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This presentations will answer the
following questions:
• Who are we?
• What are our goals for our students?
• How do help them accomplish these
goals?
– Our Curriculum
– Outside of the Classroom Experiences
• Where do our students go after Ursinus?
• What questions do you have?
At Ursinus College, we do science differently
are inseparable.
and ethics
Parlee Center for Science and the Common Good
because science
The Biology Department is
• A diverse group whose research
interests range from the smallest
molecules to organisms to populations
Biology Department Curricular Goals
(What we want our students to learn)
• SCIENTIFIC THINKING – The ability to approach problems scientifically, employing
observation, hypothesis, prediction, and experimental design. The ability to read and
evaluate scientific literature with a critical eye.
• TECHNIQUES & TECHNOLOGY – The ability to perform basic techniques in laboratory and
field biology. The ability to use computer hardware, software, and web-based resources to
acquire, process, and store data.
• ORAL & WRITTEN COMMUNICATION – The ability to communicate scientific findings and
ideas in oral, written, and visual formats. The ability to explain complex biological concepts to
scientists and non-scientists.
• BIOLOGICAL LITERACY – Knowledge of the core biological concepts that pertain to all
subfields within the discipline and may be applied to the career path and/or graduate
placement exams.
How do we help our students
accomplish these goals?
One-On-One Advising
with Faculty
Peer Mentoring
(Recitation, FUTURE
program)
How do we help our students accomplish
these goals?
• A wide range of courses
• Our graduates are broadly trained biologists who are well-
prepared for any post-graduate endeavor
We offer a wide range of classes
• Innovation in Biology
• Within the Cell
• Glial Cell Biology
• Human Physiology
• Protein Biogenesis
• Microbiology
• Developmental Biology
• Human Molecular Genetics
• Molecular Biology
• Structural Biology
• Cellular Neurobiology
• Molecular Neurobiology
• Developmental Neurobiology
• Advanced Integrative Physiology
• Immunology
• Virology
• Biochemistry
• Human Anatomy
• Biological Oceanography
• Biology of Neotropics
• Darwin and Evolution
• Insect Biology
• Marine Biology
• Plant Biology
• Freshwater Biology
• Animal Behavior
• Ornithology
• Ecology
• Mammalogy
• Conservation Biology
• Stem Cell Biology
• Biology of Food
How do we help our students accomplish
these goals?
• Small Classes
• Innovative teaching methods
• Collaborative learning
• Flexible curriculum – allows
for double majors
We offer classes in beautiful places (other
than our beautiful campus)
Costa Rica Wetlands Institute,
Stone Harbor, NJ
The Parlee Center encourage students at Ursinus:• to ponder the moral and ethical dimensions of science and medicine,• to pursue careers as ethical and civically-engaged scientists and physicians,• to better communicate science to the general public.
SpeakersFellows of the Parlee Center
FUTURE Program
Fellows of the Center for Science and the Common Good are selected for their potential to become outstanding
civic as well as scientific leaders.
Fellows
Speakers
Ann McKee, MDProfessor or Neurology, BU
Patrick Radden Keefe, JDStaff Writer, The New Yorker
Ian Simon, PhDPolicy Analyst
CPD:
• The office of Career and Post-Graduate
Development (CPD) seeks to ensure
that Ursinus graduates are strongly
positioned to succeed.
• Our team of dedicated professionals
helps students in all aspects of their
development
After Ursinus• Graduate Programs (Ph.D., M.S.)
(including Yale, MIT, UC Berkeley, Cornell, Temple,
Penn State, Drexel)
• Medical School (including Harvard, NYU, Temple,
Penn State, Jefferson, Drexel, WVU, Cooper)
• Veterinary School (including Penn, U. of Minnesota)
• Industry (e.g. GSK, TEVA Pharmaceuticals DuPont,
Merck)
• Education (Tredyffrin Easttown M.S, Woodbury H.S)
• Service – Peace Corps, Teach for America
Highlights from recent graduates
Usman Baqui
• Double Major in Biology and Applied Ethics
• Honor’s Research
• Fellow of the Parlee Center for
Science and the Common Good
• MD/PhD, Jefferson University
Dylan Ammons
• Major in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Honor’s Research
• Track and Field
• VMD/PhD, Colorado State University
Highlights from recent graduates
Rachel Weil
Biology and Spanish Double Major
Honor’s Research
Swimming
Senior Admissions Fellow/Tour Guide
Secretary of class of 2018
Medical School: Rowan University
Dorothy Benton
Biology Major
Honor’s Research
Movie Club
Presented work at American Society for Cell Biology
PhD program in Genetics: Drexel University
Highlights from recent graduates
Ben Allwein
• Major in BCMB, Minor in Physics
• Honors research
• First authorship on recent publication
• Fulbright Award to Study in India
• PhD program at Cornell Medical school
following Fulbright
Joon Son
• Major in Biology
• Independent research in the
Biology department
• Dental School: University of
Pittsburgh
Our graduates have great choices and do great things!
Michelle Janelsins
PhD. University of
Rochester
NIH New
Innovator Award to
Study the Adverse
Effects of
Chemotherapy
Aakash Shah
MD/PhD Harvard
Medical School
and Rhodes
Scholar
Founder, Be
Jersey Strong
Danielle Letting
PhD Immunology
U. of Pennsylvania and
J.D. Georgetown U.
Brenda Stryjewski,
M.D. Arms Forces Medical
School, OB/Gyn US Army
Rachael Vietheer
Aquarist, Long
Island Aquarium
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