium & Reunion will be held on Friday, April 21, 2006. The event will begin at 1:30 pm when we break ground for the new Science, Math and Engineering Building! Afterwards there will be an opportunity to interact with students at the Poster Presentation at 2 pm in the Brossman Commons Event Space. Students will display what they are learning inside the classroom and how they are applying it through research. At 4 pm there will be a Student Panel Discussion at which time students can discuss career opportunities with alumni. The day will conclude with a reunion dinner at 5 pm at the Raffensperger Alumni House (by invitation only). Back to top 3/30/2006 Biology Seminar, Monday April 3, 4 PM, Gibble Auditorium The Department of Biology presents a talk by Elizabethtown alumna Danielle Underkoffler, Class of 2003, titled "From Hydra to Humans: The Evolution of My Research Experience". Currently, Danielle is a medical student at Duke University. She will talk about her research on early detection of breast cancer and about the experience of doing research both as an Elizabethtown student and as a medical student. The talk will take place in Gibble Auditorium, Esbenshade Hall on Monday, April 3 at 4 pm. A reception will be held prior to the presentation, beginning at 3:30 pm. For more information, please call Diane Bridge at 361-1177. Back to top 3/30/2006 Biology Awards Banquet to be held April 4th The Biology Department will be holding its annual Awards Banquet on Tuesday, April 4, 2006 in Myer Hall, Susquehanna Room at 6 pm. The following awards will be presented at that time: Dr. Benjamin G. and Vera B. Musser Pre-Medical Scholarship Thomas C. Conover Memorial Scholarship Rettew Scholarship Dr. Charles E. and Mary E. Weaver Biology Scholarship Biology Secondary Science Teaching Award Departmental Service Award Dr. Charles S. Farver-Apgar Memorial Biology Scholarship Departmental Honors Award Outstanding Academic Achievement Award Back to top 2/10/2006 New Biology Facility under Construction The Lyet Wing of the Masters Center for Science Mathematics and Engineering is under construction. The 30,000 square foot addition will house the Department of Biology in state of the art laboratories and associated support spaces. The facility will open in August, 2007. |
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