Governance

Administration

  • Chair – Alice Harmon (1st year)
  • Assoc Chair – David Julian (1st year)
  • Grad Coordinator – Colette St. Mary (3rd year)
  • Undergrad Coordinator – Bernie Hauser (3rd year)
top »

Advisory Council

  • Chair – Alice Harmon
  • Assoc Chair – David Julian
  • Grad Coordinator – Colette St. Mary
  • Adminstrative Services Coordinator – Amy Dechow (ex officio)

Elected Members :
(3 year terms, but length of terms for this first election will be staggered)

  • Former Zoologist – Craig Osenberg
  • Former Botanist – Kaoru Kitajima
  • At large – Jane Brockmann (one year)
  • FLMNH – Pam Soltis
  • Gordon Burleigh
  • Grad student – Lori Albergotti
top »

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)

  • C St Mary, Grad Coordinator and Chair (3rd year)

Elected Members :

  • B Barbazuk, (2nd year)
  • R Kimball (1st year)
  • Todd Palmer (1st year)
  • Brian Silliman (1st year)
  • FLMNH – S. Manchester (1st year)
  • Grad student – Maribeth Latvis
Curriculum Committee
  • D. Julian (Assoc. Chair and Committee Chair)
  • C. St Mary (Grad Coordinator)
  • B. Hauser (Undergrad Coordinator)
  • K. Patterson (Academic Program Assistant - ex officio)

Elected Members :

  • S. Phelps
  • J. Putz
  • K Vliet
  • FLMNH – G. Paulay
  • Graduate student – Jenny Schafer
Space and Facilties Committee
  • D. Julian (Assoc. Chair)
  • C. St. Mary (Grad Coordinator)
  • P. Ryschkewitsch (Bldg. Manager, ex officio)

Elected Members :

  • B. Smocovitis (2nd year)
  • M. Miyamoto
  • D. Soltis
  • Graduate student – Daniel Sasson
Recruitment and Review Committee

Elected Members :

  • L. Guillette
  • W. Judd
  • J. Putz
  • D. Soltis
Merit Committee

(One year Term)

  • Marty Cohn
  • Mike Miyamoto
  • Jack Putz
top »

Elected ad hoc Committee

Strategic Planning Committee

(One year Term)

  • W. Judd
  • D. Levey
  • B. Bolker
  • D. Oppenheimer
  • S. Chen F
  • FLMNH D. Reed
  • M. Wayne
top »

Appointed Standing Committees

Colloquium
  • T. Hsieh
  • G. Burleigh
  • R.Holt
  • Graduate Student – Brett Pasch
Public Relations and Fund Raising
  • S. Phelps
  • J. Putz
  • M. Cohn
  • Graduate Student –Jessica Oswald
IT
  • K. Albergotti (Dept IT expert)
  • B. Bolker
  • M. Gitzendanner
  • C. Baer
  • E. Braun
  • T.Palmer
  • Graduate Student – Francois Michonneau
Greenhouse
  • D. Soltis
  • W. Judd
  • G. Burleigh
  • Greenhouse Manager (ex officio)
  • Lucas Majure
  • Mario Blanco
Animal Care
  • D. Levey –IACUC
  • H. Lillywhite
  • A. Bolton
  • M. Maden

Policies & Bylaws

Download the Biology Policies, here.

Download the Biology Bylaws, here.

top »

Faculty Meeting Minutes

To view the committee meeting minutes, click here.

NOTE: Only department faculty have access to the meeting minutes.

top »